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Professional Development Workshops

The Volunteer Center of Northwest Suburban Chicago is pleased to present a variety of workshops designed to keep your staff current with best practices for effective volunteer management, technology and management support services.

Member agencies are invited to send a representative to attend 2 workshops per fiscal year. Additional workshops cost $30 each per person. Non-member cost is $60 per workshop.

With the exception of the onsite computer training, all workshops are held at:

Forest View Educational Center
2121 S. Goebbert Road
Arlington Heights, Il 60005

Workshops
The following is an overview of the workshops scheduled for the 2008-09 fiscal year. For complete descriptions of our workshops download Workshop Schedule 2008-09 (PDF 39K)

Onsite Computer Training
New this year! Need help with some aspects of Word or Excel? Would you like one or more of your staff trained at your site? Each hour of training is given for the price of a workshop. Call for details and to schedule the available 2008/2009 dates listed below. Onsite training is provided by Joe Cesario, retired software trainier. Time scheduled by appointment.

  • July 15, 2008
  • August 21, 2008
  • October 7, 2008
  • November 20, 2008
  • January 13, 2009
  • February 19, 2009
  • April 17, 2009
  • May 21, 2009

Volunteer Management Training Series
A series of 6 workshops presented over 3 consecutive days, January 13, 14 & 15, 2009. For complete descriptions of our management training series, download Workshop Schedule 2008-09 (PDF 39K)

  1. Understand Volunteerism / Risk Management
  2. Planning Your Volunteer Program
  3. Recruiting & Placing Volunteers
  4. Orienting & Training Volunteers
  5. Supervising Volunteers
  6. Evaluating Your Volunteer Program

The Volunteer Management Training Series, sponsored by The Points of Light Foundation is a high quality, comprehensive series of six courses in volunteer management. Curriculum has been updated to include resources and summary information from Betty Stallings “55 Minute Workshop Series”. Sessions based on national research and most effective practices in volunteer management are quick moving and interactive. A personal certificate of achievement can be obtained after completing all six workshops and passing an open book test.
Session taught by Christine Smith, Associate Director – The Volunteer Center

Download: Case for a Volunteer Management Training Series(PDF 35K)

All participants will have the option of participating in The Volunteer Center's new Volunteer Manager's peer support network once course work is completed.

Register for Workshops
There are several ways available to register for scheduled workshops:

  • Workshop registrations and membership fees are now being accepted online.

Click here to register by credit card.
  • Send with a check payable to The Volunteer Center to:
The Volunteer Center of Northwest Suburban Chicago
2121 S. Goebbert Rd.
Arlington Heights, IL 60005
©2008 The Volunteer Center of Northwest Suburban Chicago