Presenting in Australia continues!
01:31, 23 March 2010
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Sorry not to be blogging regularly -- turns out Internet access in Australia is quite hard to come by!
I just finished by fourth all-day training here in Australia -- this time, Perth, at Volunteering Western Australia -- regarding working with volunteers successfully in our relatively new century and how to exploit all the emerging trends. Feedback so far to all these workshops has been excellent and attendees have been really talkative, and saying, "It's so great to be hearing something NEW!" It's very energizing for me!
Also, twice since I've been in Australia, nonprofit organization tech staff have refused to allow me access to their wireless network for "security reasons" (and other staff told me the same staff often refuse their requests for web sites they can manage themselves for their volunteer programs, access to instant messaging to work with their volunteers, access to Facebook to work with their volunteers, etc.). I'll be blogging about that soon, as it's a problem that is not at all unique to Australia -- one that is very much holding volunteer managers back.
Wednesday, way early in the morning, Perth, Australia time, I'll be live on the radio with Ron Tait of ABC radio, talking about all the exciting crazy, wacky things happening in the world of volunteering.Tune in! But don't ask me how to tune in because I don't know how...
I'll be back in the USA around April 1 -- and ready to train in my own country! My schedule fills up quickly (usually suddenly -- I've had a free month fill up in just a few days), so don't wait to contact me to discuss your training needs and how I can help. You can see a list of my training gigs to date. You can also see a list of all training and consulting topics I can address. Trainings can be tailored to fit your needs, your time allotment, and different skill levels.
