Description: Traci and Kayla stop by to talk about the Supportive Environment for Effectiveness (S.E.E. ) model. They also chat about the importance of professional development, building infrastructure within volunteer engagement, what they love (and hate) about collaboration, presenting at Points of Light, being ambassadors for REDIRECT and how to choose worthy group project partners.
Connect with Traci
Traci Lato-Smith, CVA
Owner / Consultant
720.446.6VMC (720.446.6862)
www.volunteermanagementconsulting.com
Traci Lato-Smith, CVA BIO
Founder, Owner, & Principal Consultant
Volunteer Management Consulting
Traci Lato-Smith, a Certified Volunteer Administrator, comes to VMC with a rich background in the nonprofit world and a deep passion for volunteerism and service. Raised in Phoenix and educated at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois, Traci has lived and worked in Chicago, San Francisco, St. Louis and Denver. Traci has spent her career working with volunteers in the non-profit sector and has worked for The Denver Hospice, Denver Scholarship Foundation, St. Louis Naturally Occurring Retirement Community, A Miner Miracle, The National Conference for Community and Justice, the Anti-Defamation League of Greater Chicago, and the Boys and Girls Club of Metropolitan Phoenix. Since starting her consulting business, Traci has been proud to work with nonprofits around the country, including Points of Light, the Association of Leaders in Volunteer Engagement (AL!VE), and the reDirect Foundation. Traci has worked extensively with the Service Enterprise Program as a consultant, trainer, and coach, certifying organizations that fundamentally leverage volunteers and their skills to achieve their social missions.
In addition to her professional work in the field of volunteer engagement, Traci volunteers her own time in a variety of ways. She is a former member of the Board of Directors for Denver DOVIA (Directors of Volunteers In Agencies), has presented multiple times at the Colorado Nonprofit Association Fall Conference, the Colorado Conference on Volunteerism, and Rural Philanthropy Days, and volunteers at a skilled nursing facility with her two young children. She is also an active PTA member and a lover of horses, yoga, and hiking with her Labrador Retriever, Sunshine Daydream.
Volunteer Management Consulting
Supporting Agencies for Effective Volunteer Engagement
A little more about Kayla
Experienced human capital engagement professional and trainer with a demonstrated history of working in non-profit organization change management, volunteer engagement, training, marketing, business-to-business sales, program management, strategic planning, and facilitation.
Always looking for ways to empower organizations to fully harness the capabilities of their human capital (both paid and unpaid) to achieve their mission.
Connect with Kayla:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaylampaulson/
319.310.0901
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