WELCOME MARCH 5-6 MID-YEAR TRAINING LANSING, MI

AGENDA Day 1: VISTA Members 9: :00 Registration, Networking and Coffee 10:00 – 10:30 Welcome & Get Started Diana Algra Icebreaker/Energizer 10:30 – 12:30Creative Process PlanningNicole Literacki 12:30 – 1:15Lunch 1:15 – 3:15Cultural Humility & Service: Entering into, engaging Shari Robinson-Lynk with & exiting from communities 3:15 – 3:30Break! 3:30 – 4:30Rose Colored Glasses ActivityVISTA Leaders 4:30 – 4:45 Reflection and Wrap-UpVISTA Leaders/Diana Algra 4:45 – 5:30Travel to hotel and get settled 5:30Dinner (off site)

LUNCH

REFLECTION

EVENING PLANS

WELCOME MARCH 5-6 MID-YEAR TRAINING LANSING, MI

AGENDA Day 2: VISTA Members and Supervisors 9: :00 Registration, Networking and Coffee 10: :20Welcome and IntroductionsMelissa Steward 10:20 – 10:30Agenda Review June LaVernway 10:30 – 10:40 AmeriCorps Videos 10: :45 Message Maps and Activity Joan Bowman Share your message map with others! 11:45 – 12:45 Lunch & Break 12:45 - 1:30 Affiliate Break-Out Groups Melissa and Shelley/Chelsea/Nellie 1:30 – 2:30VISTAs: Putting Your VISTA Experience To Work For YouRyan Fewins-Bliss Supervisors: Supporting VISTA Supervisors For Recruitment June LaVernway Host Site RFP Process Chelsea Martin 2:30 – 3:00 Let’s Go Team! Activity VISTA Leaders 3:00 – 3:30 Wrap Up and Thank You!Chelsea Martin

AMERICORPS VIDEOS AmeriCorps Elevator Speech Tips Proper AmeriCorps Lingo with Captain AmeriCorps

GET TO THE POINT MESSAGE MAPS: HOW TO SAY WHAT YOU MEAN CONSISTENTLY & ACCURATELY Michigan Nonprofit Association 330 Marshall St. Suite 200 Lansing, MI mnaonline.org

Thank you! Joan G. Bowman Sr. Director, Communication & Public Affairs (517) Michigan Nonprofit Association 330 Marshall St. Suite 200 Lansing, MI mnaonline.org

LUNCH & BREAK

AFFILIATE BREAK-OUT GROUPS 12:45 - 1:30 Community Room The LEAGUE Michigan & VCM Consumer Energy Board Room Michigan Campus Compact

1:30 – 2:30 Community Room VISTAs: Putting Your VISTA Experience to Work for You Ryan Fewins-Bliss Consumer Energy Board Room Supervisors: Supporting VISTA Supervisors for Recruitment & Host Site RFP process June LaVernway Chelsea Martin BREAK-OUT SESSIONS

LET’S GO TEAM! ACTIVITY

WRAP UP AND THANK YOU!