CASE District III Volunteer Professionals Summit

This year’s summit welcomes all levels of alumni relations or advancement professionals who work with or manage volunteers for chapters/clubs, alumni boards, micro-volunteerism or other programs and initiatives. 

Location
VCU University Student Commons, Richmond Salon I, 907 Floyd Ave., Richmond, VA 23284

Cost and registration
$50. Includes the summit, welcome happy hour, summit breakfast and lunch, on-campus parking and a few surprises! Register online.

Schedule

Oct. 1

• 5-7 p.m. Welcome Happy Hour presented by EverTrue, Tommy West Club, Stuart C. Siegel Center, 1200 W. Broad St., Richmond, VA 23284
• 7 p.m.-until Network and dine at one of Richmond’s many great restaurants. Sign-up sheets made available at the start of the summit. 
  
  • Tarrants
  • Max’s on Broad
  • Bar Solita
  • Maya
  • Maple and Pine
  • Comfort
  • Edo Squid
  • Perlys

Oct. 2

• 7:45 a.m. Registration opens
• 8-9 a.m. Networking breakfast presented by Tassl
• 9-9:10 a.m. Summit welcome remarks
• 9:10-10 a.m. Creating an onboarding program for remote volunteers from the ground up
  Janet Kinard, Georgia Tech Alumni Association and Susan Leonard, Georgia Tech Alumni Association
  Moderator: Whitney Wilson, University of Virginia Darden School of Business
• 10-10:10 Break
• 10:10-11 a.m. Panel Discussion: Working with different constituencies
  Crystal Boyce, North Carolina A&T; Kellie Miner, Mason School of Business, William & Mary and Matthew Williams, North Carolina State Alumni Association
  Moderator: Molly Hall, EverTrue
• 11:05-11:55 a.m. Moving volunteers through a pipeline
  Daniel Ledford, Emory College of Arts and Sciences
  Moderator: Suzannah Stora, Maggie L. Walker Governor’s School Foundation
• Noon-1 p.m. Lunch presented by Galaxy Digital
• 1-2 p.m. Panel Discussion: Working with challenging volunteers
  Thomas Burke, VCU Foundation; Marya Howell, Davidson College and Alice Lynch, Randolph-Macon College
  Moderator: JP Kokkinos, Galaxy Digital
• 2-2:15 p.m. Break
• 2:15-3:45 p.m. Focused Discussions: 
  • Spartans Speak! Engaging volunteers with a podcast | Dorian Thompson, Amy Snyder, UNC Greensboro
  • Building an alumni mentor program | Jill Williamson, Campbell University Lundy-Fetterman School of Business
  • Training volunteers for student recruitment | Crystal Boyce, North Carolina A&T
  • Building a Volunteer Program: Year 1 | Sean Clifford, James Madison University
  • Managing Expectations: Partnerships and Personalities | Ally Cannon, West Virginia University
• 3:34-4 p.m. Break

• 4-4:45 p.m. Panel Discussion: Trending topics in volunteerism (Micro-volunteerism, technology, recognition) 
  Clarybel Peguero, Duke Alumni Association; Ryan Catherwood, Longwood University; Parks Smith, VCU Development and Alumni Relations
  Moderator: Melissa Schipke, Tassl

Host hotels: The Graduate, 301 W. Franklin St., Richmond, VA 23220. Discounted rate $147 per night.

Linden Row Inn, 100 E. Franklin St., Richmond, VA 23220, Discounted rate $109 per night.

Parking
West Main Street Parking Deck, 801 W. Main St., Richmond, VA 23284. A short walk to the University Student Commons. Parking passes will be emailed to you before the event. 

Thank you to the following sponsors for their support of this event: