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GRAVA is a professional membership organization that promotes and supports excellence in the management and leadership of volunteers in the Greater Richmond area through professional development, networking, and advocacy. |
2015 GRAVA Program Schedule
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We're taking December off but will be back beginning early January with our morning workshops and roundtables. Stay tuned for more information and be sure to save the following dates: March 5th
| 8:30am - 10:30am
| Breakfast Workshop
| April 2nd
| 8:30am - 10:30am
| Breakfast Roundtable
| May 7th
| 8:30am - 10:30am
| Breakfast Workshop
| June 4th
| 8:30am - 10:30am
| Breakfast Roundtable
| July 9th
| 8:30am - 3:30pm
| Annual Conference
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Join the GRAVA Board!
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 Interested in taking the next step in your involvement with GRAVA? Join the GRAVA board to show your appreciation for the programming provided and to make an impact on the organization. Open positions include:
Hear from Rebecca Butler, current PR Chair:
I've thoroughly enjoyed my tenure on the GRAVA Board. The opportunity to work with such dedicated and passionate professionals has been invaluable. Over the past two years, I've truly felt that I've been able to have a very positive impact on this organization and am leaving it in a better position than when I started. That feeling of accomplishment and significance is something I encourage others to experience by serving themselves."
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| RSVP for GRAVA's March Workshop |
Leadership is one of the four core competencies of the Council on Certification in Volunteer Administration. During this GRAVA workshops we will be focusing on our ability to lead by focusing on our effectiveness with public speaking. Participants will receive tips, materials and hands on practice in honing this vital skill. Our presenter, Christine Al-Amin, is a long standing leader among Toast Masters. She has graciously agreed to share some of this successful organization's expertise and wisdom to help each of us have a better appreciation for our strengths and weaknesses around speaking to groups. Everyone who attends will notice some immidiate changes in their own listening skills, best practices to put into action and next steps on our individual journeys.
RSVP now!
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| Member Spotlight: Beverly Binns |
"I love the spirit, generosity and diverse background of the volunteers that come together to create something new."
"I am really looking forward to getting to know other professionals and volunteers that are engaged in this industry and all the combined knowledge, programs and resources that GRAVA has to offer."
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| January Workshop Recap |
GRAVA's January Workshop, we focused on peer mentoring and coaching as a way to expand your support network, grow you job satisfaction and gain valuable professional growth for ourselves as well as the volunteers we serve. Click below to learn more and access materials from the event.
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Message From the President
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Yikes! How did it get to be February already?!?
I had so many plans for January. I was supposed to wrap up all of my program stats for 2014 and write my annual report. I was going to do a program evaluation and review what worked & what didn't, what successes and challenges were encountered, and develop some recommendations for 2015. I had also intended to take some time for self-assessment and make some personal and professional goals for the coming year.
In the end, very little of that actually happened. Life intervened. Work intervened. The needs of the day took precedence over bigger picture concerns. The emergencies rose to the top of the to-do list and everything else, including all my grand plans, sunk to the bottom.
Read more about Alison's experience
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Professional Development Opportunities
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The age of one-size fits all volunteer engagement is coming to an end. This webinar will start with a review of some of the things that we know about what volunteers are looking for in an opportunity.
Family Power
Wednesday, March 11th at 2pm; free
Research shows that engaging families as volunteers not only helps to address today's needs, but it actively builds for the future, helping to nurture tomorrow's volunteers and leaders. Join Beth Steinhorn to explore what family volunteering is, hear case studies of successful models for engaging family volunteers, understand the benefits of family volunteering, and receive tips on how to determine whether family volunteering is right for your organization.
Evolution of Online Volunteer Management Resources (Free Article)
Susan Ellis's article about what she has recently learned about the change in online volunteer management resources through her work updating the Energize Inc. website.
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Social Media for Nonprofits Conference
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Join ConnectVA for a day-long, regional social media conference specifically for nonprofit staff and volunteers. Learn the latest trends in mobile technology and social media from experts in the field and local media personalities. Keynote presentation by world-renowned Heather Mansfield, founder of Nonprofit Tech for Good and author of best-selling books Mobile for Good and Social Media for Good. Register now!
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See you in March!
Rebecca Butler, PR Chair
GRAVA (Greater Richmond Association for Volunteer Administration) |
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Membership Update
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GRAVA is over 80 members strong!
What a wonderful network of colleagues to learn from and share ideas with. Please help me in welcoming Anneliese Fruhwald, Jolinda Underwood, Nathan Johnson, and Susan Manuel.
Continue to spread the word about GRAVA and all that membership offers to your colleagues and co-workers.
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GRAVA Book Club
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The next meeting of the GRAVA Book Club is Thursday, February 26th at 9:00am at the Panera on Midlothian Turnpike. We are reading "How Good People Make Tough Choices: Resolving the Dilemmas of Ethical Living" by Rushworth Kidder. Contact Melissa Gilmore for more information.
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Scholarship Available
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GRAVA still has funds available to help you further your professional development! Buy a book or take a class that you've been eyeing. Apply for a scholarship here.
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P.O. Box
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Membership applications, dues, scholarship applications, and all mailed correspondence should be sent to:
P.O. Box 684, Midlothian VA 23113. If you would like to confirm that your recently mailed membership application and check have been received, please send an e-mail to our membership chair, Melissa Gilmore!
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GRAVA is Social
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Collectively, GRAVA members have a lot of valuable knowledge and experience to share. And now we have our very own Facebook page & Twitter feed to capture all this collective wisdom! But it's up to YOU to contribute to the interactivity of these accounts. These social media tools are for posting photos and events, sharing tips, and exchanging information & comments.
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Tip of the Month
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Replace Current Volunteers or Redirect New Ones?
To engage volunteers in the future, we must ask better, more critical questions about what should come tomorrow. This means examining how the organization uses its money as well as how it can benefit from new volunteers.
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Message Board
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GRAVA members now have a way to communicate and seek real-time answers to important questions and needs related to volunteer administration outside of our normally scheduled GRAVA events.
GRAVA has partnered with HandsOn Greater Richmond to bring you the Volunteer Engagement Message Board, powered by ConnectVA. Learn more and get started!
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GRAVA Board
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Secretary:
Hospitality:
Treasurer:
Public Relations: Professional Development: Membership: Conference: President:
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