Communication: public speaking, composition, storytelling
Leadership teams need to develop as strong communicators who will keep volunteers and stakeholders informed about their mission in a concise and compelling manner. They should be comfortable telling their story and the platoon’s story to partners, media, and the community.
Impact: Platoon volunteers will feel connected, informed, and know why their service matters.
Relationship Building: recruitment, networking, team building
Leadership teams need to know how to build relationships with community partners, peer VSOs, corporate partners, and within their own platoon. They must be ready to devise a recruitment strategy, have the tools to build their network, and understand how to build a team.
Impact: Volunteers will feel welcome, motivated to serve, and challenged to grow.
Emotional Intelligence: cultural competency, ABCD
Leadership teams need to cultivate their self-awareness as leaders and be flexible in their approach to lead with empathy. They must be comfortable working with a diverse group of stakeholders and know how to build relationships in under-resourced communities.
Impact: Volunteers will experience an inclusive and authentic environment where they feel heard and valued.
Volunteer Engagement: Hospitality, delegation, recognition
Leadership teams need effective leaders who know how to motivate, delegate tasks, and desire to create meaningful experiences for veterans to connect through service opportunities.
Impact: Volunteers will feel expected and appreciated.
Event/Project Management: administration, time management, strategic planning
Leadership teams need to be strategic planners who can work with partners to plan a series of service opportunities and achieve shared goals over the course of a year. These events should be polished, well managed, and follow proper planning and close-out operating procedures.
Impact: Volunteers will experience an organized event, and feel satisfied in completing tasks and making an impact.
Technology
Leadership teams need to be skilled with the tools we use to make this work more efficient and effective. They should be comfortable using social media to engage with their stakeholders.
Impact: Volunteers will experience a simple and fast registration and check-in process so that they can get to serving. They will see themselves on social media and be proud of their work.
Session attendance
Before the program officially kicks off in-person at Session I, all SLC members are required to attend one of two virtual program orientation options. Additionally, full attendance at all four of our 3-day sessions is mandatory for program completion. During these full-cohort sessions, program members attend dynamic workshops and presentations, as well as build meaningful connections to other women in the program. For our upcoming Cohort, the session dates and locations are below.
Please note: attendance at all four of these sessions will require taking time off work. We ask that all program members are fully engaged and present at these sessions, so please ensure that you can make arrangements to attend before committing to the program.
- Orientation (virtual): May 3 or May 5, 2022, 8:00-10:00 PM ET
- Session 1 (in-person): May 20-22, 2022 (Travel on May 19)
- Session 2 (virtual): June 22-24, 2022 11:00-4:30 PM ET
- Session 3 (virtual): July 27-29, 2022 11:00-4:30 PM ET
- Session 4 (in-person): September 16-18, 2022 (Travel on September 15)