Always By Your Side: Strategies for Success in Volunteer Management

PATH Intl. CEUs: 6 Riding CR

About:

Join us for a hybrid (in-person and virtual) series for instructors and volunteer coordinators.

You Will Learn:

• Strategic volunteer management strategies such as how to recruit, train, engage, and retain volunteers
• Communication techniques for optimal volunteer relationship building and problem solving
• Instructor training for working with volunteers in and around EAS lessons
• Practical applications to help attendees synthesize and utilize what they’ve learned

In-Person Workshop – “Program Volunteer Management”: 

• Includes role plays and is geared towards instructors and program administrators for EAS Programs
  • Instructor training for working with volunteers in the barn and arena
  • Communication techniques to maximize effectiveness
  • Design volunteer trainings to improve skills and volunteer satisfaction
  • Tactfully address common volunteer management challenges

Virtual Workshops

• Suitable for any nonprofit that manages volunteers, though will use many EAS-focused examples and activities
  • Engage Webinar
    • Recruitment, training, and retention
    • Fostering volunteer relationships
    • Managing volunteers for maximum effectiveness
  • Encourage Webinar
    • Optimize volunteer skills and support
    • Schedule for success
    • Manage cancellations and substitutes
  • Empower Webinar
    • Retaining and empowering volunteers for program sustainability
    • Volunteer program evaluation
    • Data tracking and more

Visit our webinars webpage to sign up to attend individual webinars, live or on-demand (recorded).

Who should attend?

Anyone who wishes to learn more about volunteer management:

• Volunteer Managers/Coordinators
• Nonprofit Program Administrators
• Therapeutic Riding Instructors

Course Topics will include:

• Instructor training for working with volunteers in the barn and arena
• Communication techniques to maximize effectiveness
• Design volunteer trainings to improve skills and volunteer satisfaction
• Tactfully address common volunteer management challenges

Price Options:

This is the in-person one day lecture in the Volunteer Management Module of the High Hopes Instructor Education Course. This lecture can be taken in three different ways:

• A stand-alone lecture for continuing education purposes.
• As part of the blended learning Volunteer Management Module. (see below)
• As part of the High Hopes Instructor Education Course–a component of the Certified Therapeutic Riding Instructor education process.

If you are unsure as to your educational needs or ambitions, please schedule a telephone conversation with our Training & Education team prior to signing up.

Why High Hopes?

HIGH HOPES HAS 47 YEARS OF DEMONSTRATED SUCCESS IN THE FIELD OF EQUINE ASSISTED SERVICES & NONPROFIT MANAGEMENT:

• Program, equine, and facility management.
• Business management, marketing fundraising, and board development.
• Volunteer management. We have over 650 volunteers serving our program, facility, equines and development.
• Workshops, certifications and professional development in all aspects of Equine Assisted Services.
• PATH Intl. Premier Accredited Center since 1979.
• PATH Intl. Approved Training Course since 1996.
• PATH Intl. Master, Advanced, and Specialty Certified mentors.
• Full-service indoor and outdoor facility with extensive sensory trails.
• A dedicated air-conditioned classroom, library, and kitchen facility.

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