NCVS

June 29, 2010

Your Presenters:

Gretchen Jordan

Emilie Bromet-Bauer

Your Colleagues:

Your Name and Position/Title

Your Agency/Organization

Length of tenure as volunteer manager

� Setting Career Goals

� Building a Professional Network

� Historical Overview of AL!VE

� Mission and Vision of AL!VE

� Professional Development Opportunities

� Discussion

� List 2 reasons you selected this

session

� List 2 specific questions or topics

you need answered or discussed in

this session

� List 2 long-term personal or

professional development goals

� A five-step process to guide career development

◦ Positive

◦ Aligned

◦ Specific

◦ Evidence

◦ Own It

� Tips for Starting your Plan◦ Maintain copies of CV or Resume

◦ Keep copies of job descriptions

◦ Gather evidence of achievements

◦ Collect copies of job descriptions that

interest you

◦ Think about what motivates you – and

what doesn’t

� Be realistic about your skills and capacities

� Create a short-term plan with specific steps

� Earn professional certifications

� Network with others currently in the field or position to

which you aspire

� Identify mentors to help guide you

� National and International Conferences

◦ National Conference on Volunteering and Service

◦ International Association for Volunteer Effort

◦ Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources

� State and Regional Conferences

◦ State Commissions and Associations

� Local Workshops and Conferences

◦ Volunteer Centers

◦ DOVIA/AVA professional associations

◦ Management Support Organizations

◦ Universities and colleges

� Online Training

◦ Universities and Colleges

◦ Webinars

◦ Online Learning Modules

� Downloadable Materials

◦ Charity Village

◦ Everyone Ready/Energize Inc.

◦ Society for Nonprofit Organizations

� Originated in the late 1970’s by AVA

� Moved to Council for Certification in Volunteer

Administration in 2006

� Katie Campbell, Executive Director

� Current Supporters/Partners Include:

◦ AL!VE

◦ Energize Inc.

◦ Idealist.org

◦ Points of Light Institute and Hands On Network

� Clarifies personal values and professional ethics

� Enhances self esteem

� Increases self confidence

� Increases credibility

� Demonstrates transferability of knowledge

� Reinforces commitment to profession

� Enhances employability

� Elevates position in the organization

� Generic, performance based process

� Not a “how to” course or certificate of completion

� Not linked to any specific college/university

� Built around 5 core competencies

◦ Ethics

◦ Organizational Management

◦ Human Resource Management

◦ Accountability

◦ Leadership and Advocacy

� Eligibility

◦ Minimum 3 years experience

◦ ≥ 30% of current position related to volunteer resource

management

� The Process

◦ Registration

◦ Exam

◦ Portfolio

� Support

◦ Candidate support

◦ Reduced fees for some affiliations!

� Discounted registration fee for members of:

◦ Points of Light - Hands On Network

◦ AL!VE

� www.CVAcert.org

� 804.794.8689

� ccva@comcast.net

Association of Leaders in Volunteer

Engagement

� COVAA (Congress of Volunteer Administrators’Associations) December 2006

�� Advocacy Advocacy organizationorganization

� Incorporated in March 2010 as 501(c)3

� Beginning questions included:◦ What do existing associations already do well?

◦ What might a national organization provide that is value-added?

AL!VE: A Historical ViewAL!VE: A Historical View

� AL!VE serves to enhance and sustain the spirit of

volunteering in America by fostering collaboration and

networking, promoting professional development, and

providing advocacy for leaders in community

engagement.

� AL!VE is the essential professional resource and

advocate for those who engage, motivate and celebrate

volunteers and their vital contributions to our society.

� Benefits of membership

◦ Professional skill development

◦ Networking and peer support

◦ Leadership opportunities

◦ Trainings, webinars, workshops

◦ Advocacy for the profession

◦ Newsletter

◦ Membership directory

◦ Regional and national conference information

◦ Discounts on varied resources

Why Join?Why Join?

Individual

� Introductory

� Associate

� Active

� Lifetime

Organizational

�1- 50 members

�51 -100 members

�100+ members

Membership OptionsMembership Options

� Represent the profession

� Represent the professions’

perspective

� Train members

Upcoming Topics

� CVA

� Liability issues

� Professional Ethics

� Body of Knowledge for Volunteer Administrators

� Join AL!VE

� Get information on where to register for events and

post your own upcoming activities

� Participate with and for AL!VE

� Possible career opportunities

� Participate in surveys shaping the field

� Post messages to others in the field

� Find resources

� Board elections

� Website

� Annual meeting

� Newsletters

� Webinars

� Attendance at National Corporation and Volunteer

Services Conference

� Presence at Regional Conferences

AL!VE HappeningsAL!VE Happenings

� Review lists from beginning of session

� From this session, have you gained:

◦ New insights into personal career goals?

◦ New ideas about pathways to career goals?

◦ Information about resources to achieve career goals?

Personal Goal SettingPersonal Goal Setting

www.volunteeralive.org