Walking the Walk of Deep Volunteer Engagement

Hub tag: #MMCCon LE26

Your Facilitators

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Peggy Hoffman@peggyhoffman

Elizabeth Engel@ewengel

Eric Lanke@ericlanke

Micro-Volunteering = Macro-Engagement

• Of the Moment• Discrete and/or

Small• Easy to Participate• Non-Hierarchical• Meaningful Action

Discussion Question: How can your association adapt its volunteer model to offer micro-volunteering?

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Letting Volunteers Define and Create Their Own Value from Association Building Blocks

• Some members want to direct their own volunteer efforts.

• Provide enough structure to define objective and provide access to resources.

• Facilitate, don’t direct.

Discussion Question: What can your association do to make it easier for your members to use association resources to define and create their own value?

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Walk a Mile in Their Shoes

• Learn by doing• Defined task• Clear expectations• Match skills to

opportunities • Ensure time is well spent• Efforts are appreciated –

and used!

Discussion Question: What have you learned from your own experiences as a volunteer that you can apply to your role managing volunteers?

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what will YOU do differently tomorrow?

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Keep in Touch!

Peggy Hoffman, CAEPresident & Association ManagerMariner Management@peggyhoffman phoffman@marinermanagement.com301.725.2508

Eric Lanke, CAECEONational Fluid Power Association@ericlankeelanke@nfpa.com414.778.3351

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Elizabeth Weaver Engel, CAECEO & Chief StrategistSpark Consulting@ewengelewengel@getmespark.com202.468.3478