Training & Capacity Building
HandsOn Twin Cities is excited to offer a series of learning opportunities designed to help nonprofit professionals strengthen their volunteer engagement strategies, build organizational capacity, and maximize partnerships with skilled and corporate volunteers. These sessions provide practical tools, peer learning opportunities, and actionable strategies that organizations can implement immediately.
September
Nonprofit Readiness | Engaging Pro Bono Talent to Build Capacity
September 18 | Time 10-11:30 a.m. | Junior Achievement
(1745 University Ave W. St. Paul, MN 55104)
A hands-on version of our Pro Bono Readiness training, offering opportunities for discussion and peer learning. Participants will leave with practical tools to assess their organization's readiness and identify high-impact pro bono projects.
Nonprofit Readiness | Engaging Pro Bono Talent to Build Capacity (Virtual)
September 30 | 9:00–10:15 a.m.
Learn how to prepare your organization to successfully engage skilled volunteers and pro bono professionals. This session will cover identifying project opportunities, defining scope, preparing internal stakeholders, and setting projects up for success.
October
Speaking Corporate: Navigating the New Realities of Employee Volunteer Engagement (In Person)
October 9 | 9:00am - 10:30am | Location: Neighborhood House
(179 Robie Street E, St. Paul, MN 55107)
Corporate community engagement is changing. Employee expectations, business priorities, limited resources, and evolving approaches to impact all influence how companies make decisions about volunteerism and nonprofit partnerships.
Join HandsOn Twin Cities for a candid conversation with corporate community engagement leaders about what’s shaping employee volunteerism today—and what nonprofits can learn to build stronger, more strategic partnerships.
Panelists:
Stephanie Johnson, Director of Community Relations, Blaze Credit Union
Minn Wang, Senior Manager – Global Impact Initiatives, General Mills
Julie Brown, Director of Culture & Community Impact, Boulay
Together, they’ll share what employees are looking for, how companies balance community and business priorities, what makes partnerships feasible and valuable, and what helps a nonprofit partner stand out.
Designed for nonprofit leaders and volunteer engagement professionals, this interactive session will offer practical insights you can put into action.
Light breakfast and coffee/beverages will be provided.
Volunteer Management Hybrid Conference
(In Person)
October 20 | 10:30am - 4:30pm | Securian Financial (400 Robert St N, St. Paul, MN 55101)
Our signature annual learning event brings together volunteer managers for a day of learning, networking, and innovation. This year’s topic is Embracing the Future of Volunteer Engagement: Building Resilience and Sustainability. Volunteer professionals are being asked to do more than ever. Attendees will connect with peers navigating these same realities, explore practical approaches to building more resilient, sustainable volunteer engagement strategies, and walk away with clearer direction, stronger frameworks, and the confidence to lead through change.
Skilled Volunteerism: How to Scope Needs to Create Impactful Projects (virtual)
October 28 | Time 9-10:15 a.m.
Designed for organizations interested in leveraging skilled volunteers and pro bono support, this workshop will help participants define project goals, scope work effectively, and create project plans that attract and retain talented volunteers.
This session will focus on pro bono volunteerism for nonprofits using skilled volunteers and how to scope strategic needs to create impactful projects. Skills-based volunteering is an emerging strategy to build capacity at organizations while developing meaningful relationships with volunteers. This immersive model of volunteerism allows nonprofits and corporations to deepen their community engagement. In this session, we will cover the case for pro bono - the why’s -for these types of volunteers and how to create a strong foundation for projects through scoping and best practices. Throughout the presentation, we have you consider an opportunity or challenge at your organization and walk through the scoping process to develop a comprehensive challenge statement to communicate the project’s critical needs with volunteers.