Next session
Date: Wednesday 16 September 2026
Time: 9:30am – 12:30pm
Location: Online, via Zoom
Cost: FREE
Are your organisational values actually shaping the way you lead volunteers?
Values should be more than just words on a wall. When they’re clearly defined and put into practice, values can help build a positive culture, guide action, and become one of your most important tools for attracting the right people to your cause.
By deepening your understanding of both your own values and those of your organisation, you’ll be better equipped to inspire others, lead with clarity, and motivate volunteers in ways that feel meaningful and authentic.
In this interactive session, explore how to bring your values to life within your volunteer program.
Learning outcomes
- Understand how to build a positive culture through values-based leadership
- Identify how your personal values shape your leadership style
- Identify how your organisation’s values encourage volunteer effort
- Explore ways to support your own wellbeing and sustainability as a leader
Meet the trainer
HAZEL MAYNARD
Hazel Maynard
Sector Development Trainer
Following an early-life career change (from patents translator to not-for profit), Hazel has worked for a number of Not for Profit organisations in the past three decades, including the Australian Red Cross, Amnesty International and The Cancer Council Victoria. She has managed large and small volunteer programs.
Hazel is a trainer for Volunteering Victoria and runs public and in-house training sessions for the not-for-profit sector. She is passionate about encouraging people who are socially isolated or marginalised to volunteer, and upholding the rights of volunteers. Hazel has volunteered for much of her life, joining St John Ambulance Brigade as a volunteer first-aider when she was eleven because she liked the uniform – this relationship was short-lived as she fainted at the sight of blood on her first assignment.
Hazel became a board member of Volunteering Victoria in 2006 and was the President of the Board of Management from 2008 to 2010. She was awarded honorary life membership of the national peak body, Volunteering Australia, in 2006 and has had a number of articles published in professional journals, mainly on topics relating to volunteer management.
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