{"id":13359,"date":"2019-04-11T13:16:49","date_gmt":"2019-04-11T13:16:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/?post_type=resources&#038;p=13359"},"modified":"2020-12-14T15:47:28","modified_gmt":"2020-12-14T20:47:28","slug":"mvp-managing-volunteers-perfectlyvolunteer-management-tips-pros","status":"publish","type":"resources","link":"https:\/\/www.qgiv.com\/blog\/resources\/mvp-managing-volunteers-perfectlyvolunteer-management-tips-pros\/","title":{"rendered":"Be an MVP (by Managing Volunteers Perfectly): Volunteer Management Tips from the Pros"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Volunteers are often the lifeblood of a nonprofit organization: they fill much-needed roles, serve your clients, and are often the face of your organization. But finding, managing, and retaining can be a job in and of itself! Whether you have a full-time volunteer coordinator or share those responsibilities with the rest of your department, this webinar will help you streamline your volunteer management. In this presentation from the President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlocal.com\/\">VolunteerLocal<\/a>, you&#8217;ll learn skills like:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Recruitment: how to ask people to work for you without pay<\/li>\n<li>Scheduling: how to leverage skills and set up shifts that make sense for your event<\/li>\n<li>Management: how to align incentives and create a feedback loop<\/li>\n<li>Retention: how to nurture relationships and create a volunteer community<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Want to be a Volunteer MVP? This is a must-see session!<\/p>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"375\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5cGDK3wtFEc?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>About the Speaker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Kaylee Williams is the President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.volunteerlocal.com\/\">VolunteerLocal<\/a>, a volunteer scheduling and registration platform for festivals, endurance events, nonprofits, and universities all over the world. VolunteerLocal has scheduled over 2 million volunteers into jobs and shifts for events like Lululemon\u2019s Seawheeze Running Festival, the United States Marine Corps Marathon, IRONMAN, Bonnaroo Music &amp; Arts Festival and the Sydney Gay &amp; Lesbian Mardi Gras in Australia, the largest LGBTQ event in the world. Williams is passionate about community service and inclusion (diversity) in tech. 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