Angela's Anecdote
Angela Williamson implemented the following while employed for 9+ years in the education department of Longwood Gardens:
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Teaching and learning techniques
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Supervising two administrative staff and multiple volunteers
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Recruiting/managing teachers, guides, and students (high school, international, professional gardener certificate, and adult learners).
She has built and expanded volunteer engagement at Hagley Museum & Library and the Blood Bank of Delmarva. Volunteers were:
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In limited roles
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Less in number
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Using old record keeping, engagement strategies, and a status quo mentality
At the Blood Bank of Delmarva she has:
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Energized, empowered, trained, educated, and created lead volunteer roles
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Incorporated administrative volunteers to assist with a larger work load
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Increased number of volunteers, who gave hours, from 60 to over 400 in 2023
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Expanded involvement from 1 department to 7
Angela maintains and continues to grow her network in the volunteer leadership field. She creatively and persistently expanded the impact of volunteerism by using different techniques. Her approach to work, life, and challenges is to perceive the end goal, and to creatively work through, with, and around the issues or roadblocks to get there.
Your situation is unique!
I see you and your specific needs and tailor solutions and tools accordingly.
Assessment
Initial consult and visit (online/in person) to determine needs and if I’m the right person to address needs. Approximately 1 hour
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I send Pre-Visit questions for organization to have time to think about questions.
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Set goals and results desired, and ways to measure progress depending on desired outcomes/goals - survey before/after of volunteers, staff, and clients served by organization, numbers improved, efficiency/effectiveness improved?
Hourly/Retainer
Hourly needed as reference and knowledge as have questions and need advice/direction - probably for a group that has good foundation, and dedicated staff/volunteers willing to do much of the work and I’m retained as advisor by hourly rates with 1 hour minimum pay each time contacted.
I need the basics
Need resources created? Applications, appreciation plan, handbook, and more? I create materials needed and train staff/volunteer to use them. Still on paper applications or tracking? I'll help move you from paper to the digital age.
I want long term success and impact!
Need more personalized input? I will fully engage as a volunteer engagement leader in the organization WITH a staff or volunteer who will take over. I mentor that person, helping them set up systems, materials, training, etc. and spend one on one time with that person who will implement and run the engagement. See Retainer option above for continued support and guidance.
Speaking Topics
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Delegate Don’t Dump - If you Wanna Grow, You Gotta Let Go!
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Choose your own Adventure - Revitalize your Career OR Leveling Up! (a tweak on the Adventure one)
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Staff & Volunteer Relations Better with Training
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Be a Pace Setter and Turn the World Right Side Up! How to have LePT over the Mountain with Learning and education, Planning and Tools
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Reverse Volunteer Recruitment - It Starts from Within
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Beyond the Numbers - How to Summarize Impact (ROI, interviews of volunteers, survey of recipient of service, annual numbers)
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Ditch the Dinner and Do This?!? Appreciation in so many ways!
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I Have to say Hello? Networking, Connecting & Mentorship
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Volunteers from the Magic Closet - Who, What, When Where Why and How Do you Engage Volunteers (talk created for undergrad and grad students in college in Museum Studies, more for the beginner and outside of the LOVOLS field)