Technology With Molly and Oliver!

Who Are Our Volunteers?

Millennials  Born ish  Age today: 18-34ish  Like team work, constant feedback & a relaxed work environment

Millennials

Generation X  Born  Age today:  Cautious, skeptical & self- reliant

Generation X

Baby Boomers  Born  Age today:  Optimistic, driven & team- oriented

Baby Boomers

The Silent Generation  Born  Age today:  Disciplined, self-sacrificing and cautious.

The Silent Generation

HEY MOLLY! (or the need for consistent contact)

Volunteer Management Software  Ease of communication  Track all of your volunteers  Volunteers can access own info  Price varies by number of records Volgistics

Volunteer Management Software  Scheduling!  Track all of your volunteers  Volunteers can access own info  Flat annual fee CERVIS

Tools to Communicate Mail Chimp  Easy-to-use  Scales to mobile  FREE for under 2,000 subscribers

Tools to Communicate Google Groups  Mailing list OR message board  Gives access to other Google Resources  Users control interaction

Tools to Communicate Survey Monkey  Easy-to-use  Very customizable  FREE for up to 10 questions

TRAINING The War That Will Not End.

Training

Learning Styles VisualAuditoryRead/WriteKinesthetic

Tools to Train YouTube  Record your practices!  FREE!  Accessible from multiple platforms

Tools to Train Webinars  Connect volunteers to larger animal welfare community  Teach new skills  FREE, archived

Tools to Train Google Docs  Permission-based  Update ONE VERSION  Saves trees!

Tools to Train Quizlet  Create your own quizzes  Track your class  $25 a year

How to more efficiently do the work of five people

Where does your time go? Agency Demands Volunteer Demands CommunicationFeedbackSupervisionTrainingsMeetings Develop new programs Be everywhere at once!

Tools! Outlook Journal  Track projects  Track communications  Quantify your time!

Tools!  Reminders  Syncs with mobile app  Sub-categories! Wunderlist

Tools! Google Voice  Novel number!  Available on YOUR PHONE!  Speech-to-text voic

Tools!  Multiple file types  Permission-based  Free! Google Drive

SOCIAL MEDIA The Blessing and the Curse of….

Social Media

Social Media Policy Rules & Expectations Team Monitoring Posting Structure Success!