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5 Ways to Supercharge Your Nonprofit's Volunteer Training with Karen Knight
FromLearning for Good | L&D Solutions and Leadership Development for Nonprofit Organizations
5 Ways to Supercharge Your Nonprofit's Volunteer Training with Karen Knight
FromLearning for Good | L&D Solutions and Leadership Development for Nonprofit Organizations
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Length:
28 minutes
Released:
Jun 24, 2024
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Podcast episode
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In this episode, I’ve invited Karen Knight, volunteer extraordinaire, to give us some specific ways we can supercharge our nonprofit’s volunteer training. The demand for nonprofit services has increased, but the number of volunteers has decreased before and since COVID. It’s important that volunteers are trained well so that they have a good volunteering experience, and continue to volunteer.This is the first episode that we have had specifically on volunteer training and I can’t wait for you to hear everything Karen has to share.▶️ 5 Ways to Supercharge Your Nonprofit's Volunteer Training with Karen Knight ▶️ Key Points:04:11 Karen’s volunteer journey07:18 The definition of volunteers and volunteering10:25 Why it's important to train volunteers14:07 Challenges in volunteer training19:19 Supercharge your nonprofit volunteer trainingResources from this episode:Episodes on creating training that is relevant, meaningful, and fun:▶️ Episode 73: The Forgetting Curve: How to Make Your New Training More Memorable▶️ Episode 63: 4 Ways to Use Humor and Storytelling in Your Nonprofit Training with Gita Kulkarni▶️ Episode 36: How Nonprofit Learning and Development Leaders Can Use Play to Create Organizational Change with Acey Holmes▶️ Episode 07: Do THIS and You Will Never Have a Boring Virtual Training Again with Melissa DinwiddieJoin the Nonprofit Learning and Development Collective: https://www.skillmastersmarket.com/nonprofit-learning-and-development-collectiveWas this episode helpful? If you’re listening on Apple Podcasts or Spotify, follow and leave a review! ???Know anyone who would benefit from this episode? SHARE this with your friends. ?Connect with KarenLinkedIn: Karen KnightWebsite: karenknight.caConnect with HeatherLinkedin: Heather BurrightWebsite: skillmastersmarket.comBook an interest call with Heather here.
Released:
Jun 24, 2024
Format:
Podcast episode
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