Education Program - Skills Based Volunteering

Today Skills-Based Volunteering (SBV) is the new way of doing volunteering. In 5 years from now SBV and Pro Bono volunteering services will be so natural that the expression will not need to be defined anymore. Using personal talents or professional competences will be a usual way for volunteers to help nonprofit organizations in their internal organization - Pro Bono business oriented consulting services for free- or in the delivery of their services while developing new talents or leadership skills.

Join us as Susan Miller from the Heart of West Michigan United Way's Volunteer Center speaks about skill-based volunteering. Skills-based volunteering is a strategic type of volunteerism that exponentially expands the impact of nonprofit by incorporating a whole range of skills that strengthen the operations and services of nonprofit organizations. Connecting the volunteer with the right skills to the right project at the right time will allow getting a greater impact and building stronger relationships between volunteers and the nonprofit sector. Therefore it means increasing the volunteer interest to do ongoing projects for the already known organization.

The goals of this is to:

*Analyze how implementing a skilled volunteer program can benefit nonprofit organizations.
*Identify possible strategies to be used in the development of skilled volunteer projects or programs.
*Present samples, techniques, and tools being used by other organizations.

Location:
Bethany Christian Services
901 Eastern Ave NE
Grand Rapids 49503
(616)224-7550

Lunch will be provided

Timeline:
11:30 am - 12:00 pm - Lunch
12:00 pm - 1:30 pm - Presentation

R.S.V.P. Jennifer Raymond - jraymond@pilgrimmanor.org

Event is free to all VMAWM members
Fee for non-members $20