November 7-10, all of VIP got together for the unique opportunity to enjoy training and team building together. This was our only chance to be together as a program for the year - and it proved to be a great time!
We got the great opportunity to hear from a number of experienced facilitators.
Our impactful opening keynote was given by Patricia Bennett, President and CEO of Resource Development Associates in Oakland. She ushered us into the conference with a call to work together to overcome all of the important issues in the world that we all care about
Afterwards, I (look... that's me in the picture!) got the pleasure of reviewing AmeriCorps service with everyone - including what I hope was a fun game of AmeriCorps logistics trivia bingo!
We got the treat of a variety of breakout sessions led by great trainers - from event planning to diversity to professionalism to volunteer management.
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| Amy Salinas, of CAC Consulting |
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| Briana Downey, CalSERVES consultant |
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| Mike Kamer, former VIP Fellow |
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| Taylor Ford, CalSERVES staff |
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Each evening, each supervising organization team got the chance to meet together, debrief the day, and share what they had learned with their team.
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| St. Joseph's Health Systems VIP team |
Thank you to everyone who participated in our conference! It was an inspiring time for all as we got to see the breadth of organizations involved in VIP and the depth of everyone's passion for service.
Let's carry this excitement, the relationships we built on our teams, and the skills we learned back to our organizations and our teams for the rest of this service term!
