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Lessons from the Field

REimagine Your Program

Speakers:Laura EllisClient Relations ManagerVolunteerMatch

Julie VanDeLinderVice President, Client ServicesVolunteerMatch

Reimaging Your ProgramVolunteerMatch

Hello

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Laura EllisClient Relations Manager

Julie VanDeLinderVP of Client Services

Agenda

Defining the sweet spotWhat’s holding us back?DiscussionGreat take aways

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Strategic Company

Focus

Nonprofit & Community

Needs

Employees’ Passions &

Skills

Sweet Spot

Elements of Great Programs

Strategic Focus & Brand

Alignment

Measurement

Communication Partnerships

Organizational Development

Recognition & Incentives

Leadership Engagement

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How do you innovate? Questions to think about:• Do you have a problem with this program element? Or a solution that’s worked for you? •What challenges and roadblocks are there?• What would you do if you have no restraints?• What benefits come from innovating?• What facts do you rely on to make decisions and define success?

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Let’s

Discuss

Now

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• 5 seats for the discussion• We need 4 volunteers to start the conversation• At any point, anyone can join by sitting in the

open chair• When the 5th chair is filled, an existing member

must voluntarily leave the fishbowl to free a chair

• We’ll do two rounds – each 10 minutes

Fishbowl Brainstorm

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Each participant will now share one key takeaway they have from the discussion to bring back to their organization?

Key Opportunity?

Resources

Annual Client Summit

Check it out at: http://solutions.volunteermatch.org/resources

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For more information about the

VolunteerMatch Client Summit:

solutions.volunteermatch.org/summit

clientsummit@volunteermatch.org