Volunteer connections Training

Area organizations interested in learning how to use, or improve their use of, Volunteer Connections are invited to a training session on Thursday, November 6, 2014. This will be an interactive training session and attendees are encouraged to bring a laptop or tablet with them to get the most out of the training. Organization registration, volunteer registration, event posting, and volunteer contact messages are some of the topics that will be discussed and demonstrated. Since the improved site went live on January 22, 2014, there have been 1,144 visits to the page by potential volunteers. Currently, there are 405 registered users and 73 active agencies with 78 volunteer needs posted. There is no charge for this training and it is open to all area non-profit agency or organizations. Space is limited so reservations are encouraged.