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Cultivating Hospital Volunteers And Auxiliary Board Leadership: The Next Generation, The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute At Virginia Commonwealth University, Martha Clements, Nicole Dailey, Ingrid Mercer, Kelli Parmley, Michelle Peace, Jennifer Thompson

The Grace E. Harris Leadership Institute Publications

In spring 2009, Team Vision accepted the challenge from the VCUHS Hospital Auxiliary Board to assist in increasing the auxiliary volunteer population. After meeting with the Auxiliary Board, Volunteer Services, and John Duvall (team mentor), Team Vision proposed a project that would look more globally at volunteer recruitment, training and placement, and retention.As the project evolved, we also examined how the two organizations could draw on their deep experience and resources not only to develop a robust volunteer population , but to develop and strengthen their own organizations to better define their goals and ensure an Auxiliary Board membership of …