1. How to Seed Volunteerism as a Core Strategy for Community Engagement

2. Quick Outline of our Session:
Introductions & Icebreaker
Convener Stories + Q&A
Group Activity at Tables
Vision for Change
Challenges and Solution
Action Plans
Debrief & Wrap-up

3. Jennie Gates Beckman Susan Danish Sheryl Parker Beth Steinhorn,
Director of Volunteer Strategy
Association of Jewish Family & Children’s Agencies
Susan Danish
Executive Director
Association of Junior Leagues International
Sheryl Parker
Director, Live With Purpose
UJA-Federation of New York
Moderated by:
Beth Steinhorn,
President, JFFixer Group

4. Elevating the Role of Volunteers
Jennie Gates Beckman
Director of Volunteer Strategy
Association of Jewish Family & Children’s Agencies
The Association of Jewish Family & Children’s Agencies connects member human service agencies to strengthen their community impact and unify the voice of the network. 
Together, we identify and promote best practices, build visibility around human service issues, and advocate for policies that are consistent with our Jewish values.

5. Two Driving Questions:
In a world of less affiliation – both religiously and institutionally – how do we connect young adults to their Jewish identity and the Jewish community?

6. In a world of:
increasing need for services
rising competition for resources
How do we ensure the sustainability of our Jewish social service agencies?

7. Find a strategic partner
Repair the World works to inspire American Jews and their communities to give their time and effort to serve those in need.
Repair the World’s goal is to make service a defining part of American Jewish life.

8. Goal of the partnership:
create and sustain innovative programming designed to inspire North American Jews (particularly young adults) and their communities to give their time and effort to serve those in need.
increase the amount and effectiveness of volunteering in the Jewish family services network

9. Our Network’s Challenges
Difficult to find meaningful ways for young adults to volunteer given their interests & time constraints
Professionals are not confident they can recruit volunteers in this age range
Say they have great ideas to engage Millennials but lack the time or funding to implement

10. 2013 Young Ambassador Pilot

11. Take-aways
Executive staff must be on board to support any new initiative
Tailor the program to each agency and their particular community
Must engage young adults from the very beginning to craft the overall vision
Change takes time and effort

12. Deepening the Volunteer Experience
Susan Danish Executive Director

15. Research Good News
11 Million Women !

16. FUTURE Community Impact A Well-Run League Member-Centric
Membership Experience

17. Community Impact Model Governance & Management Model
FUTURE
Membership Model

18. 40+ 68 17 1000+ 79 99 150 200 Outreach & Engagement Over
interviews to inform the Roadmap 68
conference calls 17
members on the Steering Committee
Conference Workshops attended by
1000+
LEAGUE LEADERS
We’ve engaged in a collaborative process to get where we are today
from one on one interviews to conference calls
and from conference workshops to design teams
And, finally, from the work of 79 Leagues in the Action Learning Teams to where we are today, in what we are calling our Transformation Roll Out.
We’ve touched thousands of League members who have participated in this journey. 79
150
Over
200 99
JL members
in 11 Design Teams
Action Learning
Team
Leagues
Transformation
Rollout
Leagues
Conversations in Leagues

19. Membership Action Learning Teams
What could a new member experience look like?
Align League programs & operations with member skills & interests
Create multiple entry points
Create “hiatus” membership option
Facilitate
co-mentoring
Leverage new engagement vehicles
Develop generational peer-groups
Engage & cultivate alumnae ambassadors
Equip members to be recruitment advocates 19

20. Transformation Rollout

21. 1 2 3 Voice & Choice Talent Deployment Multiple Connections
Membership Framework
Voice & Choice
Talent Deployment
Multiple Connections 1 2 3

22. 1 Voice & Choice The Member Compact

23. Member Compact Template

24. 2 Talent Deployment: Interview Guide
League
Shared
Interests

25. Interview Guide

26. 3 Multiple Connections

28. League Profile
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29. Member Profile
View Member profile
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30. Mentoring

31. How Members See Themselves vs. How They See League Leaders
How League Members See Leaders
How Members See Themselves vs. How They See League Leaders
% Members
% Leadership
% Diff.
Friendly 91 55
-36
Welcoming to people of different backgrounds 76 44
-32
Willing to get hands dirty 78 39
-39
Having many interests 79 42
-37
Warm 36
-42
Caring 89 59
-30

33. Changing the Culture of Volunteer Engagement
Sheryl Parker
Director, UJA-Federation’s Live With Purpose
UJA-Federation of New York

34. You are here.

35. And here.
We are here.

36. And here.

37. Together, our impact spans the globe.
We stand alongside Jewish federations in 155 cities across North America.
And yet our reach extends well beyond New York.

38. OUR FOCUS

39. THE WAKE UP CALL

40. Philanthropy is Much More Than Finance

41. THE VISION
UJA-Federation’s Live With Purpose addresses our community’s most pressing challenges through volunteering.
Connect volunteers with positive volunteer experiences.
Enable agencies to better meet needs in their communities through the use of volunteers.
Serve as a model of strategic innovation in the area of volunteerism.

42. FIND A STRATEGIC PARTNER
The Service Enterprise Initiative (SEI) serves to strengthen the capacity of organizations to fundamentally leverage volunteers and their skills to address community needs.

43. PROGRAM MODEL

44. PRELIMINARY RESULTS: July 2014 – June 2015 July 2015 – June 2016
Percent Change
Difference
Total Volunteers
9,226
11,094
20%
1,868
Total Volunteer Hours
92,388
107,869
17%
15,481
*8 out of 12 agencies reporting

45. REFINED MODEL:
Funding

46. Vision for Change
What is your vision for change at your organization/network?
What is in it for your organization and the community to embed strategic engagement across your network?
Can you articulate the vision?

47. Challenges and Solutions
What will be the greatest challenge at your organization?
e.g., building trust, identifying roles, engaging senior leadership and gaining buy in? Others?
Discuss solutions
What worked for the panelists?
What worked in your personal experience?

48. Action Plans
What is one change you can make in the next 2 months to fuel your process of seeding engagement?