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International Nonprofit Management Teaching Resource Center
Source for actual syllabi, course outlines, and case studies submitted by faculty to INOM-TRC at the University of San Francisco. Volunteer management is one of the subjects collected.
Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration
Individuals seeking to earn their CVA (Certified in Volunteer Administration) credential in 2010 may now register. This unique, international, performance-based program recognizes practitioners with at least 3 years of experience in the field of volunteer resources management. Originally developed decades ago by the Association for Volunteer Administration, the CVA program is now sponsored by the Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration. Registration for the next cycle will remain open until March 1, 2010. However, the earlier you sign up, the sooner you can receive your materials and begin the process. (Register by December 31, 2009 and save money with the special Early Bird fee!) Candidates registering for this cycle will be expected to take the on-line Exam at local sites in May 2010, and will have until December 2010 to complete the written Portfolio component. This is a self-study process, requiring no travel or special classes.
To get started, visit the CCVA web site at www.cvacert.org to read testimonials from recent CVAs and print a copy of the 2010 Candidate Handbook and registration form. Specific questions can be directed to CCVA at 804-794-8689 or ccva@comcast.net
Certified Administrator of Volunteer Services (Healthcare)
http://www.aha.org/aha/Certification-Center/CAVS/index.html
The certification program of the American Hospital Association for people who direct volunteer services in healthcare settings.
Nonprofit Management Education (list of programs)
Maintained by Roseanne Mirabella of Seton Hall University, this site lists all known university-based nonprofit education programs. They do not all include courses on volunteer management, but might permit independent study.
Canada
Alberta
Grant MacEwan College, Edmonton, Alberta
MacEwan's Executive Leadership in the Non-profit Sector program is a post-diploma certificate designed to provide quality training for individuals who are either currently employed in the sector or who wish to enter the sector at a leadership level. Visit www.macewan.ca/leadership for further information.
Mount Royal College, Calgary, Alberta
Canada's only applied degree in Nonprofit Studies. The applied degree will help you gain the in-depth skills in core management disciplines that are required for a career in a nonprofit organization.
Please go to www.mtroyal.ca for more information.
Olds and District Chamber
of Commerce - Olds, Alberta, Canada
The Volunteer Leadership
Training is an experiential bi-level program. Along with attending
the two programs, participants are asked (1) to volunteer 50 hours
(per level) back to the community and (2) develop their personal
portfolio. A special session for youth will offered during the summer.
Contact:
Olds and District Chamber of Commerce Box 4210 Olds, AB T4H
1P8 Phone: 403-556-7070 Fax: 403-556-1515
Humber College - Toronto, Ontario, Canada
http://corporate.humber.ca/certificate_programs.htm
The program has been developed to provide skills and knowledge for
new and prospective Managers and Coordinators of Volunteers. At
the completion of the Certificate Program, participants will:
- Master the volunteer retention cycle
- Develop tools to effectively respond to current and emerging issues
- Understand the complexities of leadership, influence and organizational relationships and structures
- Learn to create and market successful volunteer programs
The program is now also offered online. For a sample demo:http://ces.humberc.on.ca/demovm
Contact: Laila De Abreo, Humber College, 205 Humber College Blvd., Toronto, ON M9W 5L7, 416-675-6622 x4243 email: volmgmt@humber.ca
Vancouver Island University in British Columbia, Canada
Event Volunteer Management course - credit offered online
An introduction to concepts and skills for the successful management of event volunteers. Topics include: the value of volunteers; a five-stage approach to the volunteer cycle; role and responsibilities of the event volunteer coordinator; and the event volunteer management process.
For more information, call 1-866-734-6252 or see http://www.mala.ca/ccs/certificates/event.asp
United States
Arkansas
Certified Volunteer Manager Program (CVM)
Offered through the Arkansas
Public Administration Consortium and the DHS Division of Volunteerism,
since 1986.
One of the first of its kind in the nation, it teaches
administrators and managers of volunteer programs how to effectively
manage their volunteer staff by providing them with leadership and
management training designed specifically for the needs of the
volunteer professional.
