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Professional and Career Development
 GROWING PROFESSIONALS SINCE 1956 MCDVS can be a vital resource to volunteer administrators who are new to the field as well as those who have wealth of experience in working with volunteers. |
Elements of Volunteer Management
This full-day course focuses on the major building blocks of successful volunteer programs. Topics covered include: planning, marketing, developing position descriptions, preparing for risk management and legal issues, training, recordkeeping and reporting, providing recognition, recruiting, and selecting. CEU credits are awarded for completion of this course by Carroll Community College. Participants in this interactive course learn from a team of seasoned professional volunteer administrators, as well as other students with whom they exchange ideas throughout the day. This course appeals to both newcomers to the field and experienced volunteer managers who need a refresher.
We are currently revamping our Elements of Volunteer Management curriculum this fall and look forward to unveiling our new and improved course in Spring 2008.
Annual Professional Development Workshop
MCDVS annually sponsors a fee-based all-day workshop on a hot topic in volunteer management. The presenter is always an expert in the selected area and a skilled facilitator or consultant. Past Professional Development workshops include: "Change: Moving Volunteer Management Into New Territory" (including online professional development and virtual volunteering, positioning the volunteer program within our organizations, designing programs to attract and retain diverse populations, creating accountable episodic and cyber volunteer positions); Building Excellent Vvolunteer and Volunteer-Employee Teams; and High Power Resource Sharing (written forms and policies combined with focus groups addressing liability issues, creative recruitment and recognition and benefits, interviewing and selection.)
In recent years, the MCDVS annual meeting has been scheduled as a morning breakfast prior to the Professional Development Workshop. The site varies, but is in the Baltimore metropolitan area. Guests are welcome. Members attend at a discounted rate. Scholarships are available to members. CEU credits are available from Carroll Community College, as requested.
The date and topic for our 2008 Professional Development Day have not been determined yet. Please check back soon for updates.
Online Course in Volunteer Management
Carroll Community College's Professional Volunteer Management Training Online is designed to help you create and run a volunteer program, or to hone your skills if you are already running a program. Topics included in this course are: basic elements of volunteer administration; motivating and recognizing volunteers; risk management; public relations and marketing; recruitment; and gaining organizational support for your program. Tips on dealing with difficult people, implementing changes and recruiting a diverse volunteer staff will be given.This competency-based course includes reading and written assignments, development of a professional portfolio and completion of a capstone project that has direct applicability to your volunteer program. Individuals who successfully complete this training will be awarded a Certificate of Achievement in Professional Volunteer Management Training. The training is endorsed by the Association for Volunteer Administration (AVA).
This 90-hour course is offered completely online (accessible 24 hours/day) and takes 6 months to complete. Cost: $545 ($595 for out-of-state students). For more information, or to preview the course, contact Helen Jones, Director of Career Programs at Carroll Community College (hjones@carrollcc.edu).Interested in additional local, regional, and national workshops and conference schedules. Visit MCDVS Related Links.