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Tuesday, May 13th, 2008

Professional Development Opportunity
Live, Online Session: Effective Volunteer Recruitment for Mentoring Programs

Monday, January 7, 2008
1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m.

Presented by Craig A. Bowman, Common Ground Consulting LLC™

Offered by the Center for Schools and Communities, in partnership with the Pennsylvania Department of Education

This online session will provide information about volunteer recruitment strategies which can be used by mentoring programs to secure a greater number and diversity of volunteers to serve children and youth at risk.

Think for a moment about the relationships you have in your life - at work, at home, with colleagues, friends, and family. What happens in those relationships when there is a high degree of trust? How about when trust is low?

In this session, we’ll use a series of interactive tools to analyze the economics of trust - real world, practical, insights that will change how you spend your time recruiting volunteers. This session will explore the impact of actively building and leveraging quality relationships as a tool for effective recruitment. Is the “trust factor” real? Can it help us recruit more mentors? The answer is an unequivocal yes! And in this session, you’ll learn how to do it.

After participating in the session, you will be able to:

  • Define the “Trust Factor” in practical, real-world situations;
  • Recognize the economic impact of low-trust relationships in terms of effective mentor recruitment;
  • Learn to use specific tools and strategies for improving stakeholder trust;
  • Understand the key attributes of high-trust leaders.

REGISTER TODAY

To register for this online session, go to: http://www.center-school.org/mentoring/online

  • There is no cost to participate, but seating is limited for this live event.
  • All registrants will receive an e-mail confirmation regarding the status of their participation and instructions on how to access the meeting room in order to participate in the event.
  • Downloading the necessary software to participate in this live, online session is easy and can be obtained for free.

Act 48 Credits

The Center for Schools and Communities, as a division of the Central Susquehanna Intermediate Unit, offers Act 48 professional development credit for those with Pennsylvania teaching or administrative certificates. Participants must attend the online workshop from beginning to end to receive credit. A Center for Schools & Communities staff member will track your participation during the online session. Within five (5) business days of the completion of the session, you will receive, by e-mail, the required Act 48 form for completion. If you are interested in receiving Act 48 credit, please check the appropriate box on the online registration form.

 

Presenter

Craig A. Bowman, Common Ground Consulting, LLC™

For 18 years, Craig Bowman and his firm, Common Ground Consulting LLC™ have been providing world-class consulting services for community-based, national, and international nonprofit (social profit) organizations. As a leading social sector futurist, Craig has spent his career developing a philosophy of learning and management that harnesses passion as a bridge between human potential and social responsibility. He provides valuable advocacy, management and fund development training; offers executive-level one-on-one coaching and board development; addresses diversity and multicultural organizational development issues; teaches beginners and advanced courses in facilitation skills and curriculum development; and specializes in the creation and implementation of youth and community development programming strategies. He is an expert in organizational assessment, development, and management issues; and has provided on-site technical assistance and capacity building to social sector organizations in the U.S. and abroad.

Craig’s efforts have largely centered on organizational development consulting and the design and delivery of high-quality, interactive, non-formal education and training. The majority of this work has focused on assisting organizations and businesses in developing and implementing mission critical goals and the systems necessary for high productivity and the efficient use of resources. He is also an internationally-recognized expert on youth policy, youth development, and youth health issues (particularly mentoring and HIV/AIDS prevention).

 

Learn more about Common Ground Consulting LLC™