Lectures, panel presentations, hands-on workshops, inspirational keynotes.. You can pick a session in whatever style suits your learning needs! The in-between moments of an in-person event are also great moments for informal learning.
Even though almost everything is on demand these days, carving out time at your office to watch an hour presentation is difficult. You are more likely to stay focused on what you want to learn when you participate in an in-person meeting.
It’s comforting to know that you aren’t the only one facing a particular challenge! The energy created when everyone is together, sharing successes, goals, obstacles, increases the engagement we seek in our volunteers.
When you spend time connecting with others, you have the opportunity to gain from their knowledge and share your own. Working as a team often leads to discoveries that a single person alone might not ever find.
It can be a simple google doc, shared with all members of the team. As a google doc, it is searchable and available to all team members in real time. It should be sent together with the invitation to the meeting, with proper time to ensure better and informed participation to all members, inviting them to add additional topics if needed.
Whenever is possible assign a mentor to guide the new volunteer and help them integrate with the group.
Everyone shares their accomplishments and challenges or any obstacle they’ve experience.
Review sending numbers, hosting campaigns, number of active volunteers, schools, monthly contacts, finances and plan accordingly.
Share training calendars and updates from the Board/National Office.
Space to recognize the team’s accomplishments and its volunteers.
Analize the next steps and overall timeline of projects, and finish by evaluating the meeting.
You can use this template to create your own agenda. It has all the topics we have mentioned before in a structured way with some examples of activities that can be done.
