WELCOME MARCH 5-6 MID-YEAR TRAINING LANSING, MI

AGENDADay 1: VISTA Members

9:30 - 10:00 Registration, Networking and Coffee

10:00 – 10:30 Welcome & Get Started Diana Algra Icebreaker/Energizer

10:30 – 12:30 Creative Process Planning Nicole Literacki

12:30 – 1:15 Lunch

1:15 – 3:15 Cultural Humility & Service: Entering into, engaging Shari Robinson-Lynkwith & exiting from communities

3:15 – 3:30 Break!

3:30 – 4:30 Rose Colored Glasses Activity VISTA Leaders

4:30 – 4:45 Reflection and Wrap-Up VISTA Leaders/Diana Algra

4:45 – 5:30 Travel to hotel and get settled

5:30 Dinner (off site)

LUNCH

REFLECTION

EVENING PLANS

WELCOME MARCH 5-6 MID-YEAR TRAINING LANSING, MI

AGENDADay 2: VISTA Members and Supervisors 9:30 - 10:00 Registration, Networking and Coffee

10:00 - 10:20 Welcome and Introductions Melissa Steward

10:20 – 10:30 Agenda Review June LaVernway

10:30 – 10:40 AmeriCorps Videos

10:40 - 11:45 Message Maps and Activity Joan Bowman Share your message map with others!

11:45 – 12:45 Lunch & Break

12:45 - 1:30 Affiliate Break-Out Groups Melissa and Shelley/Chelsea/Nellie

1:30 – 2:30 VISTAs: Putting Your VISTA Experience To Work For You Ryan Fewins-Bliss

Supervisors: Supporting VISTA Supervisors For Recruitment June

LaVernway2015-2016 Host Site RFP Process Chelsea Martin

2:30 – 3:00 Let’s Go Team! Activity VISTA Leaders

3:00 – 3:30 Wrap Up and Thank You! Chelsea Martin

AMERICORPS VIDEOS

AmeriCorps Elevator Speech Tipshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tn3bUudrYFE

Proper AmeriCorps Lingo with Captain AmeriCorpshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Oo7_GGNIiT0

GET TO THE POINT

MESSAGE MAPS: HOW TO SAY WHAT YOU MEAN CONSISTENTLY & ACCURATELY

Michigan Nonprofit Association 330 Marshall St. Suite 200 Lansing, MI 48912 mnaonline.org

Michigan Nonprofit Association 330 Marshall St. Suite 200 Lansing, MI 48912 mnaonline.org

Michigan Nonprofit Association 330 Marshall St. Suite 200 Lansing, MI 48912 mnaonline.org

Thank you!

Joan G. Bowman

Sr. Director, Communication & Public Affairs

(517) 230-8110

jbowman@mnaonline.org

Michigan Nonprofit Association 330 Marshall St. Suite 200 Lansing, MI 48912 mnaonline.org

LUNCH & BREAK

AFFILIATE BREAK-OUT GROUPS

12:45 - 1:30

Community Room The LEAGUE Michigan &VCM

Consumer Energy Board Room Michigan Campus Compact

1:30 – 2:30

Community Room VISTAs:Putting Your VISTA Experience to Work for YouRyan Fewins-Bliss

Consumer Energy Board Room Supervisors: Supporting VISTA Supervisors for Recruitment & 2015-2016 Host Site RFP process June LaVernway Chelsea Martin

BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

LET’S GO TEAM! ACTIVITY

WRAP UP AND THANK YOU!