For more information: http://ualr.edu/apac/index.php/home/programs/cvm/
University of Arkansas at Little Rock - Little Rock, Arkansas
http://ualr.edu/nonprofits/index.html
The Nonprofit Management Graduate Certificate is designed to improve the management skills of professionals working in all types of nonprofit organizations. The 16-hour program includes courses on human resources/volunteer management, financial management, fundraising, marketing and more. Contact: Kim Evans, UALR Institute of Government, 2801 South University Avenue, Little Rock, Arkansas 72204, 501-569-8026, e-mail: khevans@ualr.edu.
California
Southern California Center for Nonprofit Management
1000 N. Alameda Street, Suite 250, Los Angeles, CA 90012
Offers various classes in nonprofit management, including volunteer management. Course listing and registration information at http://www.cnmsocal.org.
Shanti National Training
Institute - San Francisco, CA
http://www.shanti.org/snti/about.html
Workshops specifically for volunteer managers supervising volunteers
who work with the elderly and those with chronic or life-threatening
illness. The 16-hour workshop focuses on core concepts and basic
values underlying volunteer management, as well as strategies and
methods for screening, training, supervising, and retaining volunteers.
Contact: Shanti
National Training Institute, 730 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA
94109, phone: 415-674-4774, email nti@shanti.org
Delaware
Delaware Volunteer Management Certification Series
The Volunteer Management Certification Series teaches leaders of volunteers how to operate high-impact, state-of-the-art programs in this time of unprecedented opportunity for volunteerism. The certification is appropriate for current or potential leaders of volunteers in Delaware, regardless of the settings in which they work. The series consists of five course which address the profession of volunteer management, building program capacity, risk management, human resources and program evaluation.
Contact: Scott Martin at
scott.martin@state.de.us
Institute on Philanthropy and Voluntary Service - Washington, DC - Sponsored by the Fund for American Studies, held at Georgetown University
http://www.dcinternships.org/ipvs/about/index.asp
Intensive eight-week summer academic and internship program for college undergraduates from across the nation who are engaged in tutoring, mentoring, and other kinds of service programs on and off their campuses, and who are interested in exploring careers in the nonprofit sector.
Contact: philanthropy@tfas.org or 800-741-6964
Georgia
Georgia State University
- Atlanta, GA US
http://www.gsu.edu/~wwwpau/index.htm
Volunteer Management will complement the existing courses offered
in the nonprofit tracks of the Master's degree in Public Administration
and Master's degree in Urban Policy Studies, and is intended to
help prepare students to deal with a wide range of volunteer management
responsibilities and issues. Students will have the opportunity
to study an existing nonprofit's volunteer management system.
Contact:
For more information about the Nonprofit Career Track, Graduate
Certificate in Nonprofit Management, or other programs in Urban
Studies or Public Administration call (404) 651-3662. Contact Sal
Alaimo: (404) 297-6391 or salalaimo@earthlink.net
Illinois
College of DuPage Academy for Non-Profit Excellence
A forum for people and organizations to access education, information, knowledge, resources and training that enhance their involvement with, and relationship to, the work of the non-profit community. The College offers a Non-Profit Management Certificate Progam as well as individual classes and workshops. Contact 630/942-2412 for more information or see see our website at www.cod.edu/nonprofit.
Certificate in Values-Centered Leadership -- The de Paul Leadership Project and the School of Public Services
https://leadership.depaul.edu/secure/eng/lEduCP.asp
This 30-hour intensive leadership development program is focused on strengthening leadership competencies and skill-sets that value diversity, promote cross-cultural competence and develop values-centered leadership practices and skills that are most-needed in nonprofit, educational and social service settings. Two sessions in academic year 2007/2008. Each session meets for two full Fridays and four 1/2 days.
Session I: September 14 to October 26, 2007
Session II: March 14 to May 2, 2008
Contact: The de Paul Leadership Project, DePaul University 25 East Jackson, O'Malley 1250 Chicago IL 60604 312.362.5519. hayleadership@depaul.edu
Indiana
Institute on
Philanthropy and Voluntary Service
For more information about the Institute, visit the
Center's website at:
Volunteer Management Institute - Overland Park, Kansas
Sponsored by the Volunteer Center of Johnson County. An eight-week training course designed to provide fundamentals of volunteer management to first-time and seasoned managers. Course completion leads to certification.
