Western Slope Directors of Volunteers in Agencies

DOVIA's Mission

Promote professionalism in the field of volunteer management, advocate for issues concerning volunteerism and provide networking and training opportunities for the membership.

An Evolving Organization Promoting Volunteerism by Providing:

Support and Networking

• Informal monthly coffees/business meeting
• Members have e-mail access to 70+ members
  

Training

• Six lunch-time trainings a year
  
• Conferences
  

Membership - Dues are for one year and due in January

• Individual Membership - $35 a year for one agency representative as a member. One vote per agency.
• Agency Membership - $50 a year per agency which includes three agency members. One vote per agency.
  
• Members get discounts on sponsored events.

Mailing Address

PO Box 4797; Grand Junction, CO  81502

About Western Slope DOVIA

2008 Officers

President:  Michele Heiser, 361-7525
Vice President:  Jessica Springer, 683-2614
Co-Secretaries:  Sherri Verdieck, 255-9850 or Suzanne Swartz, 255-1828
Treasurer:  Nancy Barnes, 242-4461
Website Manager:  Jean Brewer, 243-9839

Committees

Program Committee

Membership Committee

Meeting Schedule

Monthly Dialogue Before Nine (DBN) Coffee/Business Meetings

We meet at an agency location the First Wednesday of each month 8am-9am for a coffee provided by a host agency.  It is a time for our socializing, networking and discussion about issues regarding volunteer management. These meetings are as listed below in our Meeting Schedule.

Bi-Monthly Training and Networking Meetings

We meet every two months on the third Thursday of the month for two hours.  We usually have an hour of training/learning, followed by an hour for lunch and networking & discussion.  Lunch meetings are $10 for each member attending and $15 for non-members.

Locations will be announced
January            July
March              September
May                 November