FREE - Registration is required to hold your spot and is limited to ensure participants full benefit of the materials offered.

The 1-day workshop is based on the “Ten Best Practices in Volunteer Management” and the “Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement. Also being used is the Signature Trail Evaluation to demonstrate all the important components of trail destination development and how it feeds the visitor experience.

These “Ten Best Practices in Volunteer Management” follow a natural progression. The first three focus on laying the foundation for an effective program. The next three deal with developing safe and appropriate volunteer jobs and getting the right people for the positions. The final four centre on creating an environment that provides successfully recruited volunteers with the skills, support, and desire to stay involved.

This creates the best environment for delivery of a great user experience.

Best Practices

Laying the Foundation

1. Valuing the Role of Volunteers

2. Defining Rules and Expectations

3. Developing Volunteer Management Skills

Developing the Jobs and Getting the Right People

4. Reducing Client and Group Risk

5. Creating Clear Assignments

6. Reaching Beyond the Circle

Creating an Environment Where Volunteers Feel They Belong and Want to Stay

7. Orienting and Training Volunteers

8. Providing Supervision

9. Making Volunteers Feel They Belong

10. Recognizing Volunteer Contributions

Objectives

By the end of this workshop participants will be able to:

1. Develop a Leadership Program Framework

2. Create a Volunteer Recruitment Plan

3. Conduct Inspiring Orientation and Training Sessions

4. Empower Volunteers

5. Establish a Recognition Program

6. Assisting with the delivery of a great trail volunteer and user experiences

Event Sponsors: