Volunteer Engagement Manager
CurrentI provide strategy and leadership for our volunteer program support team, managing the volunteer specialists and coordinator & investing in their professional development. I champion new strategic initiatives for customized volunteer tracks, including our ongoing program support volunteer and short-term pro bono volunteers offering professional expertise on strategic projects. I provide strategy and resources for partnerships with colleges & universities, corporations, community organizations, and individuals interested in deepening their volunteer engagement with our mission to end hunger together. I'm a people connector, ideas generator, and a consultant/coach internally and externally.We collaborate, we innovate, and we appreciate our volunteers as core partners in our mission to end hunger together._____About Second Harvest Heartland:As one of the largest, most efficient, and most innovative hunger-relief organizations in the nation, we leverage our unique position in the emergency food chain to make an impact. In close partnership with a network of 388 food shelves and nearly 1,100 partner programs, we support those in our region facing hunger today. More than a food bank, we’re a leading partner in the policies and programs that work to end hunger, like SNAP, school meals and senior nutrition programs, and we’re an innovator in the areas where food can be the solution, like FOODRx and Kitchen Coalition.