Professionalism

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Professionalism

• Betty Stallings

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Professionalism

• The Profession
• The Professional

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Definition of Professionalism

• Conforming to the technical and ethical standards
  of a profession..
• The disconnect for us...

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• SOOOO..
• Why is all of this so important?

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35 Years of Volunteer Management

• Volunteerism has changed dramatically
• Volunteer Management - MUCH slower to change and
  evolve!

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Quotes that JOLT me!

• If I dont DO SOMETHING, Ill soon be just an
  old lady with an idea.
• By believing passionately in something that still
  does not exist, we create it. The nonexistent is
  whatever we have not sufficiently desired.
• Nikos
  Kazantzakis

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Visions

• Giving us the energy to work for for change
• as a profession
• and as professionals

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I have a vision that one day.

• Young people will select leadership of volunteer
  programs and initiatives as a profession to
  prepare for

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I have a vision that one day..

• Leaders of volunteer programs will be respected
  members of the leadership team in their
  organizations

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I have a vision that one day.

• Leaders of Volunteer Programs will see themselves
  as people who empower organizations to
  effectively and creatively engage volunteers

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I have a vision that one day

• There will be significant, on-going advocacy to
  executives in nonprofit organizations, to funders
  , to the media and others whose support is
  critical to the success of the profession

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I have a vision that one day.

• There will be additional research, and funds
  backing that research, bringing to action the
  needed support of volunteer management

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I have a vision that one day.

• Those holding positions in this profession will
  feel pride in the field, will understand its
  history, its potential, its standards and its
  ethics.

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I have a vision that one day..

• The professional society for leadership of
  volunteers will boast a membership of 10,000
  plus, built from the base of local and regional
  support across the nation.

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I have a vision that one day.

• Our profession will link with professionals
  around the world to learn from and support each
  other

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I have a vision that one day.

• Our professional association will include
  grassroots leadership, entrepreneurial
  visionaries, faith based, corporate and others
  finding our common ground and respecting our
  necessary differences in methods of engaging
  citizens in our missions.

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What are your visions?????

• Not just ones you wish for
• But also ones you will work for

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• How do we get moving as a profession and as
  professionals?

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Malcolm S. Knowles

• The Stages of Development in Evolving Disciplines
  of Social Practice
• definition of field,
• differentiation of field,
• standard-setting,
• technological refinement,
• respectability and justification and
• understanding of the dynamics of the field

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Two Random Toddlers.-)
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Stage of Development of our Profession

• The Toddler Stage
• Think of some characteristics...

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Challenges of the Toddler Stage

• Dont know who else is out there
• Short attention span
• Whine when people dont pay attention to them
• Can do it BY MYSELF
• Fall down a lot - miss danger signals
• Look down a lot - miss the forest for the trees!

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Positive Traits of the Toddler Stage

• Learning all day and seeing new ways to do
  things
• Incorporating new language
• Challenging the NO
• Clean slate everyday - let go of yesterdays
  baggage and approach with freshness and optimism

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COVAA

• Check it out www.covaa.org
• (Congress of Volunteer Association Affiliations)

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Actions to Increase our Professionalism

• Be Pro-active
• Dont take care of volunteers - empower
  organizations to more effectively and
  professionally engage volunteers

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Actions to Increase Professionalism

• Build your case for a volunteer program on
  what COULD BE, not what it is.

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Actions to Increase Professionalism

• Take Charge of your own Professional Development

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Actions to Increase Professionalism

• Get Involved in helping to build the profession

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Actions to Increase Professionalism

• Engage in the new language of the field or our
  sphere of influence will become VERY small

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Actions to Increase Professionalism

• Keep up to date with whats impacting
  volunteerism and show leadership within your
  organization so that they will have cutting edge
  volunteer programs.

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Summary

• The road ahead
• The Profession
• We, as Professionals

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Excellence In Professional Development Can Be
Obtained If WE..

• Care more than others think is wise
• Risk more than others thank is safe
• Dream more than others think is practical
• Expect more than others think is possible

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