Intentional and Strategic Management of Alumni Volunteers
Chicago, IL | August 18, 2025 2:30 pm CT - August 20, 2025 1:30 pm CT
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This training will not be available asynchronously.
Intentional and Strategic Management of Alumni Volunteers
Chicago, IL | August 18, 2025 2:30 pm CT - August 20, 2025 1:30 pm CT
Learn how to effectively manage volunteers throughout their full engagement cycles.
Event Information
Alumni volunteers are valuable to institutions in both their service and their giving power, as they tend to give 10 times more than non-volunteers over their lifetimes. Yet, however crucial their efforts are in advancement shops, managing volunteers also poses unique challenges—like dealing with volunteer motivations and aligning volunteer efforts with your mission.
Our three-day conference is specifically designed for volunteer managers in higher education who want practical takeaways to help them to intentionally and strategically manage volunteers throughout the six phases of the volunteer engagement cycle, covering:
- Planning
- Recruiting
- Onboarding and training
- Managing relationships and information
- Evaluating your volunteers
- Recognizing your volunteers
This hands-on conference will prepare you to return to your campus with a comprehensive toolkit, strategy, and a new level of intention when working with your volunteers.
Who should attend?
This conference is designed for alumni relations professionals, or teams of professionals who manage volunteers for alumni boards, regional chapters, clubs, and other volunteer programs. Though our curriculum will be applicable to managers of all types of volunteers, we will not be diving specifically into any one volunteer group.
Register 3 or more people and get a team discount! Discounts will be automatically applied at check out.
What makes our events different?
Academic Impressions conferences provide the opportunity for quality conversations and relationship building through both formal and informal networking opportunities in an intimate setting. Our in-depth and hands-on approach to learning provides you with actionable takeaways.
Agenda
Start & end times:
Day 1: August 18, 2025 | 12:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (local time)
- Registration begins at: 12:30 p.m.
- Sessions begin at: 1:00 p.m.
- Day 1 ends at: 5:30 p.m.
Day 2: August 19, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. – 4:00 p.m. (local time)
- Breakfast begins at: 8:30 a.m.
- Sessions begin at: 9:00 a.m.
- Day ends at: 4:00 p.m.
Day 3: August 20, 2025 | 8:30 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. (local time)
- Breakfast begins at: 8:30 a.m.
- Sessions begin at: 9:00 a.m.
- Conference ends at: 11:30 a.m.
Meals included in registration price:
- Day 1: networking reception
- Day 2: breakfast and lunch
- Day 3: breakfast
Sessions Include:
- Phase 1: Developing an Intentional Volunteer Management Plan
- Phase 2: Considerations for Recruiting Volunteers
- Phase 3: Considerations for Onboarding and Training Volunteers
- Phase 4, Part I: Creating a More Inclusive Volunteer Experience & Managing Group Dynamics
- Phase 4, Part II: Telling the Story of Volunteer Impact through Data Collection
- Phase 5: Evaluating Your Volunteer Program
- Phase 6: Considerations for Appreciating and Recognizing Volunteers
- Solutions Clinic: Getting Advice from Peers to Manage Difficult Volunteer Scenarios
Location
The Hyatt Regency McCormick Place
2233 S. Martin Luther King Drive
Chicago, IL 60616
A discounted room rate of $199/night is available if you use this link to book your room before July 28, 2025.
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