VAN February 2012 Professional Development Monthly Meeting Information

February 16, 2012 8:30 - 10:00

This is an online webinar.  Please join us at this link:

http://handsoncentralohio.adobeconnect.com/handsonconnect/

*Note- this webinar does not have a conference call option.  Attendees must listen to the webinar through their computer’s speakers and utilize the chat function on the webinar to participate.  To join the webinar, please sign in as a guest.  To join the webinar, please sign in as a guest.  You do not need to log in.

Topic:  HandsOn Connect: An Innovative Volunteer Recruitment Tool

Presenter: Rebeccah Verhoff

HandsOn Central Ohio will present HandsOn Connect, an innovative volunteer recruitment tool that is free and available to nonprofit and community based organizations.   HandsOn Connect is an innovative website that contains a database of volunteer opportunities from over 600 nonprofits in central Ohio.   The site acts as a central clearinghouse where volunteers can go to explore the many organizations in central Ohio to volunteer.   This session will equip participants to use the site to recruit, manage, and run reports on new volunteers.  

 

Presenter Bio :  

Rebeccah Verhoff has been a Volunteer Manager for nearly five years.   She began her professional career as the AmeriCorps Program Coordinator at the YWCA Family Center where she oversaw 26 AmeriCorps members and managed a school age and teen afterschool program, racial justice program, and volunteer program.   In 2010, she joined HandsOn Central Ohio as the Disaster Coordinator where she trained and managed 800 Citizen Corps volunteers who are ready to assist first responders if disaster should strike in Franklin County.   Currently, Rebeccah serves as the Director of Community Engagement at HandsOn Central Ohio, where she oversees the management and development of the Flexible Project Calendar Volunteer Program, strategic partnerships, and National Days of Service projects.  

Rebeccah obtained a bachelors degree in Women’s Studies and Sociology from The Ohio State University.   She recently earned a Nonprofit Leadership Certification and is pursuing graduate studies in Public Policy and Management at The John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University.   She serves on the board of the Volunteer Administrator’s Network as the Professional Development Co-Chair and is an active volunteer in the central Ohio community.