Are you prepared for the incredible number of NEW ideas at the Live in July 2006...
'HIGH FIVE' WORKSHOP Conquering The Five Biggest Challenges for Managers of Volunteers Today!
…and we will do it all in just one day! Now there are no steak knives but... "You can participate in this LIVE one–day workshop where I will personally show you what are the TOP FIVE challenges identified by managers and leaders of volunteers today. I will then guide you through the very best ideas on conquering these challenges and assuring your continued management and leadership success.
The 'High Five' workshop is your opportunity to learn more strategies and techniques and to provide solutions to those challenges that you and others in the field are constantly facing.
I have spent the last 10 years speaking to, consulting with and assisting literally hundreds of managers of volunteers. From the multitude of issues and concerns they have, there are FIVE challenges managers across all sectors consistently identified.
Now for the first time ever, I am bringing together strategies and solutions to these five challenges, drawn from both the non-profit sector and the world of business, marketing and human resource management.
Gaining the solutions to just even one of these challenges alone would be worth attending this workshop. But I am going to tackle all five challenges in the one day. No matter who you are, what sector you are in and what type of volunteer program you have - I guarantee that you will find great ideas to help you to conquer some, if not all of the five top challenges that you are dealing with. Click here to print out a 3 page summary with all the workshop details From: Judy Esmond Re: The 'High Five' Workshop Dear Friend and Manager of Volunteers: Are you ready to attend a workshop so very
I am one of the leading experts in this country on volunteering issues and how to gain, sustain and retain volunteers. For the last 10 years I have been working to assist organizations and groups to develop strategies and ‘out of the box’ thinking ideas to recruit, retain and recognize more and more volunteers than ever before. I have presented at the World Conference on Volunteering and been to England, United States, Canada gathering the very best ideas from these and other countries. I have written two of the best-selling books in Australia on recruiting and retaining volunteers and have been commissioned by governments to produce major research reports on Baby Boomer Volunteers and Volunteer Motivation. Recently, I decided to leave my full-time lecturing position at the Curtin University but to remain in an unpaid position as an honorary research fellow in the Centre for International Health. I was determined to now devote myself full-time to discovering, presenting and sharing with those in the field the very best ideas on gaining, retaining and sustaining more volunteers. In 2005, with the launch of my latest book, I conducted a 'sold-out' Australian workshop tour and established my new ‘quick read’ FREE e-newsletter filled with even more great ideas, that now has literally thousands of subscribers. I don’t tell you this to boast or brag, I only mention it because I want you to know that I am absolutely serious about helping you and others to develop an ever-increasingly successful volunteer program. My philosophy is simple - the more great ideas and strategies I can share with you the more successful your volunteer program becomes. And that means more people will be recruited and retained as volunteers. The more people that volunteer - the better this world becomes! Often however, you grapple with the biggest challenges on your own or learn only by trial and painful error. Sometimes you network with others and gain snippets of valuable advice and then you give up your valuable time attending training workshops only to find... Many workshops are boring, mundane and lack innovative ideas. Your time would have been better spent elsewhere! And still you continue to search for ideas finding that there is not enough useful information or an avalanche of information that as you struggle to digest, still dealing with the same unresolved issues and challenges is keeping you awake at night. But please understand...
I understand what you are dealing with – I have represented my country in two sporting codes and know all about volunteering behind the scenes. I have also advised hundreds of managers in the non-profit sector. I have made it my business to wade through the tons of information to find those ‘gems’ of ideas that can truly help you face and conquer the biggest challenges in your leadership role. So now instead of just providing strategies and solutions to a limited few, I will reveal the very best ideas and solutions to the top five challenges as idenitified by YOU in the field.
