Organizational Culture's Impact on Volunteer Recruitment & Retention
4/9/2025 12:00 PM - 1:00 PM MST
Event Description
This session is sponsored by Volgistics and will discuss will discuss transforming volunteer management to volunteer engagement by factoring in the impact of organizational culture on volunteer recruitment and retention strategies. The session will conclude with exploring volunteer program auditing and action planning.
Speaker Bio: Dr. Nathan A. Schaumleffel, CPRE, ACNP, CFRM, CVA, CYSA is Proprietor and Senior Consultant of Driven Strategic LLC, a consultancy specializing in nonprofit & public organizations; parks & recreation; park foundations & friends groups; youth & human services; and university engagement. He is also a registered Professional Fundraising Consultant with the Indiana Attorney General and served on the faculty of the Park Foundation School at Oglebay National Training Center. He serves as Associate Professor and Campus/Executive Director of the nationally award-winning Nonprofit Leadership Alliance Certification Program at Indiana State University (ISU), as well as coordinates the Public Lands & Recreation Administration Program and teaches in the MPA & MBA programs from the Department of Political Science. Dr. Schaumleffel holds a Ph.D. in Recreation, Sport, & Tourism with a focus in Youth and Community Development from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also holds a M.S.Ed. in the Administration of Recreation and Park Systems and a B.S. in Recreation Program Services both from Southern Illinois University Carbondale where he was named the Recreation Alumnus of the Year in 2014. He also earned an A.A. and A.S. from Southwestern Illinois College.