Participants in
the fifth graduating class of the
Florida Volunteer Administration
Certification program have new
credentials to enhance their
leadership of volunteers at Treasure
Coast nonprofits.
The
certification is coordinated by
Martin Volunteers, a program of
United Way of Martin County.
On Oct. 16,
Martin Volunteers presented
certificates of accomplishment to
the 10 managers of volunteers who
completed the program. The graduates
are as follows:
-
Susan
Getlik, case manager, Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Martin
County.
-
Amy Price,
case manager, Big Brothers Big
Sisters of Martin County.
-
Patricia
Kinahan, program director, Big
Brothers Big Sisters of Martin
County.
-
Cathy
Knowles, nutrition coordinator,
Senior Resource Association.
-
Valerie
Flanagan, RSVP director, Senior
Resource Association.
-
Donna
Clements, volunteer coordinator,
Hibiscus Children's Center.
-
Carlene
Stangle, volunteer coordinator,
Martin Volunteers.
-
Bill
Condon, disaster specialist,
American Red Cross.
-
Lynn Flynn,
volunteer coordinator, Tykes &
Teens.
-
Peggy
Decina, volunteer, Sunrise
Theater.
These managers
of volunteers went through a
six-part training program that is
designed to help nonprofit
organizations increase the
effectiveness of their volunteer
programs.
“Because
volunteers are so important to
agencies being able to carry out
their mission, it is vital that the
people who manage volunteers are
well-trained,” said Martin
Volunteers director Carol Hodnett.
The curriculum,
developed by the Points of Light
Foundation, includes lessons on
program management, planning,
volunteer recruitment and placement,
training and supervision of
volunteers, and program evaluation.
The training course was led by
Martin Volunteers’ associate
director, Dianne Young, who has
extensive experience in adult
education, training and
administration.
The next round
of training will be in the first
quarter of 2008 under a new name –
the Florida Volunteer Management
Certificate Program.
Please visit
www.martinvolunteers.org/certificate
for more information and to check on
upcoming dates. You may also Carol
Hodnett at (772) 220-4472, ext.
221.
