Client List
Donna Lockhart, The RETHINK Group
Workshops/Conferences/Webinars
- Municipality of Clarington: Best Practices in Volunteer Engagement and Board Development workshops (2015-2016).
- Habitat for Humanity National Conference: Workshops 2016.
- Ontario Presents: Webinar Series for Arts Organizations (2014-2015).
- Selwyn Public Library: Best Practices Volunteer Engagement (2016).
- Activate Peterborough Project: Series of Volunteer Engagement Workshops (2015-2016).
- The Art Gallery of Peterborough: Best Practices workshop (2015).
- Southlake Regional Health Centre, Key Note Session: "Emotional Intelligence: Making it Work for YOU", May 2013.
- Habitat for Humanity National Conference: Taking Stock: Evaluating Volunteer Programs and Designing Great Orientation and Training, May 2013.
- Volunteer Engagement Workshops in Peterborough (April 11); Kingston (April 16): Oshawa (May 15).
- United Way of Ottawa: Best Practices for Leadership and Support Staff, January 2013.
- Brantford AVA: Dealing with Difficult Volunteers, October 2012.
- Best Practices Successful Volunteer Engagement Fall 2012: Ottawa, Belleville, & Milton.
- Building a Recruitment & Retention Strategy for Baby Boomers Fall 2012: Barrie & Cornwall.
- Hospice Palliative Care Ontario Conference: Best Practices workshop and Facilitated discussion on Scope of Practice for volunteers, 2012.
- PAVR-O Annual Conference May 2012: 3 workshops - Policies & Procedures: Engaging Youth as Volunteers and Engaging Baby Boomers.
- Best Practices Successful Volunteer Engagement: Hamilton, London, Kingston, Richmond Hill, Ottawa and Peterborough, 2012.
- Best Practices Successful Volunteer Engagement: Orillia, Cornwall and Ajax, 2011.
- Kingston AVA: Building a Strong Team, 2011.
- Durham Region AVA (DRAVA) "Dealing with Difficult Volunteers", 2011.
- Oshawa Senior Citizens Centres - Building a Strong Team/Best Practices, 2011.
- Peterborough Community Foundation Philanthrophy Conference - Recruitment, Retention and Recognition, 2011.
- Rotary International Cornwall Ontario Convention, 2010.
- Cornwall Funders Forum: Recruitment and Retention 2010.
- Volunteer Centre of Toronto – Change Ready Workshop, November 2007.
- ROWONTARIO – Recruitment and Retention of Volunteers, session for November 2007 Conference.
- United Way of York Region – design of Core Competencies Workshop for community agencies. Design and delivery of two professional development workshops for volunteer consultants.
- Ross Memorial Hospital Auxiliary – Strategic Planning session June 2007; Recruitment workshop 2006.
- Professional Administrators of Volunteer Resources Ontario – Workshop: Fundamentals of Volunteer Management, May 2007.
- Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) – Sustaining Volunteers in the New Arena, 2007.
Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs: VIA Conference Youth Workshop May 2007; VIA Conference Keynote on Recruitment-Retention & Youth Workshop May 2006; VIA Conference Youth Workshop May 2005.
- Big Brothers and Sisters of Peterborough – Board Strategic Planning session 2006, 2005 and 2004.
- Durham Region Association of Volunteers – took Certificate Program to Whitby Area, 2005-2006.
- Sir Sandford Fleming College – course design and instructor for Fundamentals of Volunteer Management 1996- present: “Working with Older Adults” 2005-2006; “Staff and Volunteer Recruitment and Retention” 2005.
- Peterborough Outreach Committee – Strategic Planning Workshop, 2005.
- Activity Professionals Association – Fundamentals Workshop 2005.
- Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation of Canada – Youth Workshop 2005.
- PRO, Recreation Professionals – Volunteer Management Workshop 2004.
- Big Brothers & Sisters of Ontario – Volunteer Management Workshop, 2004.
- Lennox, Addington Addiction Services – Strategic Planning Retreat, 2004.
- Big Sisters of Canada – Policy Development Workshop and Strategic Planning Workshop 2003
- Hospice Peterborough – Strategic Planning, 1996.
