CTB Annual Mee�ng 2014

January 19-21, 2014 ~ Phoenix, AZ

“Looking Ahead”

SUNDAY

2:00- 2:30 P.M. Welcome – Carrie Pa�erson-CTB Board Chair

2:30-4:15 P.M. Understanding Mul�-Genera�onal Volunteers: Differences in Marke�ng, Recrui�ng, Engag-

ing, Supervising and Recognizing—Dr. Ken Culp III

Are you s�ll offering the same volunteer roles to high school students that you’ve been asking re�rees to per-

form? Are you having difficulty iden�fying, recrui�ng and retaining volunteers? Is the manner in which you market

your organiza�on and its volunteer roles the same for 15, 30, 45, 60 and 75 year olds? While a single approach to vol-

unteer administra�on may have been effec�ve in the 1980's, today’s genera�onal differences require specific, targeted

approaches. This workshop will focus on techniques that member camp leadership teams can develop for marke�ng,

recrui�ng, engaging, supervising and retaining volunteers from mul�ple genera�ons as well as understanding the

differences between these dis�nctly different groups. Strategies that can be u�lized to reach, recruit, engage and re-

tain these dis�nctly different popula�ons, as well as the most effec�ve marke�ng op�ons will all be iden�fied.

4:15-4:30 P.M. Break

4:30-5:45 P.M. Recrui�ng Male Volunteers: Folks you’ve got to A-S-K! Dr. Ken Culp III

Does your program u�lize more female than male volunteers? Does your wish list include addi�onal male vol-

unteers? Perhaps your volunteer programs, recruitment techniques or volunteer roles are not male friendly. Men are,

a;er all, “wired” differently than women. This session will focus on developing skills in learning how to a�ract, recruit,

engage and retain male volunteers. In order to engage more male volunteers, one must first understand gender and

communica�on differences and learn how these differences affect volunteer marke�ng, recruitment, engagement and

reten�on. Therefore, differences in the way men and women think, func�on, react and communicate will all be iden�-

fied and explored.

5:45 Wrap Up

7:00 – 8:30 Benihana-CAMP TO BELONG MEMBER CAMP DINNER

MONDAY

8:00 – 8:30 A.M. Breakfast

8:30 – 9:30 A.M. Welcome & Upcoming Events – Carrie Pa�erson/Troy

Po�gen, CTB Board Members

Welcome and overview of the exci�ng changes in 2014 leading up CTB

20th Anniversary Celebra�on in 2015! Spoiler alert: VIVA LAS VEGAS!!

9:30 – 9:45 A.M. Break

9:45 A.M. – 12:00 P.M. Volunteer Recruitment & Reten�on: Increasing Volunteer Efforts-Dr. Ken Culp III

Need more volunteers? By par�cipa�ng in this easy seven-step process, par�cipants will learn to iden�fy readily-available sources of volunteers, iden�fy the most effec�ve recruitment strategies and de-velop posi�on descrip�ons outlining their volunteer role in the organiza�on. By outlining the compo-nents of their role, poten�al volunteers can be�er understand the prospec�ve posi�on, the type of ser-vice to be provided, the skills required, the du�es, requirements and responsibili�es involved and there-fore gain a more thorough understanding up-front. Armed with this informa�on, volunteer coordinators are be�er able to effec�vely market volunteer roles and recruit prospec�ve volunteers to serve the or-ganiza�on and its clientele.

12:00-1:00 P.M. Lunch

1:00-2:15 P.M. Camp To Camp Forum—Carrie Pa�erson, CTB Board Chair

Discussion forum that will cover topics such as crea�ng back-up plans for key leadership posi�ons,

working with your campsite partner during camp, maneuvering key issues and other “hot topics”. All

member camps are encouraged to add to the discussion and advise other member camps on how your

team solved similar problems.

2:15-3:30 P.M. What’s new for 2014? What’s coming in 2015? Liz Onufer, CTB Program Manager

The all NEW CTB Opera�ons Manual, new and improved Camper Registra�on on-line (Ac�ve Net-

work), on-line counselor applica�ons and a preview of Counselor Training for 2015!

3:30-3:45 P.M.-Break

3:45-5:15 P.M. Evalua�on-The Good, The Bad and The Measured! Dianna Walters

This session discusses the merits of evalua�on, what we want to measure and why. Looking ahead for 2015

and an updated evalua�on tool as well as outcomes for improving the camper pre-post camp survey and what pro-

cess we will undertake to reach that outcome.

