2026 National Summit on Volunteer AdministrationWe are excited that you are registering for the 2026 National Summit on Volunteer Engagement! If you have questions, please contact summit@volunteeralive.org
November AL!VE Academy: This is a Profession! The Importance of Creating a Strategy and Advocating for our Professional Selves with Advocacy Committee Board Chair Alicia Morris Campbell November 11, 2025 @ 12:30PM Est - 90 Minutes
Volunteer management is more than coordination. It's a profession rooted in strategy, leadership, and impact. In this webinar, you'll learn how to shift your language to reflect the strengths-based capacity of your role, affirm the professional identity of volunteer management, and explore strategies to advocate for the field in today’s evolving nonprofit landscape.
Whether you're new to the role or a seasoned leader, this session will equip you with tools to elevate your voice, validate your expertise, and champion the profession with confidence
Learning Objectives:
Apply strengths-based language to describe the value and impact of volunteer management.
Recognize and affirm volunteer management as a skilled and credible profession.
Explore strategies to advocate for the profession in today’s evolving nonprofit landscape.
Heather Hiscox is a Frustrated Changemaker on a mission to change the way WE change the world. Heather is the founder and CEO of Pause for Change. The PAUSE method is a proven framework that helps changemakers address difficult challenges and pursue promising opportunities. These skills help organizations be certain about which solutions will create the greatest impact while using fewer resources and less time. Heather is the author of No More Status Quo: A Proven Framework to Change the Way We Change the World. Heather speaks at conferences and events about social impact (nonprofit, local government, and philanthropic) disruption and innovation, and has launched several ventures that benefit the social impact sector, connecting organizations to the training, skills, and resources they need to deepen their impact.
This virtual Community of Practice supports volunteer engagement professionals managing programs in and across rural communities. These monthly peer-to-peer sessions address some of the challenges that come with operating in geographic areas with lower population numbers and that are located outside of more suburban and urban areas. Members use these sessions to troubleshoot issues, to give and receive support, and to share strategies, best practices, and resources for effective volunteer program management.
2025 Meetings will be held (All times 2 PM Eastern):
January 21, February 18, March 18,
April 15, May 20, June 17,
July 15, August 19, September 16,
October 21, November 18, December 16
To register for these dates, see the link below.
COP's are an exclusive AL!VE member benefit. Anyone is welcome to attend the first COP meeting, but after the first meeting we ask you become a member. Learn more here.