Getting volunteer onboarding right from the start sets the tone for every future interaction. When done well, it builds confidence, trust, and long-term commitment. When overlooked, it can lead to confusion, disengagement, and higher turnover.
In this webinar, hosted by Chris Livengood and featuring Josie Connell, we’ll explore strategies for effective volunteer onboarding that set the stage for success and help volunteers feel welcomed, valued, and ready to contribute.
You’ll also hear from Angela Williamson, CVA, an award-winning volunteer engagement professional with 18+ years of experience across museums, healthcare, and nonprofit leadership. Angela has presented at national conferences, trained volunteer leaders across North America, and brings practical, real-world strategies you can put into action immediately. She’ll share insights from her extensive experience and join the live Q&A to answer your questions directly.
This webinar is designed for volunteer managers, program coordinators, and nonprofit leaders who want to create a better volunteer experience while boosting retention and engagement.
Join us to uncover onboarding best practices, connect with peers in the sector, and take home ideas you can put into action right away.
Enhance your professional development and support the profession of volunteer engagement at the same time! Join us for an AL!VE New Volunteer Information Session! This session is your opportunity to learn more about AL!VE, our mission, and how you can get involved. Whether you’re interested in sharing your skills, learning new ones, or connecting with a community of like-minded professionals, we have opportunities for you! Don’t miss this chance to join a dynamic organization that supports leaders in volunteer engagement nationwide. We can’t wait to meet you and explore how we can make an impact together!
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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
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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.
About Our Presenter:
Jennifer brought her years of work leading VolunteerMatch’s Learning Center to Idealist.org in February 2025. She continues her work designing tools, trainings, and resources to help VolunteerMatch and Idealist’s combined community of nonprofits better recruit and engage volunteers. She shares her knowledge with leaders of volunteers through the trainings in the Learning Center, through the LOVs Newsletter and blog articles, and at conferences around the country. She serves as the Director of Knowledge on the Board of the Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration. She is the current Co-Editor and a contributing author for the 4th Edition of Volunteer Administration: Professional Practice, published by LexisNexis Canada in January 2021. She’s a strong believer in the importance of engaging volunteers in meaningful work and has been Certified in Volunteer Administration since 2010.She volunteers with the Justice & Diversity Center and Project Homeless Connect in San Francisco, with the Social Justice Sewing Academy, and fosters kittens with Home-At-Last Rescue. She holds a B.A. from Randolph-Macon Woman's College in Lynchburg, VA.
As a Volunteer Engagement professional, you know the incredible value of your department, — but does your CEO? This year’s Hybrid Conference, Show Them the Money is designed to empower you, the volunteer engagement professional, to confidently showcase the tangible financial impact of your work. Whether you’re advocating for budget protection or program expansion, you’ll gain proven strategies, innovative perspectives, and practical tools to translate volunteer contributions into bottom-line results that grab leadership’s attention. Join us and learn how to turn volunteer engagement into a powerful financial story—because the numbers don’t just speak; they open doors.
The hybrid conference is the same content but shared on two different days to accommodate for varying time zones. Check the website for local host site registrations so can connect with others in your area!
Host Site Registrations open June 2
Early Bird Registration - $550
Regular Registration - $600
Individual Registration opens August 4
AL!VE Members $50
Non-Members $60
As a Volunteer Engagement professional, you know the incredible value of your department, — but does your CEO? This year’s Hybrid Conference, Show Them the Money is designed to empower you, the volunteer engagement professional, to confidently showcase the tangible financial impact of your work. Whether you’re advocating for budget protection or program expansion, you’ll gain proven strategies, innovative perspectives, and practical tools to translate volunteer contributions into bottom-line results that grab leadership’s attention. Join us and learn how to turn volunteer engagement into a powerful financial story—because the numbers don’t just speak; they open doors.
The hybrid conference is the same content but shared on two different days to accommodate for varying time zones. Check the website for local host site registrations so can connect with others in your area!
Host Site Registrations open June 2
Early Bird Registration - $550
Regular Registration - $600
Individual Registration opens August 4
AL!VE Members $50
Non-Members $60
Often the lines between volunteering and employment can blur, putting organizations and people at risk.
In this webinar Christine will guide you through the importance of defining the volunteer and employee relationship and provide practical tips to mitigate the risks associated.
Don’t miss this chance to protect your organization and strengthen your volunteer program—reserve your spot today!
AL!VE will be hosting a virtual celebration brunch and encourages you to invite your teams and supervisors to attend. We will have an hour full of purpose, fun, and recognition!
We proudly announce the celebration of International Volunteer Managers Day (IVMDay) 2025, observed every year on November 5. This year's global theme, “Be BOLD. Make Change.”, encourages volunteer managers, volunteers, volunteerism enthusiasts, and community members to advocate for meaningful change, embrace innovation, and strengthen the impact of volunteer programs in communities across the country.
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The "Financial Management in Volunteer Administration" workshop is an hour-long online learning session designed to enhance participants' understanding of key financial management concepts relevant to volunteer programs. The workshop covers essential learning objectives, including the basics of financial management, the application of cost principles to budgeting, the importance of diversifying funding sources, and the effective valuation and utilization of in-kind contributions. The agenda includes an introduction to the role of financial management and a discussion of key concepts such as cost principles and budgeting with an interactive activity for the practical application of these principles. There is time set aside following the presentation for Q&A to address participant inquiries.
The Speaker:
Jamie S. Dent, MCL, MHA (and a former CVA), is a dedicated professional specializing in research administration, leadership, and financial management within the nonprofit sector. Currently serving as the Research Operations Director in the Department of Emergency Medicine at Stanford University, Jamie oversees active research awards to emergency medicine physicians (faculty) exceeding $40 million annually, providing strategic leadership to administrative staff and enhancing the research administration infrastructure.
Jamie served as a Senior AmeriCorps Program Officer for Volunteer Tennessee, where they directed a comprehensive grant making process, managing over $4.5 million annually in federal funds for impactful community-based programs. His experience in financial resource management was further demonstrated as the Administrative Services Manager for the Department of Health in Tennessee, where they successfully wrote and directed grant application processes totaling over $19 million annually and co-wrote the first funded opioid substance use disorder program grant for the state.
With a strong background in financial oversight, grant development, and capacity-building training for nonprofit agencies, Jamie is committed to fostering sustainable operational efficiencies and maximizing the impact of social initiatives.
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Join us for a chat about passion and calling featuring Adam Janes, CVA — former religious leader and now a volunteer engagement professional with nine years of experience. Through building and rebuilding communities, careers, and worldviews, Adam has come to see volunteer engagement not just as a job, but as a true calling and a lifelong journey of learning what healthy community truly means.
Adam will draw on some illustrations, not for profit history, macro narratives and personal experiences to show how your work is more than a cog in the nonprofit wheel. It’s a force for generosity, connection, and care within your organisation and beyond. He will make the case for why you have one of the greatest jobs in the world and helping convince others of its importance is a challenge best built through building a passion for the profession.
The session will be moderated by Nicole R.Smith, CVA a leading voice in volunteer engagement, who will guide the conversation and pose thought-provoking questions along the way.
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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
Click here to join the next meeting.
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.
