Intentional and Strategic Management of Alumni Volunteers

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Intentional and Strategic Management of Alumni Volunteers

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Learn how to effectively manage volunteers throughout their full engagement cycles.

Event Information

Alumni volunteers are valuable to institutions in both their service and their giving power, as they tend to give 10 times more than non-volunteers over their lifetimes. Yet, however crucial their efforts are in advancement shops, managing volunteers also poses unique challenges-like dealing with volunteer motivations and aligning volunteer efforts with your mission.

Our three-day conference is specifically designed for volunteer managers in higher education who want practical takeaways to help them to intentionally and strategically manage volunteers throughout the six phases of the volunteer engagement cycle, covering:

Planning

Recruiting

Onboarding and training

Managing relationships and information

Evaluating your volunteers

Recognizing your volunteers

This hands-on conference will prepare you to return to your campus with a comprehensive toolkit, strategy, and a new level of intention when working with your volunteers.

Who should attend?

This conference is designed for alumni relations professionals, or teams of professionals who manage volunteers for alumni boards, regional chapters, clubs, and other volunteer programs. Though our curriculum will be applicable to managers of all types of volunteers, we will not be diving specifically into any one volunteer group.

Bring a team! Register 3 or more people and save more than $1,000! Discounts will be automatically applied at checkout.

Agenda

Start & end times:

Day 1: August 18, 2025 | 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. CT

Registration begins at: 12:30 p.m.
Sessions begin at: 1:00 p.m.
Day 1 ends at: 5:30 p.m.

Day 2: August 19, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. CT

Breakfast begins at: 8:30 a.m.
Sessions begin at: 9:00 a.m.
Day ends at: 4:00 p.m.

Day 3: August 20, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. CT

Breakfast begins at: 8:30 a.m.
Sessions begin at: 9:00 a.m.
Conference ends at: 11:30 a.m.

Meals included in registration price:

Day 1: networking reception
Day 2: breakfast and lunch
Day 3: breakfast

Sessions Include:

Phase 1: Developing an Intentional Volunteer Management Plan
Phase 2: Considerations for Recruiting Volunteers
Phase 3: Considerations for Onboarding and Training Volunteers
Phase 4, Part I: Creating a More Inclusive Volunteer Experience & Managing Group Dynamics
Phase 4, Part II: Telling the Story of Volunteer Impact through Data Collection
Phase 5: Evaluating Your Volunteer Program
Phase 6: Considerations for Appreciating and Recognizing Volunteers
Solutions Clinic: Getting Advice from Peers to Manage Difficult Volunteer Scenarios