Volunteer Management Online/Distance Learning Classes

As these are online courses, it does not matter where the learner is located.  Most allow anyone in any country to register, but contact each program directly for details.

Webinars on Specific Dates

Martin Luther King Day of Service Webinar Series, September through November 2009 presented by Points of Light Institute and sponsored by the Corporation for National and Community Service.
Click here to see a listing of upcoming sessions and to register. You will enter the Points of Light Web Ex website. Click on the “Upcoming” tab and then click on the session title to register for the webinar. REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED but you do not need a password to register. After registering, you will receive an e-mail with log-in information for the session. (If you don’t receive an email, please check your Spam folder.) If you have any questions, please email at training@handsonnetwork.org.

December 2, 2009, 1:00-2:30 ET, Webinar:
Mobilizing Volunteers in the Face of Budget Cuts: A Realistic Look
Trainer: Susan J. Ellis; Producer: Society for Nonprofit Organizations.
When financial crisis strikes, organizations must be strategic and creative in stretching their budgets. Where does volunteer involvement fit? Are you positioned to expand your volunteer corps or do you still need to lay the foundation for welcoming community participation? Can/should volunteers fill gaps left if you must lay off staff? Learn more and register here. (If you can’t make the date, you can purchase a recording.)

Online Talks and Courses Continuously Available

Everyone Ready
Online training from Energize, Inc. for you or your entire organization to work successfully with volunteers! Learn More

Certificate in Nonprofit Leadership and Management
Video Course Series of 8 Modules
The Learning Institute, a program of The Society for Nonprofit Organizations, provides affordable, accessible educational programs for all involved in the nonprofit sector.  The eight original programs in this series were telecast live via satellite in 2000 and are now available online via streaming video. These programs feature some of the finest experts in the field, and have been taught to over 16,000 satisfied learners.  Learn more.

Latest Thinking in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Marketing
10 online lectures from the UK-based Henry Stewart Talks, showing how not-for-profit marketing is essential for everyone who needs to attract support, funding, and volunteers for their organization.  Includes a commissioned presentation by Susan Ellis on  Strategic Volunteer Involvement: Engaging the Community in Your Mission,  in which she has the opportunity to show how volunteer engagement connects to community relations, marketing, advocacy, client development and other key organization goals.  To view extracts from the series go to: http://hstalks.com/r/nonprofmktg.  Available on a three-year licence – online and accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Event Volunteer Management course - credit offered online
Vancouver Island University in British Columbia, Canada
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

Humane Society University
Implementing a Successful Volunteer Program -- Using the "Volunteer Management Manual: A Guide for Animal Care Organizations" as the course's text book, you will review proven techniques for effective program design, recruitment, volunteer retention, and much more. The $64.95 course fee includes the manual. See www.HSUonline.org.
Contact: Valerie Sheppard, Director, Humane Society University, a program of The Humane Society of the United States vsheppard@hsus.org

Sources for Periodic or Repeating Online Courses

International Nonprofit Management Teaching Resource Center
(Based in the US)

http://www.inom-trc.org/

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.

Lantra Awards Managing Volunteers Course (Based in England)

http://www.lantra-awards.co.uk/training/training_vrqsummary.aspx

Online version of the Advanced Certificate in Volunteer Management.

E-mail awards@lantra-awards.co.uk for further information.

The Learning Zone for Volunteers Managers (Based in Scotland)

http://www.vdslearningzone.org.uk/welcome/home.htm

Volunteer Development Scotland offers the opportunity to access volunteers managers learning at your convenience with two options for study:  "Just in Time Learning" (quick overviews) and "More Time for Learning."

The North Carolina Association of Volunteer Administration (NCAVA) in partnership with Southeastern Community College (Whiteville, NC) offers an on-line course, Basics in Volunteer Management. The course is offered each semester (Fall, Spring & Summer) and lasts 10 weeks each semester. The cost of tuition is $55 ... out-of-state tuition DOES NOT apply. Anyone, anywhere is welcome! Course completers will receive continuing education credits from Southeastern Community College.

For more information, contact the instructor, Melody Prevatte, at mprevatte@sccnc.edu for more information, or go to http://www.ncava.net.

Points of Light Institute Training Schedule

http://www.pointsoflight.org/resources/training/

Various teleconferences scheduled throughout the year.

Portland State University Volunteer Engagement and Leadership Program

http://www.extended.pdx.edu/degrcomp/programs/v_engagement.php

The Volunteer Engagement and Leadership Program (VELP) includes two series of courses (Standard and Advanced) that cover the dynamics of creating a successful volunteer management program. Offers both on-site and online courses with faculty including Nancy Macduff.  It is possible to apply the online courses to earn a Certificate in Volunteer Program Management.

School of Volunteer Management (Based in Australia)

http://www.svm.net.au
An Internationally and Nationally recognised Diploma of Volunteer Management available in distance mode. This is a course for managers of paid and volunteer staff.   The School of Volunteer Management offers a suite of volunteer management and business management courses customised to reflect the unique character and diverse needs of the not-for-profit sector and the people it engages.

University of North Texas (Based in the United States)
http://www.unt.edu/untvols

UNT offers five 100% Internet Volunteer Management courses. The completion of any four courses can lead to a certification in volunteer and community resource management. Core courses in this program of study are not re-hashed traditional course offerings. They are especially formulated to utilize existing texts by recognized experts in the volunteer management field and will offer students the opportunity to interface with recognized experts in both classroom and field situations  Courses can be taken for full university credit or extension credit.

Contact: Pamela Sybert, Director, Educational Consortium for Volunteerism PO Box 310919 Denton, TX 76203 940-565-4417 fax: 940-565-3141 sybert@scs.cmm.unt.edu

VolunteerMatch Learning Center

http://www.volunteermatch.org/nonprofits/learningcenter/

Live and recorded webinars.

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