Elevate Your Impact: PAVRO's Exclusive One-Day Workshop for Volunteer Engagement Professionals!  Join us for on Wednesday, September 17th in London, Ontario! 

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✨ Meet the Minds Behind the Magic! ✨

We’re thrilled to unveil the incredible lineup of presenters who will be leading PAVRO's Elevate Your Impact: Exclusive One-Day Workshop in September.  Each one brings a wealth of experience, passion, and insight to help you grow, connect, and be inspired.

Get ready to learn from:

Erin Spink – Global Factors Influencing Volunteer Engagement

Florence Edebiri Gilbert - The Future of Volunteer Engagement: Flexibility, Technology & The Volunteer Experience Journey

Lindsey Rounds & Skye Simons – Small Actions, Big Impact: How Volunteer Coordinators Can Influence Change

Session Title: Global Factors Influencing Volunteer Engagement Key Messages/Learning Objectives: Understand 4 global trends that are influencing volunteerism Identify the direct connections between global trends and our work in Volunteer Engagement Learn tactics to adjust, advocate and anticipate the impact of these factors into your work

Session Title: The Future of Volunteer Engagement: Flexibility, Technology & The Volunteer Experience Journey Key Messages/Learning Objectives: Redesign volunteer roles to reflect flexibility and purpose. Identify ways technology can reduce barriers while strengthening human connection. Map and improve the volunteer experience journey to boost retention and advocacy

Session Title: Small Actions, Big Impact: How Volunteer Coordinators Can Influence Change Key Messages/Learning Objectives: Practical steps for advocating volunteer-related initiatives Strategies to leverage internal systems and stakeholders Tools for using pilot projects and success stories to create momentum One actionable idea you can apply in your organization within three months

Bio: Over the past 25 years, Erin Spink has gained international recognition as a speaker, writer and trainer in VolunteerEngagement. Her work includes  the only academic research quantifying the concept   of “volunteer engagement”, multiple chapters in the  CCVA accreditation textbook and regular contributions to the Engage journal as co-author of the Points of View articles and co-editor of the Ethics column.  Website: SpinkTank

Bio: Florence Gilbert Edebiri is a dynamic leader with extensive experience in both for-profit and non-profit sectors. Currently serving as the Manager of Volunteer Services and Non-Clinical Student Placements at Scarborough Health Network (SHN), Florence plays a pivotal role in fostering community engagement and supporting organizational growth. Having lost about 2000 volunteers during the pandemic and is currently rebuilding from 250 returning volunteers in 2022, Florence now manages a team of over 1500 volunteers across three hospitals locations and satellites sites. A passionate advocate for diversity, inclusion, and belonging, Florence is the Chair of SHN's Community of Inclusion: Blacks United for Inclusion, Leadership, and Development (BUILD). She serves on a number of committees and programs at SHN including the SHN EDI advisory committee. Her leadership has been instrumental in promoting equity and creating opportunities for underrepresented groups within the organization. Florence holds an MBA in Strategic Human Resource Management, a Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, and a certificate in Volunteer Leadership Management. She is an advocate in the community and speaks on topics that promotes belonging and overall well being. She was recognized in 2024 in the community as a remarkable trailblazer and inspiring speaker; empowering individuals and communities to reach their highest potential.  Her commitment to excellence, innovative approach to leadership, and unwavering dedication to uplifting others have earned her widespread respect and admiration in the community.

Bios: Lindsey Rounds and Skye Simons are Volunteer Resource Coordinators with Canadian Blood Services (CBS) supporting volunteers across Southern Ontario.  Lindsey earned her CVA in 2021 and has worked with volunteers for the past 10 years at a variety of nonprofit and community organizations, the last 3 years have been with CBS. To be involved in her community, Lindsey and her partner are billet parents for the St. Thomas Stars hockey club hosting out of town players for the season.  Skye has been with CBS for 8 years in a variety of different roles ranging from a phlebotomist to the past 3 years being a Volunteer Resource Coordinator for Southwestern Ontario. Skye lives just outside London with her husband and 2 big dogs.

Schedule At A Glance

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