Elevate Your Impact: PAVRO's Exclusive One-Day Workshop for Volunteer Engagement Professionals!  Join us for the first session on Wednesday, June 11th in Burlington, 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 June.  Each one brings a wealth of experience, passion, and insight to help you grow, connect, and be inspired.

Get ready to learn from:

Jessica Pang Parks, Learn with JPP – Reimagining Volunteer Redirection for Sustainable Community Impact
Shaminda Perera – Grounding Your Practice: The Volunteer Experience Framework
Erin Spink – Global Factors Influencing Volunteer Engagement

Trust us—you won’t want to miss a moment. But don’t just take our word for it—hear it straight from the presenters themselves 🎤

Erin Spink, Shaminda Perera  and Jessica Pang Parks

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 Core Audience: Anyone working in Volunteer Engagement would benefit, however this is ideal for an audience who enjoy strategic level content and big ideas. There will be very practical exercises applying the topic to attendee's real-life work situation.	Session Title: Grounding Your Practice: The Volunteer Experience Framework Learning Objectives: Understand how to adopt the Volunteer Experience Framework to modernize the Volunteer Engagement Strategy Assess the current state and build a case for support to invest in Volunteer Engagement Develop strategies to nurture a memorable experience for the volunteers and staff working with volunteers Target Audience: This session is best suited for volunteer engagement professionals who are new to the profession (1-3 years) and practitioners who are interested in modernizing volunteer engagement.	Session Title: Reimagining Volunteer Redirection for Sustainable Community Impact Learning Objectives:  Apply redirection strategies at each stage of the volunteer engagement cycle (with a focus on opportunities in the planning, recruitment, orientation and training, and recognition phases). Develop strengths-based redirection messaging that aligns with volunteer motivations and community needs. Prepare for community-centric redirection conversations that foster transparency and trust. Meaningfully steward individuals and groups who are redirected from volunteer service. This session would most benefit: Leaders of volunteers with a strong understanding of the volunteer engagement cycle Leaders of volunteers with more than one year of experience in the field Leaders of volunteers from all non-profit subsectors Leaders of volunteers studying for or renewing their CVA credential
Bio: Over the past 25 years, Erin Spink has gained internationa l recognition as a speaker, writer and trainer in Volunteer Engagement. 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: https://www.spinktank.ca/p/default-teachable-homepage LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erinrebeccaspink/	Bio: Shaminda Perera, MEd. is a Volunteer Engagement Strategist. He is the creator of the Volunteer Experience Framework and consults and writes on Volunteer Engagement based on the framework. He has been involved with Volunteer Engagement since 2011 and currently leads Volunteer Engagement at the City of Mississauga. Formerly, he was with Volunteer Canada from 2022-24 and with Volunteer MBC from 2011-22. Shaminda is a strong advocate for modernizing the volunteerism movement.	Bio: Jessica is a volunteer engagement thought leader who helps organizations build trust, create impact, and inspire belonging. She is the recipient of the 2021 Alison Caird Young Leader Award in recognition of her leadership and excellence in volunteer engagement and the recipient of the 2023 VMPC Exemplary Leader Impact Award in recognition of her contributions to the field as a mentor, leader, trainer, and advocate. Jessica earned her CVA credential in April 2023 and has facilitated Fleming College’s Volunteer Management: Spectrum of Engagement course since May 2022. She has held professional volunteer and community engagement roles at Crohn's and Colitis Canada, Pathways to Education Canada, the Heart & Stroke Foundation, Volunteer Toronto, and WWF-Canada. ​ Jessica has the privilege to work on the traditional land of the Huron-Wendat, the Seneca, and the Mississaugas of the Credit. Learn more about Jessica at www.learnwithjpp.com.

Schedule At A Glance

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