Volunteer facilitators form the backbone of the Support Center’s Public Training services. Each year, more than 50 leaders in their fields present nearly 150 workshops on a wide variety of topics. Workshops cover management and supervision, fundraising strategies, grant writing, strategic planning, outcome measurement, board development, and financial management. Support Center volunteer facilitators build their training experience with diverse clients and organizations by leading between one and four half or full-day workshops per year.

We are always looking for dynamic, dedicated individuals with training expertise in human resource issues, fundraising/development, accountability, and board development to bring their energy and expertise to the Support Center. We invite you to become a part of the growing number of professionals who donate their time and talents to building the nonprofit sector.

To be considered as a Support Center volunteer facilitator, you must first apply by sending a resume and letter of interest. You may also be asked to supply professional recommendations, writing samples, and a sample of a training agenda. Before applying, please review the volunteer facilitator qualifications below.

Volunteer Facilitator Qualifications

In considering prospective new volunteer facilitators, the Support Center seeks candidates who:

• Understand and embrace our values and mission.
• Possess an expertise in a subject area that the Support Center currently focuses on or wants to focus on (accountability, management and supervision, fundraising and grant writing).
• Have 2-5 years training experience.
• Have significant experience with nonprofits.
• Have a complementary training orientation. S/he takes a co-creative (non-lecturing) approach to training, and has the ability to maximize peer-to-peer learning, to bring tangential comments back into focus, to develop internal capacity and is non-judgmental.
• Utilize experiential training, using a variety of adult learning techniques, modalities (art, role play, case studies) and concrete examples from his/her own professional experience with nonprofits.
• Are entertaining, engaging and dynamic presenters.
• Have highly developed oral and written communication skills.
• Use flexibility and creativity to handle a wide range of situations and clients.
• Are professional in dress and manner.
• Are mature, well organized, and possess excellent follow through.
• Have a demonstrated ability to communicate with, and gain the confidence of, people from a variety of economic, social, professional, racial, and cultural settings

Application Process

1.) Review the Support Center website and catalog to assess whether your training style and content are compatible with the Support Center

2.) If so, submit a resume and workshop description via email to Steve Damiano at sd@supportctr.org.

3.) The Support Center will review your materials and contact you.

4.) If we feel there’s a match, we will invite you to sit in on a workshop facilitated by a Support Center staff member to give you a more thorough sense of our approach.

5.) If both the Support Center and you are interested in moving forward, we will ask to sit in on one of your trainings. If you do not have one scheduled, we will ask you to deliver a mini-training for Support Center staff. Afterwards, we will further assess our fit.

6.) Assuming a good fit, we will work with you to determine the content and date for your first Public Training Workshop.

7.) After your first workshop, you will meet with Steve to review the workshop and discuss next steps.

Benefits of Volunteering with Us

• An opportunity to rent the Training Room and/or Conference Room at 30% off our regular rental rates.
• Build training experience with diverse clients and organizations.
• A complimentary workshop voucher for you to attend any of our workshops and one for a friend.
• The opportunity to network with other trainers and nonprofit executives at various Support Center special events.