Program: Core Policies for Your Volunteers, Board and Staff

The April 14th morning program titled” Core Policies for Your Volunteers, Board and Staff” was held at A.O. Fox's Levine Conference Center located at 1 Norton Ave, Oneonta, NY.

Three panelists made presentations based on their area of expertise and took questions from the audience that traveled from three counties.

Panelists were:
Susan Kenny, Executive Director, Roxbury Arts Group, sharing feedback and policies for boards of directors.

Nancy Karaman, Volunteer Administrator, New York State Historical Association and The Farmers' Museum, sharing information and policies on volunteer management.

Melissa Marietta, Internship Coordinator, Hartwick College, sharing information and policies on internship management.

Some of the issues discussed were: board members are volunteers, succession planning for board members and executive directors and staff, what is a volunteer, how to fire a volunteer, creating a volunteer manual, legal matters surrounding interns, why have a intern, and interns are not staff.

Handouts included examples of board policies, intern and volunteer manuals and related materials.

Though Panelists took many questions during the presentation the discussion could have lasted all day.