Welcome to
Management Systems by Design, Inc.’s
Essentials in Volunteer Management Certificate Program
or optional Notre Dame College Undergraduate
Three-Credit Course
About the Program:
The Essentials in Volunteer Management Certificate Program or optional Notre Dame College Undergraduate Three-Credit course is a comprehensive in-depth study of the key, core areas in the administration and management of volunteer and not-for-profit programs. Through class participation, both academic theory and applied practical skills will enhance the effectiveness and success of professionals who interact with or manage volunteers, or who are grounded in the not-for-profit arena.
Program Benefits:
The Essentials in Volunteer Management Certificate Program or optional Notre Dame College Undergraduate Three-Credit course will:
· Enable you to develop/implement a high quality volunteer program which utilizes “best practices” in the field to meet the needs and requirements of the organization and its volunteers,
· Renew your commitment to the profession of volunteer
administration,
· Elevate your standing within your organization, as well as your external professional standing,
· Provide you with opportunities for peer networking.
· Offer you a quality, quantifiable, affordable certificate program no matter your skill level.
· Effectively and successfully provide you with cutting-edge tools that can be transferred anywhere.
A. Course Structure
· Site: Notre Dame College, 4545 College Road, Cleveland, OH 44121, 1-877-632-6446.
· One-day sessions held once a week for seven weeks from (9 a.m. to 4 p.m.) for a total of 49 hours; sessions include one hour for lunch (purchase or bring) and two fifteen minute breaks.
· Use of interactive classroom setting.
· Course fee: $300 early registration from January 19 through February 29, 2008. $325 after February 29, 2008. Fee to include materials.
· Instructor materials will be provided; other instructor-recommended texts may optionally be purchased by students for their personal libraries.
· Homework to be completed on an individual basis and will reflect the thought process, investigation, research and real-life situation of the student.
· Assignments related to implementing course content in the student’s organization will be required. These assignments will become the student’s comprehensive “Blueprint for Action” to be completed and presented during Week Seven. A completed blueprint is a requirement for receipt of a certificate or three credits.
· Members of the Certificate Task Force Committee will provide oversight to this program.
B. Course Syllabus Outline
Week I –
Introduction to Volunteerism and Volunteer Management
Week II –
Planning and Preparing for a Volunteer Program
Week III –
Federal/State and Local Law regarding Volunteers
Week IV –
Implementation/Evaluation of an Effective Volunteer Program
Week V – Skills and Requisites for Effective
Volunteer Administration
Part I
Week VI – Skills and Requisites for Effective Volunteer Administration
Part II
Week VII – Presentation of Student’s
“Blueprint for Action”