- Peterborough County Board of Education – Board/Staff Evaluation, 1995.
Keynotes
- Southlake Regional Health Centre, Key Note Session: "Emotional Intelligence: Making it Work for YOU", May 2013.
- Haliburton Volunteer Fair, September 2012. Speaker to both volunteers seeking opportunities and to Managers of Volunteers.
- Awards of Excellence, City of Kawartha Lakes Volunteer Management Appreciation event, April 2008. Volunteered time to do this.
- Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) “Sustaining Voluntarism in the New Volunteer Arena” 2007.
- Rural Forum: United Way of Kawartha Lakes – “The Rural Route to Voluntarism” 2007.
- The Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs Annual Volunteer Conference - “The Dynamic Tension between Recruitment and Retention” 2007.
Projects/Research
- City of Peterborough: Volunteer Engagement Strategy 2016.
- Capitol Centre, North Bay: Volunteer Engagement Strategy 2016
- Township of Minden Hills: Volunteer Engagement Strategy 2016.
- Friends of Algonquin Park: Project to design and develop a Tool Kit on Recruitment & Retention for Volunteers and Members. Kit to be used by 27 Friends Groups in Ontario Parks. 2012.
- Oshawa Senior Citizens Centre: Diversity Study, 2011-2012.
- Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville - Volunteer Engagement Strategy 2010.
- Scugog Council for the Arts - Volunteer Engagement Strategy 2010.
- United Way of York Region – research on Discussion Forums and usefulness; Survey on Client Satisfaction for Community Leadership Resources Program, 2007.
- The Canadian Institute of Cultural Affairs: Youth as Facilitative Leaders Program – assistance with Trillium application, 2007.
- Workforce Development Board and Ontario Literacy South Network – January – June 2007: Evaluation Project: Celebrating Literacy.
- Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs: Online resource design; Youth Toolkit January – May 2007
- Charity Village – Development of Online Campus Course: “Building a Great Volunteer Program.” 2005-2006.
- Northumberland Food for Thought Project – “Assessing Capacity of Volunteers” School Nutrition Programs, 2006.
- Peterborough Community Access Centre: Senior Staff Performance Review Project 2006; Staff Development Project 2005-2006; Board – Strategic Planning and Roles, 1997
- Toronto Scottish Country Dance Association – Board Project – Assessment; training, manuals, 2004-2005.
- Oshawa Senior Citizens Centre - “Destination 2010 Strategy”, 2004.
- Fairhaven Home for the Aged – “Building a Model of Volunteer Services” 2003-2004.
- Bancroft Retirement Residence – Feasibility Study and Business Plan, 2003.
- Family Enrichment Centre – Volunteer Resource Manual/Staffing Model, 1998.
- Kawartha Lakes, Northumberland Haliburton Training Board – Community Development Project, 1997.
- COPE - fund development project, 1996-97.
- Severn Social Service Agencies, Peterborough - Co-ordination Services: Beyond the Controversy Conference, 1996.
- United Way of Canada – “National Organizational Manual for Volunteer Leadership Development Programs,” 1992.
Municipal Projects
- Township of Minden Hills: Volunteer Engagement Strategy 2016.
- City of Peterborough: Volunteer Engagement Strategy 2106.
- Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville, Volunteer Engagement Strategy, 2010.
- City of Peterborough – Del Crary Park Functional Review, 2007.
- Georgetown Business Development Association – Strategic Review, May 2007.
- Town of Whitchurch-Stouffville – Analysis of Community Forum, May 2007.
- Welland Canal Project – Analysis of Community Forum Results, May 2007.
- Peterborough-Lakefield Police Services Board – Strategic Business Plan 2004, 2007, 2009.
- Regional Municipality of Peel – Research Report: Trends and Issues in Voluntarism, 2007.
- Oshawa Parks, Recreation and Culture Study, 2005.
- City of Peterborough, “A Strategy for Parks, Recreation and Culture” 2004-2005.
- City of Mississauga Garden Park Study, 1996.
Government Ministries
- Ontario Ministry of Tourism and Recreation: co-authored “Recreation Services for Youth”, 1984.
- Ministry of Culture and Recreation: researched and authored “Recreation Road: A Rural Route to planning”, 1983.