2013 COVA Annual Conference
Surf's Up: Riding the Wave of Volunteer Management
Tuesday, March 26, 2013
Location: Cobb Galleria Centre
(parking is free)
7:30am - 3:30pm
**Schedule Details**
7:30 am: Registration Opens
Continental breakfast
8:15 am: Welcome & Announcements
8:30 am – 9:00 am: General Session
Keynote Speaker: Delores Morton, President of Programs, Points of Light
9:00 am - 9:15 am: Transition
9:15 am - 10:30 am: Workshop Session #1 (Getting Others to Swim with You )
· Engaging a Diverse Volunteer Base
Speaker: Dr. Joseph Trahan III, APR, CEO & President,Trahan & Associates
· Marketing 101-How to Create Effective Marketing Materials
Speaker: Jenny Schmitt, MS, Founder & CEO, CloudSpark
· Tell your Story
Speaker: Melanie Harris, Corporate Responsibility, COX Entreprises
10:30 am - 10:45 am: Transition
10:45 am - 12:00 pm: Workshop Session #2 (Staying Afloat)
· Improve Leadership Skills and How that Differs from Managing Employees
Speaker: Jenny Trautman, Evenview
· Human Resources: Managing Challenging Relationships with volunteers and colleagues
Speaker: Kelli Barley, Human Resource Manager, UPS
· Revamp, Revise, Rejunvenate-Ways to Survive the Recession
Speaker: Terri Theisen, Founder & Prinicipal Consultant, Theisen Consultanting
12:00 pm - 12:15 pm: Transition
12:15 pm - 1:30 pm: LUNCH - Video Clips, Discussion, Networking and Mingling
1:30-1:45: Transition
1:45 pm - 3:00 pm Workshop Session #3 (Hang Ten)
· Compassion Fatigue & Conflict Management
Speaker: Dr. Paula P. Smith, CTS
· How to Use Media Effectively to Promote your Organization and Volunteer Accomplishments
Speaker: Deanna Anderson, APR, 705 Communications Managing Director, Junior League
· Promote yourself - How to Demonstrate the Value of your Position to Others
Speaker: Ann Wilson Cramer, Senior Consultant, Coxe Curry & Associates
3:00 pm-3:30 pm Wrap up
SILENT AUCTION