More information: http://www.vcjc.org/vmanagementi.htm
Last Updated 8/4/2008
Maryland
Carroll Community College - Westminster, MD
Earn your Certificate of Achievement in
Volunteer Management Training in the comfort
of your own home via the internet. Gain the
skills you need to successfully develop and
manage a volunteer program of any size. This
is competency-based course includes reading
and written assignments as well as development
of a professional portfolio. Individuals
who successfully complete this training will
be awarded a Certificate of Achievement in
Professional Volunteer Management Training. For
more information, call Continuing Education &
Training, 410-386-8100.
Last Updated 8/4/2008
Volunteer Frederick - Frederick, MD
Offers a Volunteer Program Management Training Series.
Visit http://www.volunteerfrederick.org/volunteer_mgmt_training.html for details and schedule.
Missouri
Washington University, St. Louis, MO USA
Volunteer Management for Today
Taught each summer as part of the MA and Certification in Non Profit Management Programs. Students explore and develop practical strategies for effective program planning, volunteer recruitment and retention, staff and volunteer relations, program evaluation, volunteerism trends within a global context, and ethical practices. This course provides an introduction to the core competencies of volunteer resource management.
Contact: Washington University
The M.A. in Nonprofit Management Program, University College, Campus Box 1064, Washington University, One Brookings Drive, St. Louis, MO 63130-4899.
Telephone (314) 935-6778.
E-mail srollins@artsci.wustl.edu
New Jersey
Rutgers, The State
University of New Jersey - Piscataway, New Jersey
The Certificate Program in Volunteer Management offers a series
of required and elective workshops, participants will enhance their
skills and increase their knowledge of the practical, legal and
technical aspects of directing a volunteer program. The program
consists of seven required and two elective workshops. Download a brochure for the program at
http://socialwork.rutgers.edu/iff/brochures/CP_VolMgmt_07.pdf
Contact: Continuing Education and Professional
Development Program, School of Social Work, Building 4161, Livingston
Campus,
100 Joyce Kilmer
Avenue, Piscataway, NJ 08854-8045
Phone: 732-445-3173
Seton Hall University
- South Orange, NJ
Seton Hall's nationally ranked M.P.A. degree in Nonprofit Management
prepares volunteer administrators and nonprofit managers to take
leadership roles in their organizations and the community. Issues
of volunteer management are incorporated into a variety of courses.
More information: http://www.shu.edu/academics/artsci/public-healthcare-administration/
New York
NYAVA's Professional Development Committee invites you to its Signature Course: Principles and Practices of Volunteer Resource Management (a 3-day course).
Are you a new volunteer resource practitioner looking for some ways to build your volunteer program? Do you want the opportunity to network with others in the volunteer management field? Then look no further -- this is the course for you! The course will give participants the major components for building an outstanding volunteer resource program including:
- Trends in volunteerism
- Characteristics of volunteer resource program
- Creating volunteer roles and responsibilities
- Exploring the Volunteer/Staff partnership
- Participants will identify areas of concentration/improvement in their own volunteer program and create an action plan for implementation.
Big Brothers Big Sisters of New York City/ Mentoring Supervisor Certificate Program - New York, New York
http://www.bigsnyc.org/a-MSCP.php
Designed for youth practitioners and social service
professionals who work with young people and families and want to
develop or enhance a mentoring program. The sessions are taught
by a combination of Fordham University faculty and BBBS Training
Center facilitators.
Contact: Center for Training, BBBS Of NYC, 223 East
30th Street, New York, NY 10016, train@bigsnyc.org
(212) 686-2042
North Carolina
N.C. Assn. of
Volunteer Administration
Basics In Volunteer Management Online course. Visit the website for registration information:
http://www.ncava.net/content/page/title/Professional_Development (see right column to download a registration form).
Ohio
John Carroll University, University Heights, Ohio
Foundations in Volunteer Administration
Certificate Program
Seven 3-hour sessions covering human resources, recruitment, retention, history of volunteerism, program development, staff & volunteer relations, measurement/evaluation and management & communication.
Vist http://www.fvaohio.org/CertificateProgram.asp for more information.
Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio
Volunteer Management Training Program (VMTP) is a capacity building program designed to enhance voluntary service in Ohio. Offered through a collaboration of the United Way of the Greater Dayton Area and Wright State University, the program consists of a series of classes for which participants receive a certificate upon completion and continuing education credits through the university. Participants in this program -- volunteer managers/
coordinators of nonprofit or public organizations -- work on managing a program, project, or resources that impact his/her organization. www.wright.edu/cupa/vmtp
Contact information: Domonique Chapa, (937) 775-3144
Cincinnati Association
of Volunteer Administration- Cincinnati, Ohio
Management of Volunteers Program is a certificate series of
classes taught by members of the network of volunteer administrators
in the greater Cincinnati area. CAVA is sponsored by the United
Way of Greater Cincinnati.