The 'High Five' Workshop - Conquering the Five Biggest Challenges for Managers of Volunteers Today
________________________________________ Judy, Thank YOU. As you can imagine I have been to many training sessions over the years. Some good and then others where the participants have done all the work and the facilitator just pulls it together and reaps the rewards! Your session was just great! You never stopped delivering information. I have been to many training sessions where the whole time I have been thinking of the things I could be doing back at the office. Not the case here. So thank you again Judy. --Lesley West ________________________________________ Judy, thank you for the great presentation, you should be asked to run all seminars/workshops within the human service industry as some can be quite mundane! What I learnt from you will benefit myself, current volunteers, future volunteers, the organisation and most importantly the people who receive our service. --Andy Fehrman ________________________________________
"Okay, so what have managers of volunteers identified as the five biggest challenges?" Good question. But first, let's get something clear. This workshop contains all NEW material that I have not presented before. It is absolutely NOT a repeat of the information covered in the 2005 workshop tour. I aim to continually develop workshops that contain even more new, fresh and innovative ideas that have not been presented before. So here's the outline for The 'High Five' Workshop - Conquering the Five Biggest Challenges I guarantee that I will cover each and every one of these ideas during this one-day event… To explain each challenge I have identified them as the Five Rs: Recruitment; Retention; Relationships; Regulations; and Resources and the top question(s) most often asked of me by managers for each challenge.
Challenge One: Recruitment How do we continue to recruit even more volunteers? In this session we will cover...
Challenge Two: Retention How do we continue to retain more volunteers? In this session we will cover...
Challenge Three: Relationships How do we deal with difficult volunteers? And... How do we resolve conflict especially between staff and volunteers?
Challenge Four: Regulations and Rules How do we ensure we have the most effective policies, procedures and meetings? In this session we will cover...
Challenge Five: Resources How do we find the time and resources to be truly effective managers of volunteers? In this session we will cover...
I could certainly spend a day on each of these five challenges, but I am able get through so many ideas because I will only give you the very BEST ideas I have found to deal with these challenges. This workshop is very interactive and content rich with new ideas and material. It's a "roll-up-your-sleeves, get-busy-and-make-it-happen" approach with me. I’ll teach and help you with so many practical ideas and then I will push you even further to get more of your own creative ideas flowing. Ready to enrol - then just scroll to the bottom of the page or... Click here to print out a 3 page summary with all the workshop details Or maybe you'd like to hear some comments from those who attended the 2005 Australian Workshop Tour?
Here's just a few of the participants who attended last year. They have been kind enough to allow me to share their personal feelings and comments about the previous workshop with you. ________________________________________
Judy, I have to tell you that there have been two one day seminars/conferences You may not know but in the past I have run marathons and it never fails to amaze me just how energetic you are and to perform at that level all day is a big ask. Anyway, not trying to embarrass you, just wanting to pass on a compliment on your presentation and energy levels, and I think that what works really well is the fact that you are down to earth and genuine. Which is very rare these days. Take care. --Darryl Shatte Victorian Safety House Association ________________________________________
Many thanks for a terrific workshop. Comments from people here included: From a former teacher ... "That was the most professional training workshop I’ve attended in years...I gained more from that workshop than from anything else I’ve ever done" And again from another Volunteer Coordinator at Red Cross... "it was a relief not to have another powerpoint presentation but to have instead, stimulating exercises and mind teasers and real, concrete examples of what we do" THANK YOU !!!
Australian Red Cross (NSW) ________________________________________
Hi Judy, Thanks again and very well done. Regards,
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Hi Judy, Just to say I really enjoyed the workshop yesterday. The pace, presentation, structure and content really kept me focused which isn't something I often experience at workshops of late.
________________________________________ Judy, I wanted to let you know how very much I enjoyed your workshop and will encourage anyone involved in the volunteering sector to attend a workshop, or seek out your books. I learnt valuable new things (from you, and the people at my table), and, importantly for me, you reinforced many of the things I do, and believe in, when working with volunteers. It was like getting a small pat on the back, even ‘though you didn’t know it! Regards, --Jennie Loveridge ________________________________________ "Okay, I want to attend..." That's wonderful! But I have more great news - let me also tell you about some other exciting bonuses you will receive just for joining me on the day...
You will have the opportunity for one free follow-up e-coaching session with me to give you a more in-depth and customized consultation on further strategies, ideas and techniques to deal with an individual challenge you are facing in your organization. (Please Note: My usual hourly fee will be waived because I want to ensure that you get the most out of the workshop and have my back-up and support when you go back into the field to deal with your own challenges).
You will receive morning tea and lunch as well as all handouts and notes from the workshop in the most useful, easy-to-read format I have used combining both visual and text-based content Bonus No 4 You will be entitled to genuine discounts for all my future workshops and products including books, CDs and videos. "Okay, okay I really do want to attend...What does it cost?" (Although running costs have increased for me since last year, I have tried to keep the cost as affordable as possible. For this one-day event...)
