United Way of Greater McHenry County Volunteer Center  Transforming Communities through Volunteerism 4508 Prime Parkway, McHenry IL 60050 815-344-GIVE (4483)  -  Fax: 815-363-1878

Date of Training: 9/12/2010 : Volunteer Recognition : Recognition needs to be considered an integral part of a total management philosophy that continually seeks to notice and value individual contributions. Powerful and meaningful recognition begins when we recognize the talents and desires of prospective volunteers. Participants will get in touch with the power of recognition in their own lives; surface any personal and organizational barriers to giving volunteer recognition and problem solve solutions; clarify the broad spectrum of ways volunteers can be recognized; brainstorm minimal cost recognition; and describe essential guidelines of effective recognition. Host organization: Volunteer Center of McHenry County Contact: Rebecca   Stiemke 815-344-4483   rstiemke@volunteermchenrycounty.org Training location 4508 Prime Parkway   McHenry IL 60050 Who is the training for?  Teens: No      Adults: No      Nonprofit staff: Yes Registration deadline: 9/5/2010   To register click here

Date of Training: 9/30/2010 : Two Day Volunteer Management Training : Whether you are managing volunteers in a nonprofit, church, civic group, serving on a nonprofit board, or leading service projects in the community this training is for you. The two day volunteer management training series is based on the 12 Session Betty Stallings Training Series. It is designed to equip you with the skills needed to increase the impact of your volunteer force. Seasoned volunteer managers as well as rookie volunteer managers will benefit from this interactive format. Host organization: Volunteer Center of McHenry County Contact: Rebecca   Stiemke 815-344-4483   rstiemke@volunteermchenrycounty.org Training location 4508 Prime Parkway   McHenry IL 60050 Who is the training for?  Teens:        Adults: Yes      Nonprofit staff: Yes Registration deadline: 9/23/2010   To register click here

Date of Training: 10/15/2010 : Handling Volunteer Performance Problems : Supervisors of volunteers need to be comfortable confronting volunteers with concerns and working together to solve problems. Organizations need to have fairly applied policies and procedures for a volunteer’s dismissal, probation, suspension, and grievances. Participants will appreciate why it is critical to deal with performance gaps in a timely and effective manner; describe the range of frequent volunteer performance problems; confront and explore appropriate solutions for volunteer performance problems; apply techniques of dismissing a volunteer. Host organization: Volunteer Center of McHenry County Contact: Rebecca   Stiemke 815-344-4483   rstiemke@volunteermchenrycounty.org Training location 4508 Prime Parkway   McHenry IL 60050 Who is the training for?  Teens: No      Adults: No      Nonprofit staff: Yes Registration deadline: 10/10/2010   To register click here

Date of Training: 11/19/2010 : Volunteer Program Evaluation : If we can carry out thoughtful evaluations that seek to answer important questions, both quantitative and qualitative, about our programs, these programs are more likely to succeed. A volunteer program that is “doing nice things” simply is not enough in today’s world of diminishing resources. Participants will identify steps needed to establish a volunteer program evaluation; explore four types of volunteer program evaluation; learn to identify stakeholders who need results of the evaluation communicated to them. Host organization: Volunteer Center of McHenry County Contact: Rebecca   Stiemke 815-344-4483   rstiemke@volunteermchenrycounty.org Training location 4508 Prime Parkway   McHenry IL 60050 Who is the training for?  Teens: No      Adults: No      Nonprofit staff: Yes Registration deadline: 11/14/2010   To register click here

Date of Training: 12/17/2010 : Volunteer Recruitment : Everyone can relate to the consequences to the new volunteer and to the organization when the wrong person is recruited. Often when an organization is involved in volunteer recruitment, they are so anxious to fill slots or add to the membership that little care is given to find the right people. Participants will understand what recruitment is and the impact of doing it well; list objectives and barriers that people might have to volunteering at their organization and some strategies to over come them; design an effective recruitment message; and describe the characteristics of effective recruiters. Host organization: Volunteer Center of McHenry County Contact: Rebecca   Stiemke 815-344-4483   rstiemke@volunteermchenrycounty.org Training location 4508 Prime Parkway   McHenry IL 60050 Who is the training for?  Teens: No      Adults: No      Nonprofit staff: Yes Registration deadline: 12/12/2010   To register click here