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Managing Great Volunteers

This is the fifth workshop in our series Your Passion, Your Leadership: A Workshop Series for Aspiring Women Advocates and will focus on recruiting, training, and sustaining volunteers, with strategies for creating inclusive and energized teams that can carry the work forward.

Your presenter will be McKenzie Nichols:

MacKenzie Nicholson is a policy and advocacy leader and a graduate of the University of New Hampshire, holding a B.S. in Family Studies with a concentration in Child Advocacy and Family Policy, and an M.S. in Public Policy. She is currently Senior Director at MomsRising, where she leads advocacy efforts focused on policies impacting low-income families, pay equity, and health equity.

Previously, she has held leadership roles with the Alzheimer's Association and the American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, managing large-scale grassroots campaigns, volunteer engagement, and legislative strategy. She also serves as Principal Consultant at Kids First Consulting, supporting nonprofits through campaign strategy, advocacy training, and grant development. Earlier in her career, she was a Research Fellow on Vulnerable Families at the UNH Carsey School of Public Policy.

Your Passion, Your Leadership: A Workshop Series for Aspiring Women Advocates: In partnership with the League of Women Voters of New Hampshire, MomsRising, and other women-centered community organizations, this six-part workshop series will empower women in the Upper Valley to step into their power as leaders and advocates. Using the disproportionate impacts of HB 1569 on women’s right to vote as a central case study, the series will provide participants with the tools, skills, and confidence necessary to engage in effective advocacy. From understanding how power operates on a day-to-day basis in our communities, to mastering communications and social media, to managing volunteers and sharing success stories, each session is designed to strengthen women’s voices and build a more representative democracy.

Want to attend via Zoom?  Click HERE to preregister with Zoom.