Fall 2011

National Assocation of Volunteer Programs in Local Government

• President's Message: The Value of Our Network
• Program Idea: Youth In Action
• Job Seekers as Volunteers
• NACo Affiliate Corner
• NAVPLG Newsletter Content
• AL!VE Webinar Training Series
• Spotlight on Member Agencies -- Lynn County Sheriff's Office

The Association of Leaders in Volunteer Engagement (AL!VE) has created the AL!VE Webinar Training Series.  The Series provides high-quality, affordable educational opportunities specifically designed to assist leaders in volunteer engagement in building and strengthening their leadership, management and technical skills.

 

AL!VE continued

Cathy Morris

The mission of the Linn County Sheriff's Office is to serve and protect persons and property in the County.

We are able to fulfill our mission with the support of many dedicated community members.  Our Office orients volunteers by having them attend a 10 week Citizen's Academy to give them an overview of all six of the Office divisons and the many programs offered to the community members through each division. 

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Leigh Britt

Welcome to the fall issue of the NAVPLG newsletter!  Thanks for your membership and support of your national association connecting professional volunteer managers who work in local government. 

President's message continued

Leigh Britt

Each spring, the City of Columbia volunteer program gets call after call from parents looking for ways that their tweens and teens can volunteer over the summer.  To help meet this need, we created Youth In Action.

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In a recent newsletter, Martin J. Cowling points to interesting information concerning job seekers as volunteers.  The URL to the article in the Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration www.mavanetwork.org/jobseekers

 

Greg Castano

NAVPLG is proud to be an affiliate of the National Association of Counties (NACo).  Check out some current NACo News and Resources that might be of interest:

• Plan IT & Scan It: QR Codes Find Fans in Counties
• Federal Government Puts Emergency 'PLAN' Into Action
• Spotlight on a NACo Resource:  NACo's Model Programs

NAVPLG's affiliate representative to NACo is Greg Castano, Volunteer Services Program Coordinator with Arlington County (VA).  Learn more about NACo at WWW.naco.org.

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