EDUCATION > VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT CERTIFICATE
VOLUNTEER management certificate
Create a robust and welcoming volunteer program.
Revitalize and enhance your volunteer program with CNM’s Volunteer Management Certificate. Whether you’re new to the field or looking to elevate your skills, this program is designed to boost your confidence and equip you with innovative strategies for engaging volunteers. In three days of personalized instruction, you’ll dive into key topics such as conflict resolution, ethics, volunteer diversity, and best practices in volunteer management. Participants must attend all three sessions to earn the certificate.
Course Objectives:
- Understand how to plan for assessments, evaluations, and appreciation of key stakeholders.
- Develop strategies to mitigate risk and conflict to create the best workplace environment.
- Explore professional ethics and learn skills for ethical decision making.
- Learn why having a diverse volunteer base is integral for innovation and true community engagement.
- Determine how to position the role of the volunteer manager for long-term success.
Dallas Cohort
Venue
CNM Dallas
Energy Square One
4925 Greenville Avenue, Suite 106
Dallas, TX 75206
Time
Tuesdays
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
One hour lunch on your own.
Rates
Early Bird Members: $425
Members: $625
Non-Members: $775
Early bird member rate ends three weeks before class begins on Tuesday, July 15, 2025.
Session Dates – Dallas
1. August 5 , 2025
2. August 12, 2025
3. August 19, 2025
Please note: You must attend all three sessions to obtain your certificate.
Fort Worth Cohort
Venue
CNM Fort Worth
Westbend I
1701 River Run, Suite 1002
Fort Worth, TX 76107
Time
Thursdays
9:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.
One hour lunch on your own.
Rates
Early Bird Members: $425
Members: $625
Non-Members: $775
Early bird member rate ends three weeks before class begins on Thursday, September 11, 2025.
Session Dates – Fort Worth
1. October 2, 2025
2. October 9, 2025
3. October 16, 2025
Please note: You must attend all three sessions to obtain your certificate.
Meet your instructor
Corina Sadler, CVA
Corina is the Volunteer Resources Supervisor at the City of Plano, Texas. Her work includes supervising their municipal volunteer program of up to 10,000 volunteers a year. Her career spans 15 years in local government and committee work for several professional volunteer management associations. She enjoys providing volunteer management guidance to nonprofits and municipalities to empower the community through volunteerism.
In 2019, Corina received a national IMPACT Award from the Association of Leaders in Volunteer Engagement as an emerging leader displaying exemplary leadership in the field. Corina has been featured speaker on several podcasts and has trained volunteer managers through virtual workshops and in-person presentations. Ms. Sadler holds numerous certificates in the fields of volunteer and nonprofit management along with a Bachelor of Science Degree in applied gerontology and nonprofit management from the University of North Texas. She has been a Certified Volunteer Administrator (CVA) since 2012.
