Training Employees and Volunteers

Training and developing employees or volunteers requires a consistent plan that takes learning styles into account. Good curricula includes a baseline to measure current knowledge of specific content, a list of learning objectives and multiple teaching methods.

Teaching methods may include shading boxes with borders, and colorful graphs, charts, maps or flow charts. Substituting pictures for verbiage speeds comprehension and may reduce volume. Kinetics (movement) and interactive learning (problem solving) helps learners integrate theory and practice. Each training module should measure the degree of student learning.  Lastly, engage participants in improving training content, methods, delivery and learning outcomes.

Deep End of The Pool-Learning to Do Business With the State

For the past week we have been investigating new opportunities, and learning new things.

About a week ago we began conversing an Oregon State employee about public-private partnerships. He has been a great source of information and tremendously helpful. Now that we have become acquainted with the process of doing business with Oregon, we are beginning to review specific opportunities. We are planning to attend a special training session.

Volunteer: Raising the Bar

Volunteers: Raising the Bar
This unique workshop provides a survey of key topics essential to leverage and retain volunteers. Volunteers have many options. It is one thing to train volunteers, it is another to integrate them into a cohesive plan to move the organization forward and keep them happy. In this workshop attendees will learn how to:
 

• Design a Plan for Success
• Manage Risk
• Write Volunteer Job Descriptions
• Create a Visual Layout to Quickly Communicate Choices, Hierarcy and Chain of Command
• Recruit New Talent With a Focus on Quality
• Train Supervisors in Evaluation and Improvement Techniques
• Communicate the Importance of  Chain of Command
• Orient New Volunteers and Match Them to Volunteer Positions
• Track Volunteer Hours

 

Volunteer Retention

In part two of this workshop, attendees will learn how to:

 

• Understand Motivation
• Recognize Burnout
• Identify How to Determine if Volunteers are Fit for a Particular Service or Recognize Unmet Needs
• Tap into Creativity
• Development and Recognize Volunteers
• Ensure Volunteer Satisfaction

Performance Appraisal Training

How to Design and Implement an Employee Appraisal Program

If employees cringe at the thought of an annual performance evaluation, the process needs to be redefined. A good apraisal process marries the company or organizations outcome measures to its composite performance. The concept of composite performance indicates no one resource can effectively carry out all the roles and functions, therefore, as a jumping off place employees need to be matched for optimal fit based on their knowledge, skills and talent. When one resource holds all the information it poses a serious risk. In this workshop attendees will learn how to

• Maximize Talent
• Provide Incentives
• Increase Buy-In
• Improve Morale
• Implement and Manage Organizational Change
• Honor Achievement
• Use Appraisals to Meet Organizational Goals and Objectives

Making Every Dollar Count

Making Every Dollar Count
This is a basic workshop aimed at helping nonprofit organizations leverage every type of resource. Nonprofits often lack finances and manpower to fulfill their mission effectively which can lead to discouragement. Learn how to find compatible partners, and negotiate simple resource sharing agreements. Project work groups allow small nonprofits to become stakeholders in larger projects by working together. In this workshop you will discover ways to improve your  organization's capacity by learning abou the following concepts:
 

• What Are Resource Sharing Agreements and Why Do They Matter?
• Understanding the Value of  Strategic Alliances
• How to Design and Manage a Project Work Group

Grant Training

Grant Readiness Part 1

• Align your mission and vision statement with a visual strategic business plan.
• Increase organizational visibility.
• Understanding your ABC’s and PDF’s.
• Write measurable goals.
• Manage a simple project timeline.

Grant Readiness Part 2

• Set up an evaluation and improvement process.
• Statistics-Your New Best Friend
• Research grants and set up a basic grant tracking spreadsheet.
• Foundation Relations and Expectations.
• Fulfill your end of the agreement.

Grant Writing: Developing Creative Strategies

• It’s a Match: How to Satisfy the Requirement Without Using Cash
• Fiscal Sponsors:  Understanding the Parent –Daughter Relationship
• Company’s Coming