5:15-5:30 P.M. Wrap Up

Dinner on your own is a great opportunity to network with member camps

TUESDAY

7:30 – 8:00 A.M. Breakfast

8:00 – 11:00 A.M. Camp Tools/ Great Ideas – Sherry Brock & Liz Onufer

Back by popular demand, member camps will each present/showcase “great ideas” or enhancements to CTB

signature ac�vi�es or demonstrate unique ac�vi�es for campers. Come prepared to share and have F U N!

11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Wrap Up & Goodbyes - Troy Po�gen, CTB Vice-Chair

MEMBER CAMPS-BRING YOUR CTB SWAG!! YOU ASKED, WE DELIVER—BACK IS SWAG EXCHANGE!

BRING 2-4 ITEMS WITH YOUR CTB MEMBER CAMP LOGO! ALSO AVAILABLE WILL BE OLD CTB ITEMS

TO TAKE BACK AND SHARE.

MEET THE SPEAKERS

SHERRY BROCK-Sherry came to Camp To Belong in 2007. Having prior experi-

ence with a na�onal network, she was the perfect candidate to help grow

Camp To Belong. She holds a BA from the University of Arizona as well as Fed-

eral Avia�on Administra�on A&P Mechanic and Private Pilot cer�fica�ons.

Sherry has been in non-profit management over twenty years. As an educator,

she started her professional career teaching avia�on technology at Pima Com-

munity College. It was during her tenure at PCC that Sherry learned of a science and math program designed to en-

gage middle school children in simula�on; Challenger Learning Centers. She began her non-profit career in Washing-

ton DC working for Challenger Center for Space Science Educa�on, founded by the families of the Challenger shu�le.

Sherry transi�oned to Child Welfare when she accepted the posi�on of Execu�ve Director of Child Focus in 2005, a

non-profit in Las Vegas that provides services for children living in foster care.

DR. KEN CULP III-Dr. Ken Culp, III is Principal Extension Specialist for Volunteerism in the Department of 4-H Youth

Development at the University of Kentucky in Lexington. He provides direct support to 146 4-H Agents, who in turn

u�lize 19,815 adult and 4,489 youth volunteers across the Commonwealth. The professional and volunteer staff col-

lec�vely serve 233,271 4-H members in Kentucky. He is responsible for 4-H volunteer program development, volun-

teer educa�on and staff development in volunteerism. He previously held a similar posi�on at The Ohio State Uni-

versity from Dec., 1995 through Aug., 1999 and was a 4-H Educator in Whitley County, IN from 1988 – 1994.

A na�ve of rural Rensselaer, IN, Ken was born and reared on a large family livestock and grain farm and is a

graduate of Rensselaer Central High School. Dr. Culp received his B.S. and M.S. in Animal Sciences and his Ph.D. in

Educa�onal Founda�ons and Administra�on, all from Purdue University. His disserta�on was en�tled: “Factors

affec�ng length of service of adult 4-H leaders in Indiana.”

Ken has more than 25 years of experience in volunteer and nonprofit administra�on, volunteer development

and service ac�vi�es and leadership development. His research interests include volunteer recruitment, mo�va�on,

recogni�on and reten�on; trends in volunteerism, volunteer competencies, volunteer program effec�veness and

leadership development. He also works as a private consultant and trainer in volunteerism for non-profit organiza-

�ons and is a keynote speaker. Ken blends humor and raw emo�on into recoun�ng true stories and personal experi-

ences to create a unique and powerful experience for his audience.

Ken developed and published the GEMS Model of Volunteer Administra�on. GEMS is a research-based, con-

ceptual model which provides volunteer administrators with the structure to build a successful volunteer program.

The GEMS model is currently being u�lized throughout the USA, UK and Finland to provide a framework for volun-

teer programs. He developed the University of Kentucky Volunteer Administra�on Academy (VAA). The VAA is a

series of two, three-hour graduate courses designed to develop volunteer administrator’s professional skills and abil-

i�es. Finally, Dr. Culp was the principal inves�gator on a team of three researchers in a four year, na�onal research

project that developed the Volunteer Research, Knowledge & Competency Model. The VRKC has been reviewed and

adopted by the USDA-CSREES and is currently in the final stages of comple�on and adop�on for implementa�on by 4

-H Youth Development na�on-wide.

Ken is a member of the Na�onal Associa�on of Extension 4-H Agents (and serves on the Volunteerism Task

Force), has served as Past-President, President, Vice President and Secretary of the Interna�onal Associa�on of Lead-

ership Educators and is a member of the Interna�onal Associa�on of Volunteer Resources Managers and the Associ-

a�on for Research of Nonprofit Organiza�ons and Voluntary Ac�on. Ken served for four years as a Commissioner on

the Kentucky Commission of Community Volunteerism and Service. He previously served four years on the Ohio

Governor’s Community Service & Volunteerism Council.

