Success with Nonprofit Volunteers

Learn how to recruit, motivate and retain volunteers for your nonprofit

The class can be taken stand alone or as part of continuing education credit workshops titled, “Non Profit Resource Development”. To learn more, please contact Mary Anne Burke at www.maburke1@sbcglobal.net . This is a great opportunity to increase your skills in the nonprofit world and to add to your resume. For ceu credit you will need to take two additional classes: Grant Writing Workshop and Grant Writing II and Fundraising Workshop.

Volunteers is a two-hour workshop for nonprofit staff and leaders and newcomers in nonprofit businesses. The focus of this presentation supports nonprofit startups and staff and leadership of existing nonprofits. This is a popular class so please sign up early. Excellent learning experience for all nonprofit staff.

As nonprofit staff funding becomes scarce, the need for a well trained and informed volunteer staff is essential to meet labor shortage needs and support added services. The simplified process for recruiting, training, and supporting volunteers is based on a book titled Recruiting Volunteers: A Guide for Non-Profits by Mary Ann Burke and Carl Liljenstolpe.

You will learn how to:

Reassess your use of volunteers
Identify new functional roles for volunteers
Consider innovative recruiting strategies
Design a comprehensive volunteer training
Create ongoing volunteer evaluations
Cross-train volunteers for leadership

Learning Outcomes

Evaluate how you can use volunteers in your organization
Clarify your organization’s mission and use of volunteers
Identify how to use volunteers in various capacities
Understand volunteer recruitment strategies
Increase your use of volunteers in new leadership roles

You will be asked if you want to take 2 additional classes and do 4 hours of homework to get a Unit of Continuing Education Credit from San Jose State put on by SCORE. The CEU focus and the workshops is on “nonprofit resource development” A strong emphasis will be placed on grant writing and nonprofit collaboration and fundraising.

What People are saying

"I needed this workshop when our agency was struggling to stay alive!"
“Casts a different view on dealing with volunteers”
“Very helpful information and tips”

Registration fee: $25 and includes coffee and snacks.

Veterans: Free admission is available for this class. Click Here for details.

Walk-ins: If space allows, you can register at the door and pay via credit card or cash.

Be sure to complete registration fully. Print out the ticket and bring it to class as proof of payment or save the confirmation email on your mobile device and bring it with you.

Seating is Limited. This class begins promptly at 9:30am so please arrive by 9:15 to sign in and get seated. Please plan to arrive early in case of traffic.

If you have trouble registering, send an email to info@svscore.org

About The Speaker

Mary Ann Burke

Mary Ann Burke has served as a credentialed parent education volunteer development trainer and fund development adjunct professor for over thirty years in California’s schools. She is the author of four Corwin Press Books on parent and community engagement in schools. Her Recruiting Volunteers and Simplified Grantwriting books highlight how communities can partner together to use volunteers as leaders and as a resource to support services and resources for families and schools. Dr. Burke has presented volunteer training and development, school-community engagement, and fund development strategies at numerous state and national parent and community engagement events. Dr. Burke has an Ed.D. with a focus on Educational Economics and Finance from the University of Southern. She is a certified California Association of School Business Officials (CASBO) Chief Business Officer.

Counseling for Nonprofits:

Silicon Valley SCORE members with nonprofit experience in Silicon Valley offer counseling for nonprofits. Counseling sessions can be requested with the following experienced members: Nadera Alam, Pat Anderson, Bharat Desai, Frank DeTurris, John Edwards, Gerry Fields, Bob Goedjen, Barbara Hofstein Spiegel, Ray Noble, Karun Shimoga, Pam Vavra and Neal Weinstein