The classes cover the basics of organizing and managing an effective
volunteer program.
Contact:
www.cincycava.com
FIRSTLINK - Volunteer
Management Series
Six 3½ hour sessions
Columbus, Ohio
The objective of this series is to provide volunteer managers,
administrators, supervisors and coordinators with state of the art
techniques and skills to manage a successful volunteer staff within
any agency’s service programs.
Contact: For information and registration call 614-221-6766
ext. 123 or email us at education@firstlink.org
or visit our website at http://www.firstlink.org
Oregon
Institute for Nonprofit Management at Portland State University
Portland, Oregon
University-based Certificate in Volunteer Program Management includes courses in Intro to Nonprofit Management, Governance of Nonprofit Organizations (Boards), Values-Based Management (effective HR management), Volunteerism & Volunteer Management, Advanced Volunteer Management, an elective, and an internship. Nancy Macduff is on the faculty.
Contact: INPM@pdx.edu, 503.725.8221,
http://www.inpm.pdx.edu/inpm-certificates
Technical Assistance for Community Service (TACS)
Two day certificate program
Portland, Oregon
Volunteer Management 101. Professional instructors
from the Northwest Oregon Volunteer Administrator's Association present core foundations of volunteer management.
Contact: See http://www.tacs.org for calendar of classes. For other information: info@tacs.org
Pennsylvania
Institute for Volunteerism - Pittsburgh, PA
http://www.ccac.edu/default.aspx?id=145743
Offers volunteer management seminars at the Community College
of Allegheny County. In cooperation with Volunteer Administrators
of SW PA and the Society for the Directors of Volunteer Services.
Contact: CCAC, Mary Jo Guercio,
Director of Community Training and Development,
412.237.2723
mguercio@ccac.edu
Volunteer Center of
the Greater Lehigh Valley - Bethlehem, PA
Volunteer Program Management Series - Offered yearly, this 6-week series focuses on the 5 functions of the management process as they relate to issues in volunteer management, including planning, organizing, staffing, leading and directing. Visit http://www.volunteerlv.org/agencies/volunteer-program-management-series.asp for details and registration form.
Texas
HAVA - Volunteer Management Academy - Houston, TX
http://www.hava.org/events/vma.htm
Houston Association of Volunteer Administrators offers this comprehensive
program in volunteer management. The 30 hour certificate program
is designed for volunteer administrators who want to enhance their
knowledge and skills.
Austin Community College - Austin, TX
Training
Center for Community-Based and Nonprofit Organizations Volunteer Management Showcase Series
This is a three-part series with expert facilitators for a total of 10.5 contact hours. Sessions are held at ACC’s Highland Business Center. Each session is priced individually ($70) or at a discount for the three-part series ($189). Contact Candyss Bryant at cbryant1@austincc.edu
Sessions include:
- 2/24/09: Volunteer Trends and Their Impact on Your Nonprofit
- 3/12/09: Is Your Volunteer Program Hitting the Target
- 3/31/09: Strengthening Your Staff and Volunteer Relations
University of
Texas at Austin
LBJ School of Public Affairs, RGK Center for Philanthropy and Community
Service.
A three-credit hour graduate course in Community Engagement and
the Management of Volunteers in Nonprofit and Public Sector Organizations,
offered in the spring and the fall semesters to graduate students
enrolled in the UT/A.
Contact: Sarah Jane Rehnborg, Ph.D., rehnborg@mail.utexas.edu,
512-475-7616
University of North Texas – Denton, Texas
The
University of North Texas offers an on-line for-credit undergraduate
and graduate certificate in Volunteer and Community Resource Management.
Courses may also be used as part of an undergraduate or graduate
interdisciplinary degree.
Contact: For more information
see the website at http://www.ecv.unt.edu/ or
contact Pamela J. Sybert, Director, Educational Consortium for
Volunteerism, University of North Texas, P. O. Box 310919, Denton,
TX 76203-0919. E-mail: sybert@scs.unt.edu Phone:
940 565-4417.
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