LIZ ONUFER-Liz began serving Camp To Belong in 2006 as a volunteer counselor. Liz knew immediately she had

found a home in the CTB family. Her experience as a high school teacher and her commitment to youth in foster care

were the perfect fit for the volunteer counselor posi�on. She served in this role for five camp seasons. In June 2013,

Liz became the Program Manager for Camp To Belong Interna�onal. Outside of her work with CTB, Liz enjoys free-

lance wri�ng, trail running, and road biking. In August 2012, she relocated from Idaho to Carlsbad, CA, where she is

currently enjoying life without winter.

CARRIE PATTERSON- Carrie Pa�erson first experienced Camp To Belong in 2005 when Tim Horton Camp

Kentahten hosted the very first Camp To Belong Canada camp session. Since then, Carrie has become intrinsically

involved with CTB Interna�onal, serving as board vice chair and volunteering her exper�se on several commi�ees.

Carrie currently is the Director of Camp Opera�ons for the Tim Horton Children’s Founda�on in which she provides

leadership to the camp opera�ons located in Kentucky and Alberta as well as the standards team which includes

food service, program, wellness and registra�on. She is also helping the THCF develop their 7th camp in Manitoba

which will be designed as a leadership camp for 14-17 year olds where they will par�cipate in a 5 year program en-

couraging them to build confidence, a sense of responsibility and gain an op�mis�c view of their future. Carrie has

been with THCF since 2001 in a variety of roles and loca�ons.

Originally from Ontario, Canada, she received an honors degree in business administra�on from Wilfrid Laurier Uni-

versity located in Waterloo, Ontario. More importantly, Carrie has spent over 15 summers at camp beginning as a

camper in 1989 at Camp Ak-o-mak and is aware of the posi�ve impacts that camp can have on us all.

TROY POTTGEN-Troy is a pre�y good husband, dad of two and Phoenix-based crea�ve director with RIESTER.

People trust him. Kids relate to him. He claims—quite erroneously, as his wife’s me�culous documenta�on proved

in 2009—to watch 100 movies and read 100 books a year. Between being invisible or fluent in every language, he

chooses invisibility. He knows that is far less useful, but that’s his choice and he’s s�cking with it. He once

tore his Achilles laughing and o;en lies for fun. People tell him he could be in poli�cs.

A not-very-recent graduate of the University of Illinois, Troy wishes every person would give �me and money to

Camp to Belong which, as you know by now, reunites siblings separated in foster and adop�ve care. He admits this

wish comes from several years of volunteering at CTB camps, four years on the Board’s PR and Marke�ng Com-

mi�ee and currently serving at CTB Vice-Chair, so he understands if you “do your own thing.” If you ever approach

him and say, “Hey Troy, I like monkeys,” he’ll buy you a coffee. Since being raised in a safe and sleepy town in the

Midwest, Troy has demonstrated a flurry of acute nomadic tendencies, having volunteered with Greater D.C. Cares,

Chicago Cares, Hands on Miami, L.A. Works, Maricopa Court Appointed Special Advocates (Phoenix), Paul Newman’s

Boggy Creek Camp (Eus�s, FL) and Big Brothers Big Sisters (various).

DIANNA WALTERS- joined the Board of Directors of Camp To Belong Interna�onal in January of 2013 and is a poli-

cy associate with the Jim Casey Youth Opportuni�es Ini�a�ve. She relocated to St. Louis from Maine a;er a long his-

tory with the Jim Casey Ini�a�ve’s partnership with the Muskie School of Public Service and its work on behalf of

young people transi�oning from foster care. The Maine site work included facilita�ng a youth board called the Youth

Leadership Advisory Team, a group Dianna joined at age 16 while s�ll in the foster care system herself. She has

broadened her leadership in child welfare system reform efforts for young people in foster care from a state to na-

�onal level at an organiza�on that is well known for being data driven and informed. Dianna spent five years working

with homeless and at -risk youth while earning a bachelor of arts in Social and Behavioral Sciences from the Universi-

ty of Southern Maine, a master’s degree in Public Policy and Management, and a cer�ficate in Applied Research and

Evalua�on from the Muskie School of Public Service. Dianna is dedicated to spending her career advoca�ng on be-

half of young people in foster care and is excited to be able to bring her passion to the Board of Directors of Camp To

Belong Interna�onal.