Symposium Resources 2005

The theme for the Spring Capacity Building Symposium on March 10, 2005, was "Volunteer Resources: Recruitment, Retention, and Rewards".  Click here for a list of the speakers and attendees present at the symposium. The PowerPoint handouts from four of the excellent speakers are available below.

The Missing Piece - by Angie Ribordy from Girl Scouts, Great Plains Council
         How to recognize and reward volunteers

Ideas and Resources for Thanking Volunteers - a set of handouts by Angie Ribordy with lots
          of fun and practical ways to recognize volunteers

From Appetizers to Dessert in Volunteerism - by Karen Saunders of the American Red Cross
          An overview of good volunteer programs, from design to recruitment to training to rewards

The Master Naturalist Model - by Anna Toness of the National Master Naturalist Initiative
           A good overview of organizing a wildlife volunteer program, using the highly successful
           Master Naturalist Program as an example

Do You Have All Your Ducks in a Row Before Recruiting? - by Raeanna Kuzma of the Salvation Army
           What you need to think about before recruiting volunteers
          

Symposium Resources 2004

The theme for the Fall Science Symposium in November 2004 was "Birds of the Edge".  Handouts from the PowerPoint presentations from three of the excellent speakers are available below as pdf files.

History and Status of Woodland Bird Communities in the Great Plains - by Dave Swanson of
            the University of South Dakota

Biological Planning and Conservation Delivery for Nebraska's Birds - by Mike Carter of the
            Playa Lakes Joint Venture, in conjunction with Karin Callahan of PLJV and
            Andy Bishop of USFWS Refuges

Effects of Deferred Grazing Rotation on Grassland Birds along the Central Platte - by Dan Kim of the
            Platte River Whooping Crane Maintenance Trust