A part of the American Trails Advancing Trails Webinar Series, the webinar “Building Capacity with Volunteers – Essential Building Blocks of a Successful Program” will benefit both those who already have an existing volunteer program or are looking to get one started.

The U.S. Department of Labor indicates that between September 2013 and September 2014 62.8 million people volunteered. For this time period the median hours per volunteer was 50 and the median annual hours spent on volunteer activities ranged from 32 to 96 hours. Applying the most recent estimated value of $23.07 as an hourly rate the total value of volunteers is estimated to be over $72 billion dollars!

Across the country agencies and organizations are embracing volunteers to satisfy their goals and objectives. You will benefit from this webinar if you have an existing volunteer program and are looking at ways to enhance it. Alternatively, if you are considering development of a volunteer program and looking for information on how to get started there will be lots of ideas for you to consider.

Learning Objectives:

• Methods for Generating Organizational Support from management through implementation staff will be discussed
• Through completing a Needs Assessment you will identify stakeholders and establish organizational priorities for program development
• Considerations for Recruiting, Recognizing and Retaining volunteers will be highlighted
• The value of Creating Job Descriptions that clearly communicate the expectations of a volunteer position will be reviewed
• Developing Training Programs that provide the volunteers with the skills that they will need to be successful
• Program implementation ideas that include: Budget Considerations, Staffing Level Implications, and Typical Record Keeping methods

This webinar is presented by:

• Kim Frederick, Owner and Trails Program Manager with Chinook Associates LLC
• Jana Johns, Manager of Jefferson County Open Space Volunteer Program

See a full description and the presenters’ bios HERE.

Additional Information:

Payments Accepted:
Payments accepted are credit cards (Visa and MasterCard), PayPal, checks, and purchase orders. If paying via purchase order, please select “check” as your payment method in the online store and in the “notes” section write in your purchase order number.

Recording:
All webinars in the American Trails Advancing Trails Webinar Series are recorded. A link to the recording is included with the purchase of the webinar and will be sent within a day or two following the webinar, along with a pdf of the resources slide shown during the Q&A portion of the webinar that includes presenter contact information. Access to the recordings may also be purchased after the live session through the American Trails Online Store.

Closed Captioning:
Complimentary closed captioning in English is offered for our webinars, thanks to a partnership with VZP Digital. An unedited transcript will be sent to attendees following the webinar. If you require closed captioning in another language, please email trailhead@americantrails.org.

Questions?
Contact the American Trails office at trailhead@americantrails.org or (530) 605-4395.