Sept. MVVMA Meeting and Training: Training Tips, Tricks and Tools.

Join MVVMA for it's September Meeting and Training.

Wednesday, September 14th at 8:15 am

Fresh Start Market

Got training for staff or other community members coming up? Are you new to the training role or has it been awhile? Uncomfortable in front of a group? Trying to recall all those “rights and wrongs” you’ve learned about training over the years? Never fret! Our experienced panel of trainers have a combined total of over 50 years training on the job, and have they got some tips for you!

Join us to discuss topics like:

1) Pre-training assessment (what to know ahead of time about your audience, the room, the day's agenda, your equipment, preparing back-up plans)

2) How to avoid delivering a speech and make training “hands-on!” (props, games, activities, methodologies for grouping and turning the room around to get your audience talking);

3) Tricks for dealing with challenging learners;

4) How to engage a larger group when learners are at obvious different levels of background/knowledge - how do you tailor the training to what they need to know? Walk away with good resource lists and a bag of tips, tricks and tools for your training toolbox!

Projects Requested!

HandsOn is managing an all-school service day for Blanchet Catholic School.


They need to select their project by 9/5, so please email Khela your ideas as soon as possible.


Project date: September 30, 2011
Project time: 9:30-noon

Location: Ideally, your projects are in the east Lancaster Neighborhood, or within 20 minutes of the school at:

4373 Market Street Northeast

Salem, OR 97301-2029

We do have access to buses, but are hoping at have many of the projects within walking distance.

HandsOn Partner Survey

It's that time of year again! Help HandsOn build decide its programs for the next year. Please take this 7 question survey. We are here to assist you! Tell us what we can do to help!

http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/howpartners

Did you Miss one of the HandsOn Connect Trainings?

Did you miss one of the HandsOn Connect trainings in early August? Have no fear! There are still plenty of opportunities to get the support you need as you learn the system. Below are a few options.

1. You can hop on the system and explore it on your own. The entire training manual is available under the Documents tab when you log in.
2. You can set up a one on one meeting with a HandsOn staff person. We will walk you through the basics and be there to answer questions.
3. We plan to host another training opportunity in October. If you still are struggling, come by and we will work together to figure it out! Training dates and times will be available soon.

Thank You for Attending a HandsOn Connect Training

We would like to send an extra special thank you out to everyone who attended one of the HandsOn Connect trainings. Your patience as we work out the bugs in the system is also very much appreciated.

*Remember*

1. You can access the entire training manuel under the documents tab of the partner portal. Simply log in to download it.
2. We are here for you! Give us a call if you get stuck! We are all still learning and will figure it out together.
3. We will offer another technology training opportunity for partners in October. The agenda will be much less formal. That way you can get extra help in just the sections you need it. You are also welcome to send additional staff members who might use the system as well. Dates and times will be available soon.

HandsOn is Hiring a VISTA - Please Share!

Join us for a one year AmeriCorps VISTA position. We are seeking a motivated individual who has a passion for working with youth and is enthusiastic about volunteerism. This position will begin in November and run through the end of October 2012. Our goal with this position is to increase service engagement of under-resourced youth in a low-income neighborhood, as a pilot for how we might support an asset-based approach to engagement across our region.

Interested applicants can click here to learn more and apply.

HandsOn is Paying -> Get Your Learn On!

As a part of our funding partnership with generationOn, the Ready-Set-Go! Family and Youth Engagement project, we are pleased to offer five unique webinars at no charge to you or your organization.

Each webinar has been designed to focus on a specific component of managing youth and family volunteers.  You are invited to as many as you are able to attend, but we hope to see you at all of them. These webinars are taught by experts from across the nation, and will include our peers who are also a part of this grant. 

Each webinar will run 60 minutes.  You must register for each separately by clicking on the links below and following the prompts.  Please note your time zone. 

The five topics are: