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About Betty |
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She has
written many popular books including: Getting to Yes in Fund Raising,
A Resource Kit for Managers of Volunteers, Training Busy Staff To Succeed
With Volunteers and The 55 Minute In-Service Training Series.. She has
also authored, "Families as Volunteers", a Chapter from the book,
Managing Volunteer Diversity, a USIA Electronic Journal article,
"Volunteers From The Workplace" and a booklet, Volunteer Program
Assessment Guide.. She has 4 training videos: Volunteer Trends,
Recruitment, Recognition and Risk Management. In the fall of 1999 she
co-authored the popular book, How To Produce Fabulous Fundraising Events:
Reap Remarkable Returns With Minimal Effort. She has been the Training
Design Editor for the on-line journal, e-Volunteerism for 5
years.
In 2005 Betty did research on the impact of upper
management support to volunteer programs and she produced the booklet:
12 Key Actions of Volunteer Program Champions: CEOs Who Lead the Way.
She is currently writing books and resources on the significance of
executive level support of volunteer programs and on the Team Approach to
Enhancing Volunteer Programs. Formerly, Betty was the Founder and 13-year Executive
Director of the Valley Volunteer Center in Pleasanton, California. While at
the Center she initiated such programs as the Women's Re-entry Internship
Program, Career-Links, Borrow-An-Expert, Project Manage, The Corporate
Volunteer Council and others which served as national models of volunteer
utilization. While directing the Center, Betty obtained funding and
supervised innovative research on volunteer management, which resulted in
the publication of the book, At the Heart —The New
Volunteer Challenge to Community Agencies. Seeking resources for nonprofit organizations became
Betty's hallmark while directing the Center. She obtained hundreds of grants
from major foundations and corporations, initiated successful signature
fundraising events and raised financial and in-kind resources from
individuals and small businesses in the community, totaling millions of
dollars. Currently Betty is an instructor in university nonprofit
and extension programs, Betty received the prestigious AVA Harriet Naylor Award for Distinguished Service to the field of volunteerism in 1999. Her rich background in human services and volunteer management, her broad based experience as a volunteer and fund raiser, and her humor, vitality and inspiration have made her a sought-after trainer, consultant and speaker throughout the Nation. Find out what Betty's customers are saying. Contact
Betty about seminars, retreat facilitation or materials developed by her and
her associates for
nonprofit organization, churches, and public sponsored programs. |