Addressing the Challenges Facing Smaller, Rural Communities

Wednesday, Feb 11, 2009
9:00am - 4:00pm

About the Workshop
Extensive "'up-front"' planning is the key to successful project completion! This workshop covers planning the entire project from start-to-finish, incorporating important core management concepts. Working with project ideas of their own, participants will work through the essentials of project planning. This is a highly interactive session incorporating the "what-ifs" and the "if-thens" of project planning.

Fee
$40.00 (includes manual, muffins, coffee & lunch)

Location
Sam Waller Museum
Rotary Room, Side Door Ent
306 Fischer Ave, The Pas, MB

To Register Contact:
Volunteer Manitoba
410 - 5 Donald Street
Winnipeg, MB R3L 2T4
fax: 204.284.5200
toll free fax: 1.866.419.2606 

or download the registration brochure here>>

Notice of cancellation must be received 7 days prior to the workshop start date. Substitutions welcome, no-shows are subject to the full workshop fee.

Prerequisite: Volunteer Management Introduction

Today's environment is fast-moving, competitive and constantly changing. As a result, organizations not only need to improve their management systems, they also need staff and volunteers with strong leadership skills. Volunteer Management Leadership Skills is a three-day workshop that provides participants with the opportunity to examine and improve their leadership abilities.

What will you learn?
Leadership - Realities & Future Trends ·Building Partnerships & Collaborating · Building Leaders for Successful Teams · Increasing Volunteer Program Profile & Beyond

Participants will have an opportunity to network with other managers of volunteer programs and become familiar with current resources.

This course provided invaluable information and tools for leadership as a volunteer manager. After taking the course, I have shared some of the tips and resources with my co-workers and we've been able to put to use many of the practical strategies for networking, leading teams, and accessing information on trends that will benefit our organization. The course was a great investment of time and it was even fun!
Kelly Quigley, Director of Volunteer Services, MB Special Olympics

Who should attend?
Volunteer Managers, staff and leadership volunteers looking for new ideas.

Date:
January 27 - 29, 2009
9:00am - 4:30pm

Workshop Location:
Volunteer Manitoba Training Room, 2nd Floor
5 Donald Street South
Winnipeg MB

Fee: $260 (includes materials and light refreshments)

Facilitator:
Barb Gemmell, Gemmell Training & Consultants & guest presenters (facilitator info)

For Information:
Delores Jansen, Registration Coordinator
phone: 204.477.5180 ext 221 (toll free) 888.922.4545
email: vmregister@mts.net

Cancellation and final registration date: 7 days prior

Click here to Register online

Core Course for the Red River College Volunteer Management Certificate - 10 hour credit*

Prerequisite: Volunteer Manitoba's "Volunteer Management Introduction" or Red River College's "Working with Volunteers" course

Building and maintaining a quality volunteer program takes careful planning and analysis. Participants in this course will gain the skills and resources to:

• determine the most pressing needs of their clients
• establish realistic goals and outcomes for their programs, and
• evaluate their program's performance.

This course is currently being offered in a distance learning format for your convenience. You can start in January, April or October and will have 5 weeks to complete the readings and assignments. There will be 3 short assignments throughout the course and one larger, final assignment. The instructor will be available by phone and email to answer any questions and assist you through the materials.

Who should attend?
Volunteer Managers and all people responsible for supervising volunteers.

For more information on the new and revitalized Volunteer Management Certificate Program through Red River College, please click here.

This course is also being offered in a classroom format for your convenience, over 3 Thursdays in November. For more information, click here.

Start Dates:
October, January, April
5 weeks

Workshop Location:
by distance

Fee: $130* (includes handouts and assignments)

You are required to use the "Field Guide to Nonprofit Program Design, Marketing and Evaluation" textbook by Carter McNamara which may be purchased through Volunteer Manitoba for an extra $42 fee or you may order it directly from the following website: www.authenticityconsulting.com

Facilitator:
Judy Lister (facilitator info)

To register online click here.

For Information:
Delores Jansen, Registration Coordinator
phone: 204.477.5180 ext 221 (toll free) 888.922.4545
email: vmregister@mts.net

 

Cancellation and final registration date: 7 days prior

 

Access and Opportunity for Immigrants is an information and networking event for immigrants, who are interested in attending post-secondary education. We will address topics that are of particular interest and concern to immigrants - such as prior learning assessment and on-campus support services - as well as general information, such as admission requirements and financial aid. We hope to assist immigrants make their steps to pursue post-secondary education.

There will be draw to win $5000 to go towards an education at The University of Winnipeg.

Refreshments will be served.

Download an invitation to this event here>>

Download the event agenda here>>

For any further information, please contact Grace Kisoso at 258-2929 or g.kisoso@uwinnipeg.ca.