Last week, the national AMI (Alliance Management/Leadership Institute) conference was in town! Hosted annually by the Non-Profit Leadership Alliance, this event is targeted to students who are majoring in (or wish to work in) non-profit management. There were 600 students in attendance! Literacy Kansas City volunteered to be one of the local non-profit agencies who host Case Study sites for a group of these students. During the Case Study, the organization identifies a problem/issue/concern to the group and provides background information for them to review. Literacy Kansas City was interested in gaining new insights on the issue of tutor recruitment, training and retention.
Our group of 15 students were from all over the United States, and they were great! We prepared them for their Case Study through a tutor training overview by longtime tutor and volunteer, Casey Reid. They also took a tour of our offices, met with staff and Board members, and had a roundtable discussion with a tutor/student pair over lunch. After all of that, they spent a couple of hours coming up with recommendations and presented them to a panel of Board members and staff.
They were very enthusiastic and came up with a couple of really valuable ideas. A number of them even pooled together money to make a donation, and two participated in our “New Year, New Semester, New Books” campaign! The staff was truly grateful for their time, and the students were able to get a real-world look at how a non-profit functions internally. It was definitely a valuable experience for all!
See some pictures from our AMI Case Study below. Thanks again to all who participated!
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