Round Three 2:15 p.m – 3:30 p.m.
Corporate Partnerships: Opening the Door with Single Days of Service
Join the MDA team for a discussion on corporate partnership engagement and building said relationship through single days of service. We will touch upon best practices for initial outreach, event timeline, the BIG day, and continuing the conversation afterwards. The goal of this workshop is to share our engagement plan so that you can take our playbook back to your organization to build best in class relationships.
Amber Hartwig, Volunteer Team Specialist & Billy Donnellly, Volunteer Engagement Specialist, Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)
FUNDRAISING: OLD SCHOOL + NEW SCHOOL = SUSTAINABILITY
This session will provide an opportunity for attendees to examine what’s working or not in their fundraising plan. It will provide an overview of what’s happening online, as nonprofits need to engage donors with more attention-grabbing approaches, without becoming obtrusive. We will also explore how to create long lasting relationships with different generations of potential contributors as nonprofits need to keep up traditional methods that are effective, but also harness the power of modern methods in social media, YouTube and fundraising apps to stay in the spotlight and continue making positive changes. We will also examine in-person fundraising tactics to remain effective - which consume time and resources by putting real feet out on the streets. The goal is how to balance “in-person” and “viral” campaigns that pave the way for partnerships between nonprofits and for-profit platforms, allowing for digital fundraising on a scale which was simply not possible before.
Paulette Boyd, Director of Development, The BASE Organization
The Hula Hoop Escalator
The Hula Hoop Escalator is an impressive trick when first done. Involving your entire body, the Hula Hoop spins from your waist to above your head. While this appears to be an advanced trick, it is one of the most basic moves taught. Like the Escalator, many nonprofit tools only look complicated. In this session we will examine how several everyday tools can be spun to create an awesome volunteer experience. With the ability to be scaled up or down, depending on the needs of the organization, these tools are of little or no actual cost for an organization to implement. Come learn a little hula hooping, while learning how to balance and shimmy your organization to a more innovative experience for your volunteers.
Brian Nestler, Regional Preparedness Manager, American Red Cross of Greater Chicago and
Northern Illinois
The Impact of Mandatory Community Service on Future Volunteering
The positive and negative aspects of required community service on individuals will be explored in this session. We will discuss the goals and objectives of court-ordered and other mandatory service and current trends.
Donna Adam, Founder and President, Clean Up - Give Back
The Last Three Feet
This highly interactive workshop will use group activities to spur conversation and create a dialogue about the impact of volunteers. Using a lottery-based selection game, participants will engage in one of four prompts. The goal of this session is to – 1.) Create a shared experience rooted in mutual trust; 2.) Develop capacity for personal/professional presence through engaging and amusing improve activities; and, 3.) Inspire attendees to experience volunteer work in more enriching ways.
Jorge Hernandez, Principle Enabler, Moonlight Consults
Volunteer Leaders- Your Mission ImPossible Team
Are you trying to tackle your “to-do list” while also creating engaging experiences for volunteers? How about those “someday” projects, getting staff buy-in and that direct mail request from the development team? And that’s just Monday. Let’s get together to tackle these issues by learning to optimize volunteer leaders! Leave this session knowing the benefits, as well as the who, where and how of Volunteer Leadership Development for your organization. Come ready to work!
Linda Dean, Director of Volunteerism, YMCA of Metro Chicago, Jennifer O'Grady, Project Director, AARP Foundation & Lisa Petersen, Volunteer Supervisor, Journey Care
Corporate Partnerships: Opening the Door with Single Days of Service
Join the MDA team for a discussion on corporate partnership engagement and building said relationship through single days of service. We will touch upon best practices for initial outreach, event timeline, the BIG day, and continuing the conversation afterwards. The goal of this workshop is to share our engagement plan so that you can take our playbook back to your organization to build best in class relationships.
Amber Hartwig, Volunteer Team Specialist & Billy Donnellly, Volunteer Engagement Specialist, Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA)
FUNDRAISING: OLD SCHOOL + NEW SCHOOL = SUSTAINABILITY
This session will provide an opportunity for attendees to examine what’s working or not in their fundraising plan. It will provide an overview of what’s happening online, as nonprofits need to engage donors with more attention-grabbing approaches, without becoming obtrusive. We will also explore how to create long lasting relationships with different generations of potential contributors as nonprofits need to keep up traditional methods that are effective, but also harness the power of modern methods in social media, YouTube and fundraising apps to stay in the spotlight and continue making positive changes. We will also examine in-person fundraising tactics to remain effective - which consume time and resources by putting real feet out on the streets. The goal is how to balance “in-person” and “viral” campaigns that pave the way for partnerships between nonprofits and for-profit platforms, allowing for digital fundraising on a scale which was simply not possible before.
Paulette Boyd, Director of Development, The BASE Organization
The Hula Hoop Escalator
The Hula Hoop Escalator is an impressive trick when first done. Involving your entire body, the Hula Hoop spins from your waist to above your head. While this appears to be an advanced trick, it is one of the most basic moves taught. Like the Escalator, many nonprofit tools only look complicated. In this session we will examine how several everyday tools can be spun to create an awesome volunteer experience. With the ability to be scaled up or down, depending on the needs of the organization, these tools are of little or no actual cost for an organization to implement. Come learn a little hula hooping, while learning how to balance and shimmy your organization to a more innovative experience for your volunteers.
Brian Nestler, Regional Preparedness Manager, American Red Cross of Greater Chicago and
Northern Illinois
The Impact of Mandatory Community Service on Future Volunteering
The positive and negative aspects of required community service on individuals will be explored in this session. We will discuss the goals and objectives of court-ordered and other mandatory service and current trends.
Donna Adam, Founder and President, Clean Up - Give Back
The Last Three Feet
This highly interactive workshop will use group activities to spur conversation and create a dialogue about the impact of volunteers. Using a lottery-based selection game, participants will engage in one of four prompts. The goal of this session is to – 1.) Create a shared experience rooted in mutual trust; 2.) Develop capacity for personal/professional presence through engaging and amusing improve activities; and, 3.) Inspire attendees to experience volunteer work in more enriching ways.
Jorge Hernandez, Principle Enabler, Moonlight Consults
Volunteer Leaders- Your Mission ImPossible Team
Are you trying to tackle your “to-do list” while also creating engaging experiences for volunteers? How about those “someday” projects, getting staff buy-in and that direct mail request from the development team? And that’s just Monday. Let’s get together to tackle these issues by learning to optimize volunteer leaders! Leave this session knowing the benefits, as well as the who, where and how of Volunteer Leadership Development for your organization. Come ready to work!
Linda Dean, Director of Volunteerism, YMCA of Metro Chicago, Jennifer O'Grady, Project Director, AARP Foundation & Lisa Petersen, Volunteer Supervisor, Journey Care
