Shanti National Training Institute

"In the Spirit of Service: Healthy Aging" Workshops

The Shanti National Training Institute is offering a number of workshops throughout California for volunteer managers in programs serving older adults. Funded by the California Wellness Foundation as part of its Healthy Aging Initiative, this three-day workshop provides volunteer managers the opportunity to address the unique issues of serving elders as they enhance their volunteer programs.

Healthy aging can be a meaningful time of life. Older adults bring their wisdom, experience and a distinct set of needs to a volunteer program, whether they are volunteers or service recipients. The challenge for volunteer managers is to find creative ways in which to embrace the wholeness of older people while running effective volunteer programs. This training package invites participants to envision the experience they want to create for volunteers and to identify practical ways to bring that experience to life.

The Training Package

Phase One is a special edition of SNTI's widely acclaimed workshop, In the Spirit of Service. This two-day, intensive workshop explores the use of core values in the effective management of volunteers. It emphasizes the benefits of building quality relationships and creating program structures that enhance volunteer retention and quality of service. Participants will leave with an action plan for applying what they learn in their own programs.

Phase Two, which takes place two months later, is a one-day follow-up session to provide problem-solving and additional skills or tools needed for participants to successfully implement their action plans. Through the use of case analysis, skills practice and open discussion, participants share experiences and address challenges in creating programs that provide the experience they want to create for volunteers. Consultation

Prior to Phase One, participants will participate in a phone consultation to assess the needs of their volunteer program.
Between Phase One and Phase Two, there is a second phone consultation to identify successes and challenges participants are experiencing in implementing their action plans.
Following the third day of the workshop, each participating organization receives up to six hours of technical assistance to provide further support in enhancing their volunteer programs.

The entire training package, including materials, is free to those who qualify. In order to qualify:

you must manage a volunteer program (or supervise staff who do)

your volunteer program must serve the needs of older adults in California.

you must commit to attend the full three-day course.

Praise for SNTI

What a privilege to be partnering with SNTI. They have the vision and the talent to be a significant leader in the field of volunteerism in this new millennium."

—Betty Stallings, Internationally respected consultant and trainer, who serves as consultant to SNTI

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