NOVAA July  Membership meeting: Coaching Skills for Effective Leadership

When:  July 16th
Time:   12 -1:30pm
Where: Trinity Episcopal Cathedral
              147 NW 19th Ave
              Portland, OR 97209

 

Advanced Volunteer Managers Networking Group No meeting in August

When: Wednesday, September 2nd
Time: 9:00 - 10:30am
Where: Washington County

Topic: TBD

Sponsoring Organizations: NOVAA and Oregon Volunteers

 

The 2009 NOVAA Conference is happening at the ZOO!
Lions and tigers and bears, OH MY.

Mark your calendar NOW! for November 4, 2009
Conference Theme: In Your Backyard

 

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IT’S HAPPENING AT THE OREGON ZOO! OH MY!

You can get there by a bike; you can get there with a hike, even faster take the train, probably not an air-o-plane.

NOVAA's conference is coming soon it will be here in four full moons.

The focus is local and, by the way, based on the comments from your survey.

It's not July, October or June. It’s November 4th and coming soon.
Put it in your PDA, your calendar or day-by-day.

Do not fret, the cost is low ($85 member/$125 non-member), just ask your boss if you can go.
They cannot refuse to send you there for this is important so you don't despair.
Managing volunteers is fun, but your learning is not all done.

It's "In Our Own Back Yard" so there aren't any excuses, come meet new people and maybe mongooses

To the NOVAA e-newsletter stay tuned, as workshop information will be available soon!

NOVAA Conference Committee
 

If you have not renewed your membership by the end of July it will be terminated.  Be sure to renew today! www.novaa.org

 

The NOVAA website includes a members only section, calendar of events, Classified AD's with NEW JOB POSTINGS! and other great resources to help Volunteer Administrators.  www.novaa.org

Each committee is looking for new NOVAA members.  For a full listing, please visit our membership page.  http://www.novaa.org/membership.php

As your President, I'm looking forward to getting to know many of you this year! I'd like to introduce the 2009-10 Board of Directors:

Annette Shaff-Palmer, CVA Past President
Carol Cruzan, CVA President
Sara Lewis, CVA Fiscal Officer
Mary Gibney, Secretary
Jackie Eggers, CVA Professional Development Co-Chair
June Vining, Professional Development Co-Chair
Kyle Bray, Program Chair
Marie Rust, CVA Conference Chair
Signe Bishop, Membership Chair
Jennifer Perkins, Marketing Co-Chair
Caryn Servis, Marketing Co-Chair
Erin Barnhart, Member at Large
Gretchen Jordan, CVA Member at Large
Amy Lodholz, Member at Large

I know I speak for all of the members of the Board in saying that we look forward to continuing the outstanding work of our organization. As you know, we recently completed a survey of the NOVAA membership, and asked a lot of questions about what you value most about NOVAA and what directions you'd like to see the organization take. We will be sharing the results of the survey with you in the coming months. I encourage you to continue to make suggestions to us as members of the Board, and feel free to e-mail or call me at any time this year at ccruzan@omsi.edu or 503-797-4693.
 

Carol Cruzan, CVA, NOVAA Board President

Free hotel stays for community service!

Some 50 hotels across the country are giving away a free night to guests who can prove that they completed at least eight hours of community service between July 1 and Dec. 20.

To qualify, you must provide a letter on the nonprofit organization's letterhead proving that you've completed the volunteer work at a 501c3 organization such as Meals on Wheels or Habitat for Humanity.

The hotels, all managed by Sage Hospitality, include The Nines in Portland, Ore., The Blackstone in Chicago and the Sheraton Tucson Hotel and Suites in Arizona.

The room must be reserved at least 48 hours before arrival. Guests must pay taxes for the room. Blackout dates apply and there are a limited number of rooms available at each hotel.

The offer runs to Dec. 20.

Details on how to book can be found at http://www.giveadaygetanight.com.

 

 

NOVAA Professional Development Scholarships Available

Are you interested in attending a workshop or training on a volunteer management topic? Interested in attending the 2009 Oregon Civic Engagement Conference? Don’t let money keep you from participating! Please apply for a scholarship from NOVAA. To further our mission and to enhance and support the profession of volunteer administration, NOVAA offers scholarships to enable members to attend pre-selected programs and events that will aid their professional development. Officially approved opportunities include registration for the CVA certification process, NOVAA's Volunteer Management 101 and 201 workshops, and the fall NOVAA conference each year. Other events and opportunities are subject to review and approval by the Board. If you would like to apply for a scholarship for another professional development opportunity in our local area, please apply and the Board will consider it.

 

 

 

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Colleagues and Friends,

Re: New National Organization, AL!VE, Launched for Volunteer Resource Managers

AL!VE, Association of Leaders In Volunteer Engagement, launched at the National Conference on Volunteering and Service in San Francisco, June 22 -24. Our membership already represents over 200 volunteer management professionals – and thank you to those who have already become AL!VE members.

So much has been accomplished since December of 2006 when a group of dedicated individuals came together in Denver, Colorado and developed the initial concept for a professional organization. Many of you were there when we started as COVAA and others have heard of our hard work and have been watching and waiting for this moment.

We are now a fully incorporated membership organization ready to become the essential professional resource and advocate for those who engage, motivate, and celebrate volunteers and their vital contributions to our society.

 

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