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Resources to Build Strong Volunteer Teams

Expert guidance on everything you need to lead volunteers, including resources for recruiting, retaining, and recognizing volunteers who support your mission.

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WEBINARS

Free webinars for leaders of volunteers

Sign up for an upcoming webinar hosted by Jennifer Bennett, CVA to find expert tips and guidance on managing a volunteer program.

If you can’t make the live event, check back here to view the webinar recordings, slides, and resources.

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Upcoming Webinars

Spring Webinar Series

Join Jennifer Bennett, CVA for a webinar on a special topic, or with special guest presenters. More topics and dates to be announced soon!

Impactful - and Ethical - Storytelling for Nonprofits

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Learn more about and register for the ongoing Volunteering Redefined webinar series here!

Past Webinars

Join Jennifer Bennett, CVA for an in-depth workshop series to re-envision your volunteer recruitment strategy. Come with a volunteer opportunity in mind and evaluate the existing position description, build a volunteer persona specifically for that role, craft targeted recruitment messaging, use that message to create a volunteer opportunity on Idealist, and finally design a follow up communication strategy to keep interested prospective volunteers engaged. Each session is designed to build off the previous session, so please register and plan to watch the recording if you can't attend live.

Volunteer Recruitment Workshop Series Kick Off

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Volunteer Recruitment Workshop: Position Descriptions

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Volunteer Recruitment Workshop: Volunteer Personas

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Volunteer Recruitment Workshop: Recruitment Messaging

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Volunteer Recruitment Workshop: Recruiting on Idealist

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Volunteer Recruitment Workshop: Follow Up Communications

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Volunteering Redefined

Engaging older adult volunteers in student success for 2025

Be a part of a new Learning Community designed specifically for leaders of volunteers engaging older adults in student success. 

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Each month, we'll send a short newsletter to keep you updated on all things volunteerism. Be the first to hear about new resources, workshops, and tools specifically designed for leaders of volunteers!

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Is Everyone Welcome Toolkit

Build a more inclusive volunteer program

The Is Everyone Welcome Toolkit? contains best practices for promoting equity in volunteer administration.

The toolkit is an outcome of the Assessing Diversity and Equity in Volunteer Inclusion (ADEVI) project, a partnership between Arizona State University (ASU), and the Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration (CCVA), with support from AmeriCorps.

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