National Friends of Public Broadcasting conducted a full day pre-conference workshop at the 2016 PBS Annual Meeting in Chicago VOLUNTEERS IN THE CHANGING WORLD OF PUBLIC MEDIA
Attendees included public media volunteers, Volunteer Managers, Trustees of National Friends, and others that work with public media volunteers.
The workshop agenda included discussions and presentations: 1. Volunteers in Public Media: Where Are We Now? Lead by National Friends Trustee and conference co-chair, Sasha Schechter, WNET 2. Basics of Volunteer Management Presented by Sarah Van Huis, Director of Nonprofit Development, HandsOn Suburban Chicago 3. Thinking Nationally, Volunteers and PBS Presented by Toby Chaudhuri, Vice President, Strategic Communications and National Partnerships, PBS 4. National Friends of Public Broadcasting Award Presentations Emceed by Laura Sampson, National Friends Trustee, Volunteer for Rocky Mountain PBS