Matthew Price

From: Sent: To: Subject: webmaster=catholiccharitiesusa.org@mail.salsalabs.net on behalf of Catholic Charities USA [webmaster@catholiccharitiesusa.org] Monday, December 16, 2013 5:40 PM Matthew Price December 2013 VMN Newsletter - Calling Future Leaders

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December 2013 Volunteer Managers Network Newsletter

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Standford Social Innovation Review - The New Volunteer Workforce Orienting Volunteers - Why Bother? Registration for Certification in Volunteer Administration (CVA) - The Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration sponsors the CVA credential, the only international professional certification in the field of volunteer resources management. Read more. Refugee Resettlement Volunteer Documentary How to Design Volunteer Training that Helps Learning Two ways to prevent volunteer burnout and attrition - Volunteers provide an invaluable service to non-profit organizations and communities. Unfortunately, perhaps because of the voluntary nature of the role, there is a lot of turnover among volunteers. Studies have found that intention to quit is a strong predictor of turnover; however, the majority of these studies have focused on workplace behavior. The current study examines predictors of volunteers intent to quit, specifically the role of burnout in volunteers experiences within nonprofit organizations. National Mentoring Summit Information

Networking Coffee Break - February 14 - 2pm eastern - Spend some time with volunteer managers across the country as we discuss volunteers in programs that work with refugees. Use the Coffee Break to ask questions of your colleagues and share your experiences with volunteers in refugee programs. Register. Professional Development

The steering committee is exploring a one day volunteer focused training prior to the 2014 Annual Gathering in Charlotte, NC. Consider increasing any professional development funding for next year's budget. In late January there will be a webinar about volunteers and parish partnerships. More details to follow. In late January there will be a training webinar about using LinkedIn to leverage networking opportunities. More details to follow.

VMN News Calling Future Leaders - The VMN Steering Committee is seeking nominations and applications to join the steering committee. If you would like to nominate someone, please email Estela Bugg. To learn more, review the benefits and responsibilities of being a steering committee member as well as the application. The deadline is tomorrow, December 17. LinkedIn - In response to the agency volunteer profile survey the Volunteer Managers Network is creating subgroups on LinkedIn to facilitate networking. These subgroups will be created around similarities such as size, programs that use volunteers and goals. Join today! Newsletter changes - Carol Spiker ("Spike"), a member of the steering committee, is the point person for the newsletter. The newsletter is disseminated on the 15th of each month. If you have articles/information that would benefit the Network, please send them to Spike. Volunteer Recognition - Catholic Charities USA created an award certificate template for agencies to honor volunteers. This award certificate expresses gratitude from CCUSA CEO/President Fr. Larry Snyder on behalf of the entire network. To access the award certificate template, email Matthew Price. Resource Library - The resources from the old Catholic Charities USA website have been moved over to a third party website - Scribd. Browse forms, policies and training materials. This morning, attendees from the VMN will be browsing the website identifying deficits in the library. A call for resources will be announced at the end of the month.

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