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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
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