Working with Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Volunteers (a customised workshop for Environmental Volunteer Managers)
Managing to Motivate and Retain Volunteers more information can be found at: http://www.svm.net.au/pd_workshops/retaining_volunteers.shtml   To register email me your details on emma.beckley@cma.nsw.gov.au and please hurry as places are strictly limited!

Managing to Motivate and Retain Volunteers (½ day)

This workshop is similar to the one-day workshop Recruiting, Inducting and Managing Volunteers, but concentrates on the motivation and management of volunteers and covers these areas in greater depth. (Note: This workshop can also be conducted and a customised one-day workshop.)

Aim

To familiarise participants with simple and effective practices and processes associated with the motivation and management of volunteers, and introduce new concepts in these areas.

Topics include:

• The profile of today's volunteer
• Identify the motivations and needs of volunteers and how best to satisfy them
• What is important in managing volunteers
• The culture of your organisation and its external environment - how these will impact on the motivation of the volunteers and on your management of them
• The skills the manager/leader requires to be an effective manager of volunteers. How do you rate?
• Managing different levels of performance
• Identifying your personality style
• The manager/leader as a coach
• The importance of recognising and rewarding volunteers, individually and collectively
•  Action plan to improve your effectiveness