308. Tapping the Potential of (Career) Volunteers

308. Tapping the Potential of (Career) Volunt...

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410. Diversifying Your Volunteer Team - It Can Be Done!

Show Notes: During the height of COVID, CASA of San Joaquin County faced the fact that over 1500 children from the County were living in foster care. These abused and neglected children had been removed from their families and placed in foster homes, group homes (now called STRTP ...  Show more

409. From AmeriCorps to Her Doctorate: One Leader's Journey

Courtney Tull joins us to talk about her work with volunteers and her journey - so far! Starting with her work as an AmeriCorps member she found a connection with the work of leading and engaging volunteers in the community. Since that first experience, Courtney has achieved her ...  Show more

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