VolunteerSeeker is a revolutionary system used by charity, association and
not-for-profit managers and their boards to find more and better volunteers -- prospects
whose interests, skills and learning style are the best fit for the organization’s volunteer
positions. VolunteerSeeker decreases the time needed for recruitment, increases the
productivity of volunteers and decreases volunteer turnover.

The more you know about your people, 
the better you can impact your community 
and your members. 

 Bill VanGorder: Keynote Speaker 

Breakout Sessions, Closing Speaker, Workshop Leader.

Thought provoking, practical, and inspirational presentations that illustrate proven ways to improve productivity.

            Selecting the right speaker for your event is one of the most important, yet daunting elements for creating a successful meeting. Your speaker can often make or break the event. By booking Bill VanGorder, you can raise your expectations while adding sense of excitement and entertainment, with a speaker who will engage and inspire your audience.

• Recognizing the Four Critical Aspects of Fit to Reduce Turnover
• Five Early Warning Signs of Manager Derailment      
• Hiring Seniors the Boomerangs in the Workplace
• Five Lessons For Upgrading Talent
• Strategic Workforce Planning
• Why Smart Employees Underperform
• Working for a Younger Supervisor
• Challenges of the Multi-Generation Workplace
• Volunteer Recruitment in Turbulent and Changing Times
• Finding And Kee-ping The Best Volunteers
• The ABCs of Fraud -- Recognize it. Report it. Stop it

…or Bill will customize a presentation to fit your needs.

       Bill VanGorder is an experienced speaker and trainer who has acted as a consultant to businesses and associations since 1968.  Bill gives keynotes, presentations and workshops to 30 or more organizations each year. He is recognized for his ability to motivate audiences with new, creative ideas that will provide measurable, tangible results. His inspiring style will help your audience close the gap between their strategic goals and their people’s ability to deliver them. Bill's messages are carefully woven into his presentations. Your guests will laugh, be amazed and learn all at the same time. With more than 35 years of business, management and human resources experience, Bill’s has made him a sought-after speaker on management issues.

Selected Topic Outlines

Early Warning Signs of Manager Derailment 

            Effective managers do more than just supervise employees. They take responsibility for ensuring that an individual succeeds, and that the team, department, or business unit achieves expected results. Effective managers are like successful coaches who develop teams that win championships year after year. The Most Productive Companies provide their managers with the information and tools they need to understand the capabilities and styles of their teams. In this presentation, Bill examines the eight signs of incompetent managers to help you understand how to provide a solid foundation for more effective coaching relationships.    

Five Lessons for Upgrading Talent

            We’ve all been there. After an extensive and thorough search for a line manager, one candidate stands out. This candidate has the right experience, solid qualifications, and a relevant work history, and she gave an impressive performance during the interview process. You hired her. Three months later, you begin to question your decision. Your new hire’s team appears disgruntled, morale is low, and output and productivity are lower. What happened? How do you prevent it from occurring again?

Why Smart Employees Underperform

            Engaged employees are excited and enthusiastic about their jobs. There are many benefits to understanding why employees become engaged in their work. Companies with this knowledge have higher retention rates and superior customer service, and they realize increased profitability. Bill will help your audience understand how to work with the individual employee, their leaders and the team to create a culture that values engagement

Finding and Keeping The Best Volunteers 

            Does your organization suffer from too much talent? Not likely! In Charities, in the past 25 years, everything has been systematized. The only area that we have not changed is the way we recruit people. This session will provide practical advice, examples and a system to make that change.  It will assist you to deal with the New Age, Gen X, Boomer and Millennial volunteer prospects to help you find those who are the right fit for your fund development team. It will also assist you to coach your staff on how to support and retain effective volunteers (and potential donors) for your fund development team.

A Unique Aspect of Our Services  

            Bill VanGorder and his wife, Esther, are also professional entertainers and psychic entertainers. (Members of the Psychic Entertainers Association, Society of American Magicians and the International Brotherhood of Magicians.) This allows the speeches and presentations to be high impact, easy to remember as well as entertaining. We also offer a full package of services for conferences and conventions which includes after dinner entertainment for the dinners or banquets. A very economical package budget minded organizations.

Who is Bill VanGorder?

              Bill VanGorder, Manager of Business Development, HiringSmart Canada is an experienced speaker and trainer who has acted as a consultant to businesses and associations since 1968.  Bill gives keynotes, presentations and workshops to 30 or more organizations each year.

             From 1991 to 2007, Bill was the President and CEO of The Lung Association of Nova Scotia. He also served as Vice-President of Financial Development and Marketing for the Canadian Lung Association. Prior to that he spent 28 years with the YMCA, for the final 12 years as the Atlantic Area Director for the YMCA where he focused primarily on consulting and training of YMCAs and YM-YWCAs in the four Atlantic Provinces.

            After using the HiringSmart Process for six years, Bill joined HiringSmart in December 2007.  “Bill’s experience and expertise in employee recruitment, selection and retention and his knowledge of the community from his 15 years as CEO of the Lung Association of Nova Scotia makes him the ideal person to carry the HiringSmart message,” says Tim Brennan, Chief Visionary Officer of HiringSmart.

            He is one of a very few professionals in Canada who is both a Certified Association Executive (CAE) awarded by the Canadian Society of Association Executives (CSAE) Certified and a Certified Fund Raising Executive (CFRE) awarded by the international Association of Fundraising Professionals (AFP).

           Bill lives in Halifax with his wife, Esther, and Kelsey, the cat that runs their house.

            Bill’s goal is to motivate action oriented audiences by encouraging interaction and participation, recognizing achievements, and helping audience members set realistic goals.

Book Bill today!

For availability and other information contact Esther VanGorder

esther@hiringsmart.ca or phone 1-902-422-1744  Ext. 21

or toll free at 1-800-513-7277

http://www.hiringsmart.ca/get_smarter/products/speaking        

for more on HiringSmart go to  www.HiringSmart.ca