New and experienced volunteer coordinators are invited to attend quarterly trainings and networking meetings at the Minnesota Literacy Council. Keep up to date with other volunteer coordinators and share updates from your own program at these informal sessions.
All of
the following sessions are FREE and will be held in the MLC training
room from 12:30-2:30 p.m. Bring a brown bag lunch if you'd like!
Please RSVP to Cathy Grady at cgrady@theMLC.org or Allison Runchey at arunchey@theMLC.org.
Essentials of Volunteer Management
-- for new or beginning volunteer coordinators
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Thursday,
September 18, 2008
Networking Meeting
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Wednesday October
29, 2008
Training TBD
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Monday January
26, 2009
Networking Meeting
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Tuesday March 10,
2009
Past Metro Coordinator Meetings:
March 6, 2007 - The Current Crisis in American-Born Adult Learner Support
- Marn Frank, Learning Disability Specialist of the LDA of Minnesota, and Astrid Liden, ABE Professional Development Coordinator Minnesota Department of Education, will lead a facilitated conversation concerning the needs of American-born adult literacy learners.
January 30, 2007 - Using Yahoo Groups for Inter-Volunteer Communications and Five Stages of Refugee Development.
- Using Yahoo Groups: Contact Anne Johnson, Program Manager at MLC Learning Center on Lake Street for more information: ajohnson@themlc.org, 612-483-1763
- Five Stages of Refugee Development: To purchase Yorn Yan's book, New Americans, New Promise, visit the Fieldstone Alliance bookstore here.
October 10, 2006 - Cultural Competency Project presented by the Volunteer Issues Committee of Literacy Minnesota.
July 18, 2006 - Time Management and Office Organization/ Community Organizing and Neighborhood Collaboration
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