Membership
Becoming a member of CLOVE is a great way to meet your counterparts in the many volunteer organizations in the area. Networking is a great asset and a great way to learn and share knowledge. Members enjoy a chance to meet with other group leaders on a personal level and create lasting relationships.

Why Join?
Because CLOVE is built around its members, you can collaborate with others to better your organization. Adding your experience to the pool will benefit current members. Bringing volunteer organizations together this way can change competition into cooperation. You can join as an organization member or as a friend of CLOVE.

When does CLOVE meet?
CLOVE meets on a monthly basis to consider current issues pertaining to volunteer work. Each meeting is an interactive discussion involving a speaker, panel or presentation. CLOVE meets the 3rd Wednesday of each month (except December) from 11:30 to 1:00 at rotating meeting locations (see below). Meeting announcements are sent by e-mail to members. Members bring their own lunch.

As leaders in volunteer administration, we understand that volunteers are a critical resource for healthy communities.

The topics selected are intended to help volunteer leaders and their organizations improve their operations, navigate difficult situations and find new resources.
- Ethnic Group Terminology
- Crisis Management
- Media Resources
- Team Building
- Volunteer Recognition
- Volunteer Retention
- Volunteer Motivation
- Volunteer Recruitment
- Background Checking

2008 Meeting Schedule
January 16
Location: Snell Community Room
Topic: Judy Arzdorf, HMC - "Working with Service Learning Students"

February 20
Location: Minnstar Bank, 201 Poplar St., Mankato
Topic: "Volunteer Collaboration" 

March 19
Location: SMILES, 709 So Front St., Mankato
Topic: Robin Tietz - "Salvation Army"

April 16 
Location: YMCA, 1401 S. Riverfront Dr., Mankato 
Topic: Al Kluever, SCC -"Driving Defensively"

May 21
Location: SMILES, 709 So Front St., Mankato
Topic: MAVA -"Essentials for Volunteer Management"

June 18
Location: Harry Meyering Center, 109 Homestead Rd., Mankato
Topic: Ben Leonard, Nicollet County Historical Society - “The next generation of nonprofit leaders”

July 16
Location: Wellcome Manor, 114 West Pleasant Street, Garden City
Topic: CLOVE Annual Picnic

August 20
Location: TBD
Topic: Mary Jo Starkson, Bethany Lutheran College

September 17
Location: Harry Meyering Center, 109 Homestead Rd., Mankato
Topic: TBD

October 15
Location: Habitat for Humanity, 1751 Bassett Dr., Mankato
Topic: MAVA - “Expand and Revitalize Your Volunteer Program”

November 19
Location: Again Thrift and More MVAC, 482 Raintree Road, Mankato
Topic: Patty Ahl, ISJ-Mayo Health System - “Learning our Differences”

CLOVE has two membership categories:

Organizational Membership: a designated representative of an organization, agency, institution or program that utilizes volunteers. This category's membership fee is $20.00. Five dollars of this fee goes toward the limited network membership in the Minnesota Association of Volunteer Administrators (MAVA). For this you receive announcements of MAVA meetings, opportunities to attend trainings and other information pertinent to the volunteer administration profession.

Friend of CLOVE: an individual interested in volunteer issues, who is not currently serving as a volunteer administrator. This category's membership fee is $5.00.

Additional staff with voting rights may be added to the Organizational Membership at a minimum charge. ($5.00 per person) Please include names on application blank or attached sheet.

Please mail completed application to: CLOVE, Box 4072, Mankato, MN 56001-4072

Download the CLOVE Fact Sheet and Membership Application.