Partner Services Trainings and Clinics

Partner Orientation (free)

• How Can Hands On Help Your Agency: Nonprofit Orientation: Learn more about the programs and services offered by Hands On Greater Portland, and how your agency can benefit from these services. Click here to learn more and sign up...

Clinics ($15 fee, scholarships available if needed)

• Volunteer Motivation: Ever wonder how you can motivate your volunteer pool? Learn the how’s and why’s of your own motivation and then take it a step further – understand the nuances of volunteer motivation, how to discover what each of your individual volunteer’s internal motivations are, and how you can capture that and translate it into dedication and longevity. April 23rd, 9:30am - 12pm in Beaverton. Click here to learn more and sign up...

• Striking a Balance: The Dark Side of Volunteer Management:       In this training you will have an opportunity to discuss and learn about ways to handle tough issues that volunteer managers face on a daily basis, such as how to resist feeling jaded, have difficult conversations with volunteers, or how to set boundaries. May 29th, 2:30-4:30pm in N.W. Portland. Click here to learn more and sign up...

• Innovative Program Designs: Learn from cutting edge volunteer managers about how to design your program to engage new volunteer populations. We’ll be learning about how to design a program that engages an entire family, starting a teen volunteer program and more. June, TBD.

Other trainings not managed by Hands On

• Cultivating Committed Volunteers: 2008 training series for volunteer managers sponsored by Volunteer Connection of Clackamas County. Click here to learn more...

• Advanced Volunteer Management Conference: Diving Deeper, Reaching Higher
  October 27-29, 2008 in Portland, OR. Join internationally known volunteer management experts Susan Ellis, Rick Lynch, Steve McCurley, Linda Graff, and Martin J. Cowling as they lead us through timely and relevant topics designed for the experienced manager of volunteers. Don't miss this opportunity to gather best practices and develop new skills from the best trainers. Click here to learn more...

Participate in trainings offered by Hands On Greater Portland and find referrals to trainings offered by other organizations.