May 16 Thursday

PLENARY (CONFERENCE CENTRE)

HOST/PRESENTER

BEGINNERS

EXPLORERS

RACERS

FREESTYLE

8:00 - 9:00

Registration opens & breakfast served

9:00 – 9:15

Day 1:  Welcome and opening remarks

Hosted by Veronica Deally & Amanda Maragos

9:15 - 9:45

Indigenous Welcome

Ode’imin Kwe –

Origin of the Jingle Dress

9:45 – 11:00

Keynote

Elizabeth Manley

11:00 – 11:15

Break

11:15 – 12:15

National Strategy Panel

Heather Johnson & Megan Conway, Volunteer Canada

12:15 – 1:00

Lunch

1:00 – 2:15

Session 1 Breakout Rooms

Jessica Flynn  

Empower Your People: A Playbook for Cultivating Highly Engaged and Winning Teams by Unleashing Their Unique Genius

Lisa Rae & Mila Robinson  

Creating Intergenerational Programs for Isolated Seniors

Florence Edebiri  

Fostering Inclusivity and Belonging: A Foundation for Successful Volunteer Programs

Dana Kaluzny  

Status Woe: Hear Me Out

2:15 – 2:30

Break

2:30 – 3:45

Session 2 Breakout Rooms

Heather Johnson  

Impactful Recruitment

Helen Keen, Hannah Senitt & Sarah Dermer 

Building Your Network for Professional Volunteer Management

Kathleen Douglass 

Building a Business Case for your Volunteer Program

Jillian Morris 

Leading Through Life Promotion

3:45 – 4:00

Wrap up & End of day Announcements

Hosted by MC Amanda Maragos

4:00

End of Day 1

Better Impact User Group Meetup

May 17 Friday

PLENARY (CONFERENCE CENTRE)

HOST/PRESENTER

BEGINNERS

EXPLORERS

RACERS

FREESTYLE

8:00 – 9:00

Breakfast

9:00 – 9:15

Day 2: Welcome & opening Remarks

Hosted by Veronica Deally & Amanda Maragos

9:15 – 10:30

Session 3: Breakout Rooms

Adriane Beaudry  

Identifying Barriers & Framework for Practical Solutions

Dana Kaluzny 

Collaboration & Consultation

Samya Hasan 

Understanding JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity & Inclusion) and Solidarity

Michael Jacques 

The Journey & Impact

10:30 – 10:45

Break

10:45 – 12:00

Session 4: Breakout Rooms

Dr. Claudine Cousins  

Workplace Mental Health in Practice: Volunteer Management through a DEI/EDI Lens

Shannon Hill & Aleks Vasik  

Engaging the Older Adult Volunteer: Exploring Recruitment Challenges and Using Market Research to Find Recruitment Solutions (Case Study based on the Aphasia Institute)

Tony Goodrow  

Actionable Steps You Can Take to Protect Your Volunteer Data

Rami Shami  

Are We Giving Volunteers the Right Tools? Applying a Trauma Informed Approach to Volunteerism

12:00 – 12:45

Lunch

12:30 – 1:00

Awards

Hosted by MC Amanda Maragos

1:00 – 2:00

Give ‘N Get

Hosted by Veronica Deally

2:00 – 3:00

Closing Keynote

Rami Shami 

Entering Into a New Age of Volunteerism

3:00 – 3:15

Wrap Up & Announcements

Hosted by Veronica Deally & Amanda Maragos

3:15

End of Day 2