Management of Volunteers: Executive Course

This course is for managers either directly managing volunteers or working on volunteer strategy. It is both for organisations that have volunteers and those that wish to recruit volunteers.

Posted: Wednesday, June 9, 2010 - 10:13

Location: Sydney (UNSW CBD Campus Level 6, 1 O’Connell St, Sydney)

Event Time: 9:00am-4:30pm

Event Date: 17 August 2010 - 18 August 2010

Organisation: The Centre of Social Impact

Link: http://www.csi.edu.au/

Contact Phone: 02 9385 9890

Cost: $1089 (*Scholarships may be available to some enterprises. contact CSI for more information))

Volunteers are the backbone of many human service organisations and nonprofits; they make many social programs possible and fill the void created by the withdrawal of the welfare system. Without volunteer participation, the services that are offered by many nonprofit organisations would be unavailable or provided at higher cost to government, clients and tax payers. However, only a few organisations know how to motivate volunteers without offering material benefits in the third sector.

Focus
In this course participants will be exposed to the major theories on volunteerism, different aspects of volunteer management, dilemmas and practical solutions.
The course will focus on management and motivating volunteers. The participants will be acquainted with theories and studies on the management of volunteers and will learn of the different aspects of having volunteers as an essential part of the organisation.
 
Benefits
? Peer learning and exposure to cutting edge theories and ideas on volunteerism
? Understanding volunteerism, its components and complexities
? Learning what makes volunteers “tick” and how to manage volunteers long term
? Developing a volunteer program: knowing how to do it correctly from the start
? Managing and retaining your volunteers
 
Leader
Dr Debbie Haski-Leventhal gained her MA and Ph.D. in the management of nonprofit organisations from the Hebrew University in Jerusalem. Her doctoral dissertation focused on organisational socialisation of volunteers and she has studied and published widely on different aspects of volunteerism