Training Track: Volunteer Engagement
Topic of Workshop: Engaging youth (ages 5-18) in authentic and meaningful service opportunities. Discussing common barriers to youth service and best practices for engaging youth voice in your nonprofit work & mission.
Title of Workshop: Empowering Youth Service
Workshop Description: Want to increase your volunteer recruitment and create lifelong advocates for your mission? Discover tips and tricks for engaging young people (ages 5 through 18) in volunteer opportunities with your organization! We will discuss the top barriers youth face to volunteering and provide solutions for overcoming them. Additionally, we’ll cover the importance of youth voice and brainstorm ways to implement it in your organization’s existing volunteer opportunities, new service pathways, and overall mission. In addition to the training, this is a chance to hear directly from youth leaders on their service experiences.
List 3 learning objectives:
- Identify common barriers to youth volunteering
- Discover the importance of youth voice in volunteer experiences & your work
- Create authentic youth volunteer opportunities with youth feedback from session
