Portland Volunteers Open Pathways to Employment and Leadership Development

July 18, 2013 - PRLog -- On June 21, 2013, the Corporation for National and Community Service released a study on volunteering as a pathway to employment. The new report states, “Volunteers have a 27% higher likelihood of finding a job after being out of work than do non-volunteers.” The Junior League of Portland, ME has been promoting voluntarism for over 90 years and continues to make strides in developing the potential of the women of Southern Maine. On Friday, July 19, 2013, the Junior League of Portland, ME will host a wine and cheese event featuring national motivational speaker, Vicki Clark of Memphis, Tennessee.

Vicki Clark has devoted the past 25 years of her career to building capacity in volunteer-based organizations, state governments and congregations. Her areas of expertise include volunteer resource development, leadership trainings, strategic planning, and effective communication strategies.

“[W]e know that contemporary women are looking for ways to deepen their community and civic leadership through training and hands-on, practical experiences. This marriage of formal and informal learning is what makes The Junior League experience so unique,” states Becki Fleischer, E-Learning Consultant for the Association of Junior Leagues International, parent organization to the Junior League of Portland, ME.

Friday’s reception with Vicki Clark will include a training workshop on issue-based community impact. It will offer local volunteers the opportunity to find out how they can each play a role in identifying the needs of the under-served communities of Portland, ME and how to best serve them with the support and resources available through the Junior League of Portland, ME.

Event Information:

What: Vicki Clark Speaks: Issue-Based Community Impact

Where: CIEE: Council of International Educational Exchange

2^nd Floor, Training Room

300 Fore Street

Portland, ME 04101

When: Friday, July 19, 2013, 5:30 p.m. - 7:00 p.m

NOTE: This is a private event open to members of the Junior League of Portland, ME and to select members of the media.

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About the Junior League of Portland, ME

The Junior League of Portland, ME is a non-profit organization of women committed to promoting voluntarism, developing the potential of women, and improving the community through the effective action and leadership of trained volunteers. Its purpose is exclusively educational and charitable. The Junior League of Portland, ME reaches out to women of all races, religions, and national origins who demonstrate an interest in and commitment to voluntarism. To learn more, please visit us at www.jlpmaine.org and find us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/jlpmaine.

About Vicki Clark

Based in Memphis, Tenn., Vicki has extensive experience as both a nonprofit leader and consultant. Vicki has her own consulting practice in which she helps build the capacity of nonprofit, government, faith-based, and business sector organizations through training, speaking, writing, and consulting. Prior to her work as an independent consultant, Vicki filled several roles at The Points of Light Foundation in Washington, DC, including vice president of community initiatives, volunteer services, and external relations. She created and executed the Foundation's strategy with multiple markets and various segments of the volunteer sector. She has also worked on staff with organizations that include the National Volunteer Center, the Volunteer Center of the Texas Gulf Coast, the Houston Metropolitan Ministries

For an executive summary of the report, “Volunteering As A Pathway to Employment,” published by the Corporation for National and Community Service, visit: http://nationalservice.gov/sites/default/files/upload/vol_emp_executivesummary.pdf