UHF Conference on Volunteering Across the Generations

JASA is co-sponsoring United Hospital Fund’s annual conference on volunteerism. This year the conference is titled “Building Volunteer Communities: How to Make the Generation Gap Work for You.” The conference will address:

• Understanding the characteristics that define different generations and using information to build productive volunteer teams.
• Developing communications strategies that engage different generations of volunteers.
• Identifying new ways to work more efficiently with multi-generational teams so that you can truly build lasting volunteer communities.
• Rethinking traditional or stereotypical volunteer roles and designing programs that appeal to multiple generations.
  

Who should attend?

• Directors of volunteer services
• Hospital auxilians
• Community leaders
• Corporate volunteer and philanthropy directors
• Social service and health care administrators
• Individuals seeking innovative volunteer opportunities
• Board members and volunteers

Donna Butts of Generations United in Washington, DC will give the Keynote which will be followed by a panel discussion on best practices. Alexandra Collier, Director of Volunteer Services and Special Projects at JASA, will present in an afternoon workshop titled, “Program Development for Multiple Generations.”

The conference is sponsored by United Hospital Fun and co-sponsored by JASA, AARP, CSS/RSVP, Greater New York Association of Volunteer Administrators, Lighthouse International, New York Association for Volunteer Administration, New York Cares, and the Transition Network.

The event will be at UJA-Federation of New York on Friday, November 7, 2008, 8:30am-2:45pm. Cost is $65 per person, but there is a $10 discount if you are referred by JASA. Visit www.uhfnyc.org for more information.