California Volunteers AmeriCorps Training Webinars
This includes all required monthly webinars, which occur on the 3rd Thursday at 10am. The full calendar of trainings including special offerings for Planning Grants and our Grants webinar series can be obtained through your Program Officer.
| Monthly Training Calls Required for all operating programs | Audience: All programs Planning Grants are encouraged to join as well | New Programs are invited to stay up to 30 mins. after the call for an extended Q &A session |
| Topic | Learning Objectives Participants will gain an understanding of: | Format |
| Welcome to Program Year! August 15 10 – 11am | • Key areas of member onboarding • Enrollment in eGrants best practice and tips • The importance of emergency preparedness and member safety planning • Eligibility reminders • Member safety and Emergency Preparedness Planning (COOP) | Webinar |
| Setting Up Partners for Success September 19 10 – 11am | • The importance of partner placements sites on all aspects of program success • Monitoring and oversight requirements • The importance of communication and feedback • Tools & best practice | Webinar |
| Member Engagement and Retention October 17 10 – 11am | • CNCS Requirements for retention of members • The importance of member training including creativity and reflection • Understanding the member engagement cycle and planning for lows to boost morale • The importance of member feedback | Webinar |
| National Service Criminal History training walk- thru November 21 10 – 11am | • CNCS National Service Criminal History Checks requirements • Variances with CV NSCHC policy • True Screen & Fieldprint as the only CV-approved process as of Jan. 1, 2020 We’ll jointly watch the required CNCS NSCHC course and point out variances with CV policy. Participants may take the certification test after. | Webinar |
| Data Collection Tips & Tricks December 19 10—11am | • Consistent data collection is essential for progress reporting and setting your program up to build evidence • The importance of ensuring instruments are capturing what’s needed • Best practice and tips | Webinar |
| Member Support & Retention January 16 10 – 11am | • Critical aspects of member support to ensure retention of members and a positive service experience. • Anticipating ad addressing the winter slump • Field examples of creative ways to provide support | Webinar |
| What’s working, what’s not, and what can be adjusted?! February 20 10 – 11am | • This is the time to be reviewing program implementation • Data review as an indicator • The importance of gathering stakeholder feedback • Considering adjustments and discussing those with CV • Acceptable changes in the grants Continuation Application process. • Examples of program adjustments | Webinar |
| Fiscal Refresher March 19 10 – 11am | • Key areas of budgeting and compliance • Federal requirements • The importance of proper documentation | Webinar |
| Handling Staff Changes April 16 10 – 11am | • Staff turnover is a normal occurrence and a common area of problems • The importance of ensuring systems and information is transferrable • Key areas critical to knowledge transfer and tools for planning | Webinar |
| Building Evidence for Evaluation May 21 10 – 11am | • Evaluation is key to demonstrating program effectiveness and to continuous improvement • Identify important areas of evaluation planning & implementation • CNCS requirements and the evidence continuum | Webinar |
| Exiting Members – Celebration of Impact June 18 10 – 11am | Recognizing the important impact of your members and your role in their success – let’s celebrate that together! | Webinar |