[SOA] Register now! Oct. 2 SOA workshop and meeting!

[Christine Engels]

Registration is open for the Society of Ohio Archivists's Fall Workshop on Volunteer Management at OCLC headquarters in Dublin, Ohio*  

The workshop will be split into a morning and afternoon session with a SOA business meeting held during lunch. Boxed lunches will be included with the $40 registration fee. 

Workshop description
This workshop will provide direction and helpful information for those who manage volunteers. With an emphasis on proper planning and wise management, the workshop will be led by Mary Canon of the Ohio Historical Association and will include ample time for discussion and questions. The class sections include:
1. Defining volunteers and reasons for involvement 
2. Preparing for their presence 
3. Recruitment 
4. Interviewing and screening 
5. Orientation and training 
6. Staff relations 
7. Evaluations and recognition 

Instructor biography
Mary Cannon has a B.A. from The Ohio State University and a Master's in Nonprofit Management from Regis University in Denver, Colorado. Mary has almost 10 years of training and experience in volunteer administration. She is currently the Lead Volunteer Coordinator with the Ohio Historical Society where she oversees a statewide volunteer program. Her prior experience includes service with AmeriCorps where she received top-notch volunteer management training, working with grassroots organizations on capacity building initiatives, service-learning, developing internship programs, and working with community and college campus volunteer centers. In 2006, Canon was chosen to represent Central Ohio in the first Nonprofit Congress in Washington D.C. She is currently on the board of trustees for the Volunteer Administrator's Network of Central Ohio and the League of Women Voters of Metro Columbus.

The business meeting will mainly address the issue of a contract with the Ohio Historical Society and SOA's Strategic Plan. All members are urged to attend.

TO REGISTER:

To register for the SOA workshop please contact and send cash or a check made out to the Society of Ohio Archivists to:

Christine Schmid Engels
Cincinnati Museum Center
1301 Western Avenue
Cincinnati, OH 45203
Please email or call to register or to ask any questions at cengels at cincymuseum.org or 513-221-7066. 

If you are planning to only attend the business meeting please RSVP as well.


* Located just off I-270 in Dublin, Ohio, close to shopping and restaurants, our campus is easily accessible from anywhere in metropolitan Columbus, the capital of Ohio and the 15th largest city in the United States. http://www.oclc.org/about/headquarters/maps/default.htm



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