2024 MVLC Session Presentations

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Volunteering, Health, and Wellness: The Connection is Real!

Session Presentations. (Title is linked to PDF of slides)

Volunteerism as a Wellness Intervention: Research Findings & Practice Implications
     Jennifer Crittenden, PhD, MSW
     Assistant Professor of Social Work
     Associate Director for Research, UMaine Center on Aging

Engaging Youth in Service: Research Findings & Practice Implications  
     Kristan Cilente Skendall
     Chief Operating Officer
     Center for Expanding Leadership & Opportunity

Generational Differences in Volunteerism: Tailoring the "Ask" for Success  
     Lisa Morin, Coordinator
     Bodwell Center for Service & Volunteerism
     University of Maine

     Trisha Mason, Director (on video)
     Office of Service-Learning
     UNE Westbrook College of Health Professions

Tracking & Framing Volunteer Data to Show Impact
     Emilie Swenson, Research Associate II
     Data Innovation Project, Catherine Cutler Institute
     University of Southern Maine

     Rachel Gallo, Research Associate II
     Data Innovation Project, Catherine Cutler Institute
     University of Southern Maine

Opportunities to Engage Business Leaders in Volunteerism and Community Service: A Panel Discussion
     Moderator: Diane Lebson, CFRE, CEO and Co-Founder, Evergreen Philanthropic Solutions

     Panelists
     Kelly Thayer, Corporate Social Responsibility Manager, Unum, Inc
     Ninette Irabaruta, Senior Director Community Engagement and Outreach, United Way of Southern Maine
     Shannon Landwehr, President & CEO, Penobscot Bay Regional Chamber of Commerce
     Laney Brown, Vice President of Sustainability, Avangrid Inc

Understanding & Facilitating Volunteer Wellness 
     Chap. Eddie Greyfox Burgess, CADC, MHRTC-CSP, PP-C, IPSS
     Founder of the Wellness Mobile Foundation

Psychology of Volunteerism: From Hesitancy to Service  
     Tom Meuser, PhD
     Clinical Psychologist & Applied Gerontologist
     GeroPsych Maine LLC

Volunteer Position Descriptions that Bring out the Best for All  
     Michael Ashmore
     Training and Program Development Officer
     Volunteer Maine – The Maine Commission on Community Service

     Handout 1;     Handout 2;    Handout 3

 

Want to take a deeper dive?  Curious about online Volunteer Management courses?  Look HERE!