Leadership Opportunities
Let us help you or your team find your purpose, so that together we can transform the world.
The success of a community will be defined by its next generations. At the Volunteer Center, we believe it is our responsibility to help build a next generation of leaders who are engaged within their community
and who know how to use their personal strengths and talents to benefit those around them, in their workplace, in their neighborhood, and every area of their lives.
Let us help you or your team find your purpose, so that together we can transform the world.
Are you an emerging professional ready to lead the way in your community? Do you want to make a difference, but you're not quite sure where to start?
Emerging Leaders will help you take the first step. Through the yearlong program, you will:
Have you ever started a sentence with the words, "I wish my team was more...?"
Your team CAN be the team you’ve always wished for. Through the yearlong High Performing Teams program you will:
Leading an entire team of volunteers is an amazing experience.
The Volunteer Manager Leadership program will give you the tools to:
Gather resources to maximize your role as Executive Director/CEO of your organization. We will focus on:
Lubbock HYPE is the new name for New Century Leadership, formerly a program of the Lubbock Chamber of Commerce. The Volunteer Center is very excited to add Lubbock HYPE to our programming and is proud to partner with United Supermarkets and a volunteer committee of Lubbock business leaders to bring the program to you. Applications for the 2021-2022 season are due April 8th. Please see the information below.
Lubbock HYPE– Helping Youth Purposefully Engage offers high school juniors the opportunity to engage in their community in a whole new way by:
Developing a concept of what it means to have purpose and act on it
Finding their best volunteer fit
Using their strengths to be a leader and a strong team member
Exploring the opportunities and challenges in our community
Imagining a community that they want to continue championing
We believe that by encouraging young people to explore their leadership potential and understand the importance of service we are building a more engaged community. To that end, we want every program participant to walk away knowing that they can use their unique skills and characteristics to make an impact in the world. At meetings, participants:
Hear from and interact with leaders from various businesses and organizations.
Give back to the community through hands-on service.
Develop leadership and teamwork skills.
And much more!
For questions, please contact D'Ann Wells at:
(806) 747-0551
United Way Youth Division is a student-led program for high school students coordinated through the Volunteer Center of Lubbock. Through agency presentations and “hands-on” service projects, teens receive an in-depth view of Lubbock Area United Way agencies. The program is open to all area high school students in grades 9-12 who are interested in meeting other teens, learning more about agencies, and volunteering. Students can apply at any time throughout the year.
Participants engage in youth-organized meetings, hands-on service projects, and opportunities for leadership. All of these activities work toward creating the next generation of community leaders!
2020-2021 Application
For more information, give us a call at (806) 747-0551 or email Candace Christophe at [email protected].
We believe that everyone has the potential to become a leader. Let us help you or your team find your purpose, so that together we can transform our community.
The leadership programs include:
Emerging Leaders
High Performing Teams
Volunteer Manager Leaders
Executive Director Boot Camp
Lubbock HYPE (for High School Juniors only)
Transformative Leadership Day
A component of all adult leadership programming is an assessment by David Collins of I-9 Intellifenes. It is offered as a part of the program cost.
Participants receive:
A transformative experience focused on the development of each person in the key areas of their life and work
Clarity and renewed commitment for each participant's current situation, role and leadership opportunity
Improved skills to optimize participant's personal leadership style with their business or organization's mission, strategy, and culture
Learn more about Leadership Development Here
For information about our leadership programs, please contact [email protected]
Opportunities offered to all community-based groups, individuals and nonprofit organizations for a nominal fee. Workshops are designed to share knowledge, enhance leadership and management skills, and provide tools and techniques that help board members, staff and volunteers respond effectively to the needs of their organization.
Watch for upcoming 2020 workshop opportunities
For information, please contact [email protected]
The Volunteer Center offers consultations that address:
Board governance
Strategic planning
Organizational assessments
Volunteer recruitment and management
Fundraising
Team building
Stress-management
Effective meetings
Other topics of your choice
Fees for consultations are based on an hourly rate; agency partners receive a discount.
To schedule a consultation or ask questions, contact Sharon Bass at [email protected]
Writing grants can help you build the ideal partnership between funders and your nonprofit organization. Foundations exist to give away money. This workshop gives you insight into how you can set yourself up for success and apply for those dollars. In this workshop you have the opportunity to gain valuable skills and knowledge to be more successful when the time comes to submit your proposals to funders. Learn all you need to know from an experienced grant writer.
Presenter:
Dr. Nathaniel S. Wright
Assistant Professor, Texas Tech University
Date: October 2
Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Cost: $65;
Special rate for VCL Agency Partners – $50
Location: VCL Conference Room