Our volunteers are the heart and soul of the Alumni Association. To ensure they have the best resources, the most current information, and the opportunity to network with each other, the Arkansas Alumni Association will host the Volunteer Leadership Summit 2013: Charting a New Course. The event is being sponsored by the Bank of America.
The Volunteer Leadership Summit is scheduled for Friday, September 13 at the U of A Global Campus on the downtown square from 9 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Under the new leadership of Graham Stewart, Arkansas Alumni Association executive director, many changes have taken place within the Alumni Association. The Alumni Association staff has been reorganized to more effectively serve and connect our alumni and friends and several changes have been made to the structure of our alumni chapters and societies. The Volunteer Summit will help our volunteers navigate all of the new changes!
Last year, the Arkansas Alumni Association hosted several regional board retreats in Tulsa, Little Rock, Austin and one in Fayetteville for our societies. This year, we will bring all of our chapters, societies, as well as the Student Alumni Board and Young Alumni Board, together for a full day of sharing best practices and interactive sessions on relevant topics. All volunteers are encouraged to attend the Volunteer Summit.
Some of the sessions that will be offered at the Volunteer Leadership Summit include:
- Connecting Young Alumni (Panel)
- Event Planning and Logistics
- Recruiting and Engaging New Volunteers
- Assessment/Strategic Planning
- Membership – “Recruiting and Retaining”
- Social Media & Communications – “Keeping our Razorback Family Connected”
- Fundraising and Sponsorship Best Practices (Panel)
- Hot Topics – Student Recruitment/Engagement, Life Long Learning/Career Development, Volunteerism/Helping Like a Hog
- Sessions specific to restructuring of chapters and societies
- Football tickets are still available on a first come, first serve basis for Volunteer Summit participants. Contact Deb @ deuculan@uark.edu.
- Grants are available to assist with Young Alumni attending the event.
- Several hotels are providing a block of rooms for Volunteer Summit participants for a limited time.
The Dickson will host a reception for all of the Volunteer Summit participants at The Dickson, 609 West Dickson Street, at the conclusion of the event.
For all of the latest Volunteer Leadership Summit information and registration go to www.arkansasalumni.org/volunteersummit.
Register now and join us for the Volunteer Leadership Summit: Charting a New Course on September 13th.
