RE-EXAMINING VOLUNTEER
MANAGEMENT TO OVERCOME BARRIERS
Re-Examining Volunteer Management
Instructor: Sammy Feilchenfeld
Sammy Feilchenfeld, Manager of Training at Volunteer Toronto, introduces you to some of the common, yet complex, barriers volunteers, volunteer managers and organizations face on the job and throughout engagement. Sammy applies his extensive experience in the sector to share insights and strategies on tackling these barriers head on.
Course length:
10 mins
Resources:
Tags
Communications, training, onboarding, management, recruitment, mental health, ARDEI/diversity, COVID-19/pandemic/coronavirus, virtual/online, Volunteer Toronto/VT, reducing barriers, research
MICRO-SUMMARIES
1. Meet the Instructor: Sammy Feilchenfeld
Sammy recounts what initially ignited his passion for volunteering and takes us through his journey in training volunteer managers across the city for over 5 years.
2. Virtual Volunteering
Sammy recounts what initially ignited his passion for volunteering and takes us through his journey in training volunteer managers across the city for over 5 years.
3. Identifying and Analyzing Barriers
Sammy identifies and explains a list of typical barriers faced by volunteers, volunteer managers, and organizations.
4. Barrier 1 - Communication
Communication is a part of every aspect of volunteer engagement, meaning it can make or break a volunteers experience. Dig in with Sammy in this lesson.
5. Barrier 2 – Qualifications and Experience
Finding the right correlation between role responsibilities and qualifications is important to reducing barriers. This lesson unpacks how to ask for only what you need.
6. Barrier 3 – Mental Health
Address a volunteers’ sense of frustration and exclusion before it gets there by building flexibility and transparency. Hear from Sammy on this topic.
7. Barrier 4 - Diversity
Sammy unpacks the perceived barrier of bringing diverse voices to the table. Work towards meaningful change in our sector in this lesson.
