2023 Conference Schedule and Session Information
Wednesday, May 17, 2023
12:30 pm - Registration & Gift Basket Raffle Fundraiser Begins
1:30 pm - Conference 101 - Orientation for first time attendees or new volunteer managers
2:00 pm - 2:45 pm- Welcome Session for All Attendees
2:45 pm - 3:00 pm - Break
3:00 pm- 4:30 pm Workshop Session 1
1A - Pitch Perfect - Susy Chandler
1B - Create a Volunteer Base that Aligns with Your Mission - Sara Groce
4:30 pm - 6:00 pm Informal Networking - Hotel Lounge
6:00 pm – 8:00 pm Dinner & Keynote
Keynote Speaker - Michael Diettrich-Chastain - Making Connections
Thursday, May 18, 2023
8:00 am - 8:45 am - Registration, Coffee & Continental Breakfast
9:00 am - 10:30 am - General Session: Professional Development in the Post-Pandemic Era - Barry Altland
10:30 am - 10:45 am - Break
10:45 am - 12 pm - Workshops
3A - Building Community Through Cross-Departmental Communication, United Way of Asheville and Buncombe County
3B - Re-establishing Standards - Leanna Joyner
12:10 pm – 1:30 pm Lunch / NCAVA Annual Meeting and Awards
1:45 pm – 3:15 pm Workshops
4A One Is Too Small A Number to Achieve Greatness--Discover Your Leadership Legacy - Angela Hooper-Menifield
4B Use Appreciative Inquiry to Create Your Best Volunteer Program! - Barbara Thomas
3:15 pm - 3:30 pm - Break
3:30 pm – 5:00 pm Workshops
5 A - “This just isn’t working out”; Parting Ways with Volunteers - Barry Altland
5 B - Compassion Satisfaction - Preventing Burnout - Barbara Thomas
5:00 pm - Dinner on your own, explore Asheville (unscheduled free time)
Friday, May 19, 2023
8:30 am – 9:15 am NCAVA Group Breakfast
9:30 am – 11:00 Workshops
6A - Embracing Your Super Power: Reactivating the Power of Imagination - Kevin Neal
6B - Marketing for Volunteer Development - Leanna Joyner
11:10 am – 11:45 am Closing & Gift Baskets Drawing