Responses
to April 2007 Hot Topic
Achieving
an 'A' in communication...
Response
posted on 10th April 2007 by DJ Cronin, President,
AAVA, Brisbane, Australia
Thanks
Dale for contributing your experience for this interesting
Hot Topic. I must say that for me personally I took
on board your tips in relation to achieving an A in
communication for our Association! Your line - " How
can we expect anyone else to support our cause if
we don't represent it with authority?" especially
rang true. AAVA needs to fight for our cause which
is the promotion of our sector and being the voice
for volunteer management across Australasia . Our
board is reflective of those in volunteer management
who volunteer their time with confidence and conviction.
Your article makes great reading for our board members
engaging in public speaking about our association.
Thank you.
Response
posted on 10th April 2007 by Adaire Palmer, Vice President,
AAVA, Adelaide, Australia
Thanks
for a challenging and interesting Hot Topic for the
month. I think the concept of 'talking up' our volunteer
programs can be taken a step further, to include Volunteer
Management as a Profession.
In
a recent posting to ozvpm by DJ Cronin talks about
our reluctance to promote ourselves and the profession
of volunteer management. Surely this goes hand-in-hand
with the effective promotion of our volunteer programs?
One
of the defining characteristics that I've noticed
about VMs is their passion for what they do. If we
can take the passion and apply Dale's tips to good
communication and public speaking, not only will volunteer
programs benefit, so will the volunteer managers.
Its
not too late...
Let's
hear what you think!
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