INTRODUCTORY BUSINESS SEMINAR
Developing Excellence in Workplace Volunteer Programs
Sunday, July 15, 2007
8:30 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
Philadelphia, PA
- Have you ever wondered how award-winning employee volunteer programs are designed?
- Would you like to develop a new program or strengthen your company's existing program?
- Do you have questions about marketing, staffing, and resource acquisition?
- Do you need to measure and increase your program's success, but don't know how to start?
Whether you aim to create the next nationally acclaimed employee volunteer program (EVP) or to increase its impact locally, the tools you need are just a day away. Learn the fundamentals of creating and improving employee volunteer programs -- and the success factors that help programs flourish. Gain the essential skills needed to strengthen your program and increase its benefit to your company, employees, and community. Leaders in the field of workplace volunteering will answer your questions and help you overcome obstacles.
Who should attend? YOU, if you are:
- responsible for starting an employee volunteer program at your workplace.
- striving to revitalize or strategically refocus your employee volunteer program.
- new to the field or newly responsible for an established program.
- examining ways to improve employee team building, productivity, and morale.
This seminar is intended for business or government employee volunteer program managers. Participants should have responsibility for managing the day-to-day activities of an EVP in a business setting. Not open to independent consultants. Pre-requisites: none.
This seminar includes:
- Principles of Excellence for Workplace Volunteering
- identifying desired benefits and setting goals
- developing structure
- programs and policies that support volunteering
- real-world examples from award-winning programs
- networking and discussion with colleagues from other business sectors
- newly published book with CD-ROM (a $45 value) and all course materials
About the Trainer
 Carole Smith, has over 15 years of experience in community relations and philanthropy. She works with corporations to develop programs that are tailored to meet their specific needs and reflect their culture. While at Fannie Mae, she created the Walk for the Homeless and designed a corporate volunteer program that earned the Points of Light Foundation’s Award for Excellence in Corporate Community Service. Carole also served as Vice Chairperson of the National Council on Workplace Volunteerism.
Registration Fees
$200 for Points of Light Foundation business members
$250 for nonmembers (includes breakfast and lunch)
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Registration Info
This seminar is offered as a pre-conference session just prior to the 2007 National Conference on Volunteering and Service, July 16-18, 2007. Registration for this session is handled through the conference registration process. Please click here for details. More Info.
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