Your Investment! You get everything in the 'High Five' Workshop package plus all the bonuses for only $179 (includes GST) per person
But Wait! I Have A Special Discount For All My E-Newsletter Subscribers! I am rewarding all my e-newsletter subscribers with the chance to attend the Workshop and have all the bonuses for only (includes GST) If you have not yet subscribed to my FREE e-newsletter full of hundreds of ideas on recruiting and retaining volunteers, don't worry! Just read on and complete your enrolment for the workshop at the bottom of the page. One attendee then just needs to sign up for the FREE newsletter also at the bottom of this page or at the homepage www.morevolunteers.com
But Wait There's Even More! I Have An Early Bird Special until May 5th! (sorry now closed) You get everything in the 'High Five' Workshop package plus all the bonuses for only
Finally, Are You Sending 3 or More People? In order to assist more people to attend from the same organization, I am offering group discounts for 3 or more people. Please take another $5 off the cost for each person attending. Click here to print out a 3 page summary with all the workshop details "Judy, this is a great deal, That is a good question, and let me give you my best answer. I want to make sure that the ‘High Five' Workshop is priced so everyone can benefit from it and for as many people as possible to have the opportunity to join me at the workshop and share so many new and creative ideas. I really enjoy discovering and sharing success stories and practical ideas on what really works. My philosophy is simple! If you take just one idea from this workshop, the CD, my coaching session or my books or newsletter and it really works for you then that means even more people can be recruited and retained as volunteers. And the more people who volunteer, the better this world becomes! But Please Note: Places Do Go Fast! This is not just the usual hype that everyone says about their workshops. Places for my workshops really do go fast. For my tour last year all locations around Australia were packed and extra workshop dates had to be arranged at some venues. I don’t want you to be disappointed – so please book your places early. Note: The Adelaide Workshop is Sold Out on Thursday July 27th. However, I have contacted the venue and it was available for Friday July 28th - so please book your places for this date. All other venues are over 50% full.
"My Personal Guarantee To You"
Here is my promise to you. I am so confident that you will gain so much from attending and the extra bonuses offered in The 'High Five' Workshop package that if you feel that you have not received a multiple of ideas to use and value for money – I will cheerfully refund your money…I just don’t want any unhappy attendees.
If you have more questions, please send me an email mtdjudy@iinet.net.au with your questions, or give me a call on (08) 9371 2677. We can talk about all the details and answer any questions you may have prior to you making a commitment.
Now to get the discounts and bonuses promised here’s all the details to book your place for The 'High Five' Workshop: Conquering the Five Biggest Challenges!
Sincerely, Judy Judy Esmond, Ph.D. P.S. I would be truly delighted to have you join me for this exciting workshop. P.P.S. Just in case you were wondering why I have written so much. I wanted to let you know exactly what you were getting - at the workshop, with the bonuses and from me.
Here's How to Book Now! Book Your Place NOW and Pay Later I know it can take a while to authorize payment in some organizations but I don't want you to miss out on a place at the workshop. Just book your place for the workshop NOW and you can arrange payment later. So Please Don't Send Any Money! Book for the workshop and within a few days I will send you a confirmation letter with all the details and a tax invoice. You can then arrange payment via cheque, direct deposit, credit card details....whatever works best for you! Also if you need to include this payment in next year's financial budget from July 1st 2006, just email me mtdjudy@iinet.net.au or ring me (08) 9371 2677 and we can discuss arrangements.
WORKSHOP TIMES: 9.15 To 4.00 Yes there are still places available - however, most locations have a maximum of 3 places left! Four Easy Ways to Book Today! By Email: Email me at mtdjudy@iinet.net.au with your attendance details – name, organisation, address and no. of attendees. I will then email straight back to confirm your registration and then forward a confirmation letter and invoice within a week. By Fax: Click on this link and print off the page, complete the form and fax to me at (08) 9371 2688 By Phone: Ring me directly at (08) 9371 2677 or 0407 191 565 (mobile)
By Mail: Click on this link and print off the page, complete the form and post to: Judy Esmond PO Box 722, Inglewood WA 6932
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