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Item No: 1 Meeting Date: August 4, 2014 Type of Business: Work Session Administrator Review: ____ City of Mounds View Staff Report To: Honorable Mayor and City Council From: Desaree Crane, Assistant City Administrator Item Title/Subject: Presentation by Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration (MAVA) A couple of City Council Members attended a roundtable discussion at the League of Minnesota Cities Conference on increasing volunteer engagement. The Minnesota Association for Volunteer Administration (MAVA) conducted this roundtable discussion to receive input from cities and organizations on crafting new strategies to engage communities in volunteerism. Some of the highlights of this discussion included: 1. Grant Opportunity. MAVA has invited cities to consider applying for one of the four small grants for enhancing a city’s volunteer program. Attached is information for your reference. City staff has already submitted a letter of intent to inform MAVA of the City’s intent to apply for the grant. 2. Discounts for MAVA training. MAVA invited cities to attend their Volunteer Impact Leadership Series. This is a two day intensive course which trains members of MAVA on the elements of leading volunteers. The training would provide organizations with the information they need to initiate, improve, and re-energize their volunteer programs. MAVA would like to offer 50% off of the series. The next training session will be located in Rochester on September 23 and 24. 3. Task Force: MAVA would be setting up a task force to guide cities and organizations on volunteer engagement. Mary Quirk, Executive Director of MAVA will be making a presentation to the City Council on their program, to include membership and training costs. Attached is information on MAVA, and an analysis study from the League of Minnesota Cities on using volunteers for your reference. Respectfully submitted, ________________________________ Desaree Crane