Volunteers Needed!
Princeton Community Works is in need of Volunteer Greeters for the 2012 Annual Conference

“Greeters” are friendly and welcoming as people arrive for the conference.Their job is to make getting around the Frist Center seemless.  After everyone has arrived, some volunteers may be asked to support other areas.

When: Monday, January 30, 2012 Time: 5:00 – 9:15 p.m.(conference time)
Where: Frist Campus Center Princeton University

Interested? It’s simple!

1. Register as an attendee for Princeton Community Works 2012
2. Send an email to Sushma Jain at sushmasiyal@yahoo.com 
3. Receive a confirmation email followed by details & event instructions.
4. Be available on January 30, 2012 at 3:45pm to complete your volunteer experience.
5. Follow-up with us if you need community service hours logged.

Community Works is an annual conference designed to support the partnership between volunteers and nonprofit agencies. Community Works brings people face to face to build new bridges and strengthen the bonds that already exist between them. Community Works is a great place to meet, greet and volunteer!

COMMUNITY WORKS
Monday, January 30, 2012 5 to 9:15 p.m.
Frist Campus Center, Princeton University
A conference designed to enable non-profit boards, staff and volunteers to work together more effectively by networking, developing skills, and raising community awareness. Choose any two of the following 21 workshops:

(updated Jan 7 2012)

A)PUTTING THE FUN IN NONPROFIT: IMPROVING YOUR ORGANIZATION’S DYNAMICS THROUGH GROUP EXERCISES

Glenn Parker

B)ASK AND YOU SHALL RECEIVE: CREATING A CULTURE OF FUNDRAISING ON YOUR BOARD

Linda Meisel, Jewish Family and Children’s Services

C HOW TO KEEP YOUR DONORS ENGAGED IN GIVING FOR YEARS AND YEARS,

Anne Seltzer, Development Strategies

D)FUNDRAISING IN DIFFICULT TIMES

Nancy Kieling, Princeton Area Community Foundation

E) WILL YOU LOVE US FOREVER? HOW TO IDENTIFY AND APPROACH DONORS FOR PLANNED GIVING

Maria Semple The Prospect Finder LLC; Tony Martignetti, Martignetti Planned Giving Advisors

F) ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL: MATCHING VOLUNTEERS TO MEANINGFUL JOBS

Adrienne Rubin,Princeton Education Foundation

G) CREATIVE WAYS TO RETAIN, RECOGNIZE, AND CELEBRATE BOARD, STAFF AND VOLUNTEER

Marge Smith, Community Works

H) KEEP YOUR BOARD MEMBERS FROM BECOMING BORED MEMBERS

Dave Saltzman

I) MAPPING YOUR ORGANIZATION’S FUTURE THROUGH THE STRATEGIC PLANNING PROCESS

Bill Molloy

J) CARING ENOUGH TO DO WHAT YOU NEED TO DO: FINANCIAL DUE DILLIGENCE

Mike Holk,Bedard, Kurowicki & Co., CPAs and Joe Carducci

K) CREATING YOUR INFORMATION ROADMAP: DATA YOU NEED, DATA YOU WANT AND WHERE TO KEEP IT

Maggie Rose

L) SOCIAL MEDIA BASICS: HOW AND WHY TO USE FACEBOOK, LINKEDIN, TWITTER AND MORE TO EXPAND AND PROMOTE YOUR ORGANIZATION

Hilary Trought Morris, Hilary Morris Public Relations

M) EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF SOCIAL MEDIA: MAKING IT WORTH YOUR TIME (ADVANCED COURSE),

Colleen Miller, Data Center Knowledge

N) DIVERSIFYING YOUR MARKETING AND PR CHANNELS: USING WEBSITES, SOCIAL MEDIA, PRINT AND WORD OF MOUTH,

Steve Streicher, Pace Center for Civic Engagement, Princeton University; Dan Bauer, McCarter Theatre; Pam Mount, Sustainable Jersey

O) MANAGING UP WHEN YOU’RE NOT THE BOSS

Lynette Donnelly, Center for Training & Development, MCCC

P) WHAT GREAT BOSSES KNOW: TIPS FOR NEW MANAGERS

Donna Garcia, 2012 Donna Garcia Associates, Inc.

Q) CLASH OF THE TITANS: HOW TO APPRECIATE AND WORK WITH DIFFERENT LEADERSHIP STYLES

Steve Wilfing, Stony Brook Elementary School

R) MANAGE YOUR TIME, MANAGE YOUR STRESS

Eileen Mannix

S) HOW TO TRANSLATE YOUR VOLUNTEER AND NONPROFIT SKILLS INTO YOUR NEXT JOB

Larry Wenger, Workforce Performance Group

T) NETWORKING: CONNECTING AND BUILDING RELATIONSHIPS FOR YOURSELF AND FOR YOUR ORGANIZATION

Tim Pitts, Shameless Self Promotion

U) THE ART OF DELEGATION: MOTIVATING AND UTILIZING INDIVIDUALS? STRENGTHS

Carol McKinney