Volunteer Issues

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Volunteer Webinar: The 3 R’s of Leadership: Roles, Responsibilities, and Resources

The job of a volunteer leader is multi-faceted and critical to an organization's success. The webinar, The 3 R's of Leadership focuses on 3 fundamental building blocks of good leadership: roles, responsibilities, and resources. Participants will learn about the leader's role as visionary, communicator, motivator, facilitator, mentor, manager, and steward and how to excel in these various roles. Also included are resources and activities for further leadership development.

Facilitated by Elaine Cousins, past president of the Illinois Symphony Orchestra Guild of Bloomington-Normal and a member of the League of American Orchestras’ Volunteer Council, and Aaron Nurick, chairman of the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers and a member of the League of American Orchestras’ Volunteer Council, this webinar is offered free to League members and available on-demand. You can register for this webinar now by clicking here.

After you have viewed this webinar, please take a few minutes to share your impressions of this webinar by filling out an evaluation form here. Should you have any additional questions or comments, please feel welcome to send them to Samara Ungar at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and she will respond to you shortly. Thank you and we hope you enjoyed this webinar experience!

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Volunteer Fundraising Webinar

This webinar covers the fundamentals of fundraising for symphony volunteer organizations regardless of budget size.  Topics explored include:

  • The volunteer as fundraiser
  • The reasons that people give
  • How to effectively design, implement and evaluate fundraising events

Presenter: Jo Ellen Saylor (pdf Bio), Volunteer Council Member, League of American Orchestras 

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Free for League Members; $25 for non-Members.

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Volunteer Webinar: Recruiting Your Next Generation of Volunteers Part I

One of the most consistent challenges facing volunteer organizations is attracting and retaining volunteers who are willing to work to support their orchestra. Part I of the webinar addresses where to look for new members, how to invite them, and depicts the 21st Century Volunteer. Part II describes how to organize a membership committee and gives examples of best practices for involving and retaining volunteers.

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Free to League members; available on-demand.

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Volunteer Webinar: Recruiting Your Next Generation of Volunteers Part II

One of the most consistent challenges facing volunteer organizations is attracting and retaining volunteers who are willing to work to support their orchestras. Now help is here! The Volunteer Council of the League of American Orchestras has designed a webinar to provide you with the tools to tackle this problem head on. In Recruiting Your Next Generation of Volunteers Part II, you will learn how to organize a membership committee and hear examples of best practices for involving and retaining volunteers.

Facilitated by Sandra Weingarten, a former member of the League of American Orchestras’ Volunteer Council, and a past president of the Eugene Symphony Guild in Oregon, this webinar is offered free to League members and available on-demand.

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After you have viewed this webinar, please take a few minutes to share your impressions of this webinar by filling out an evaluation form here. Should you have any additional questions or comments, please feel welcome to send them to Samara Ungar at  This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. and she will respond to you shortly. Thank you and we hope you enjoyed this webinar experience!
 

Made possible by grants from The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Hearst Foundation, Inc., and National Endowment for the Arts, and are supported, in part, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council.