At long last, I will be in the Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania area! I haven’t been there since 2005!

I will be there in early April 2014, to do a presentation on April 8.  I would like to schedule trainings and meetings before and after that day in the Washington, D.C. metro area and/or in the Philly area. It’s important to get bookings as soon as possible, before I book my flights!

My presentations are lively and audience-oriented, and are focused giving participants resources that they can use immediately and a base on which to further build and improve long after the workshop is over. Workshop topics include:

• various practices and trends in volunteerism, volunteer management and community engagement, including
  • trends in volunteer engagement and volunteer management (and how to exploit these trends)
  • inspiring and supporting all staff regarding the involvement of volunteers
  • increasing the value of the coordinator / manager of volunteers role within an organization
  • online volunteering/virtual volunteering, including screening and orienting volunteers online and risk management
  • recruiting volunteers, from specific demographics and in general
  • creating online communities and networks for volunteers
  • using real-time communications (video conferencing, online phone calls, chats and instant messaging), audio and video with volunteers
• traditional and online communications, including:
  • building press relations / pitching stories successfully
  • writing for the press
  • networking and outreach to build credibility and support for a program or organization
  • basic public relations functions
  • outreach to particular audiences
  • strategic communications (systematic planning and utilization of a variety of information flows to deliver a message and build credibility or a brand)
  • writing worthwhile, compelling, appropriate reports for partner organizations and donors
  • crisis communications, how to address misinformation/misunderstandings, addressing online criticism, etc.
  • taking photos in the developing world, for non-photographers
  • proposal writing
  • outreach via the Internet
  • online culture and communities
  • evaluating online activities
  • creating blogs and podcasts for nonprofit organizations, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), community groups, government agencies, etc.

To talk about possible dates and my training fees, please contact me via email.

I’m also available to meet, face-to-face, for informational meetings, collaboration ideas, etc. Please contact me via email to set up a meeting in April 2014!