the mission driven volunteer

The Mission Driven VolunteerMonday, March 10, 2014 1:30 – 2:45 pm Hashtag: #ideas14 LE2

Peggy Hoffman, CAEElizabeth Weaver Engel, M.A., CAE

How we got here

Peggy Hoffman, CAE@peggyhoffman

Elizabeth Engel, CAE@ewengel

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Agenda

Problems with the current model How are you responding? Volunteering myths – volunteering

realities Adding mission Microvolunteering and ad hocracy Applying what you’ve learned

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Problems with the current model

Generational differences Groupthink Limited involvement

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Generational Differences

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Groupthink

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Limited Involvement

Table discussion

Are you seeing these trends in your association?

How are they affecting you? What are you doing to address them?

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A new definition

Dispel the myths Add “mission” Embrace adhoc/micro/episodic

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Think upside-down

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Volunteering is pro-social

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Poor volunteer management causes “voluntears”

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Mission drives motivation

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Take off the hand cuffs

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Table discussion

What are you doing to discover and accommodate Gen-X and Millennial volunteer preferences?

What are you doing to accommodate online/virtual volunteering?

What have your experiences with ad hocracy/task forces been?

What is and is not working for your volunteers?

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What will YOU do differently tomorrow?

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Keep in Touch!

Peggy Hoffman, CAEPresident & Association ManagerMariner Management@peggyhoffman phoffman@marinermanagement.com301.725.2508

Elizabeth Weaver Engel, CAECEO & Chief StrategistSpark Consulting@ewengelewengel@getmespark.com202.468.3478 #ideas14 LE2Get the whitepaper: http://bit.ly/13Wwe1F