2011 Statewide Conference on Service and Volunteering
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The Massachusetts Service Alliance held the Massachusetts Conference on Service and Volunteering on May 23, 2011 at the Sheraton Framingham Hotel & Conference Center. Over 350 volunteers, executives, and managers from the service and volunteerism sector convened for a day of learning, dialogue, and connection!
The Opening Session featured a welcome by State Senator Karen Spilka (D-Ashland, Framingham), along with inspiring remarks by Springfield High School of Commerce Adjustment Counselor Pamela Dugas and her student Sasha Soto who discussed the profound impact AmeriCorps members, volunteers, and nonprofits have on addressing needs in their community. The event concluded with a keynote address by Shirley Sagawa, a leading expert on national service policy.
You can view photos from the event by visiting our Facebook page.
This year's conference themes included the following:
- Innovation - new ideas or techniques in volunteer management
- Attracting and retaining the "new volunteers" of the next decade
- Making full use of the skills, talents, and interests of diverse volunteers
- Strengthening and unifying the field of volunteer and service program management in Massachusetts as a force to improve our communities
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To preview or purchase Ms. Sagawa's book "The American Way to Change: How National Service and Volunteers are Transforming America," please click here.
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Statewide Planning Committee Organizations:
AARP
ACT Volunteer Center (DIAL / SELF)
Boston Cares
Common Impact
Corporation for National and Community Service
Mass Mentoring Partnership
Massachusetts Campus Compact
Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education
Office of Governor Deval L. Patrick
United Way of Central MA, Volunteer Center
Community Builders, United Way of North Central MA
Sturdy Memorial Hospital
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