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.
What I Offer:
Packages customized to your needs
Initial Consult
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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?
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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.
Package 1
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.
Package 2
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.
Package 3
You know you need a volunteer leader, but don't have one yet? I can set up the foundation, start the systems, and staff training while you are looking to find the right person to take over. This is a new program for an organization that’s never had volunteers or none existing now.