Volunteer Skills Series
All times eastern. 

11/09/2022 (Wednesday) | 7:00 PM | The Volunteer-Staff Equation: Alignment, Partnership, and Impact

With Chris Niles and Barry Altland



Take a fresh look at the approaches often taken toward collaboration, and discuss how to make it more fruitful for the people involved and for the organization.  Delve into the influence that Intrinsic Motivation has when aligning volunteers with “right fit” roles that generate energy, fulfillment, and results.  Build toward more intentional, meaningful conversations that can lead to better recruitment and retention of volunteers and more powerful partnerships!  

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11/10/2022 (Thursday) | 8:00 PM | Donnie Aldrich, CEO – Ask Me Anything

With Donald Aldrich, CEO



Open Forum and Q&A with Donnie.  Join in the conversation with your own questions or to hear others.  Feel free to get into the lineup by submitting questions ahead of time to cniles@tke.org or add your questions in during the live conversation. 

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11/18/2022 (Friday) | 9:00 PM | Ryan Vescio, Grand Prytanis - Ask Me Anything

With Ryan Vescio, the Venerable Grand Prytanis, and other members of the Grand Council


We are hosting an Ask Me Anything session with Ryan Vescio, the Venerable Grand Prytanis, and other members of the Grand Council. Join us to ask your own questions and to listen in on the rest of the conversation. We will be online Friday, November 18th at 9pm eastern. Feel free to submit questions ahead of time to cniles@tke.org or add your questions in live during the dialogue.

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Coming Soon | Talking about Diversity

More information coming soon.

9/20/2022 (Tuesday) | 8:00 PM | Phired Up Isn't Just for the Students

 With PJ Malafronte and Zach Scott

In this session, participants will learn more about TKE’s partnership with Phired Up, the benefits of becoming a Phired Up Certified Recruiter (both for volunteers and collegiates), and how to coach our Chapters/Emerging Chapters on the topics the certification discusses.

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9/26/2022 (Monday) | 8:00 PM | Tools and Systems for Alumni Associations

 With Chris Niles

Learn more about the helpful tools and resources available to association leaders.  We'll look at the reporting and data entry available through the chapter module and MyTKE.

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9/26/2022 (Monday) | 8:30 PM | Tools and Systems for Chapter Officers and Local Volunteers

 With Santos Lara and Pat McElroy

In this session, Santos Lara (Regional Director) and Pat McElroy (Grand Province Advisor) will highlight what tools and resources are available to our various levels of volunteers and collegiates. Participants will leave with a better understanding of what they can utilize in their respective roles to be better leaders and to help ensure the success of their groups. We will discuss topics such as optimizing the chapter module, understanding the value of TKE's online guides, maximizing the edu.tke.org platform and how to effectively communicate requests for additional reports from TKE staff.

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10/4/2022 (Tuesday) | 7:00 PM | Event Planning - Design & Logistics

 With Joey Krzywonos and Chris Niles

Successful events don’t happen by mistake; it's all about planning, anticipation, and intentionality.  We'll be talking about the balance of logistics with the design and schedule of the experience.  This isn't a risk management workshop about student parties; this is about building successful retreats, forums, anniversaries and other alumni events. 

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10/4/2022 (Tuesday) | 8:30 PM | Servant Leadership

 With Chris Niles and Edwin Robinson

There are many ways to lead.  Let's understand servant leadership better, talk about how to lead and how to coach others to lead with this mindset, and explore how we can make an even more positive impact on TKE.

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10/4/2022 (Tuesday) | 9:00 PM | Tools and Systems for Province Volunteers

 With Pete Dawson and Mike Peck

Both seasoned and incoming Grand Province Advisors and Province Advisors will get an overview of tools and systems that can make them more effective in their role. Participants will learn where to access and how to utilize data and reports to better support the chapters they work with. 

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10/6/2022 (Thursday)| 6:00 PM | Working with Officers and Transitions

 With Clayton Miller and Hunter Needham

In this session, we will dive into Officer Transitions and Chapter Retreats. Volunteers will leave with an enhanced understanding of the process and value behind a quality transition period. We will discuss best practices, outcome driven officer transitions and retreats, as well as how to best set our leadership up for success.

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10/12/2022 (Wednesday) | 8:00 PM | Situational Awareness

With Chris Niles and James Upton


We all face leadership challenges and can be on target at times and also miss big the very next time out.  It's easy to overlook environmental factors that have a large bearing on the situation and on the effectiveness of our response.  We're bringing our perspectives from education, military, and corporate.  Join us for a conversation about how we can pay more attention to the signals and noise around us in a way that can help us be more effective.

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10/12/2022 (Wednesday) | 8:00 PM | Building Your Network

With Drew Frizzell

Building your network. What is a network? Why do you need one? How do you build one? What should your network really look like? Figuring out your goals/how to maximize your network and your ability to increase others. 

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10/12/2022 (Wednesday) | 9:00 PM | Getting to Know TKE's "Year at a Glance"

 With Pete Dawson and Santos Lara

In this session we will take an in depth look at the key deadlines and opportunities that exist throughout an academic year as a TKE member. The goal is for participants to leave with a better understanding of what happens when, how to prepare, and how to make the most out of the time they have. We will discuss programs, billing, awards and more!

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10/18/2022 (Tuesday) | 2:30 PM | Leveraging your Experience for Yourself and Others

With Greg Roskopf and Drew Frizzell



Sometimes it's easy to get "blinders" on and only think in TKE mode when we're volunteering.  How can we make better use of our other experiences and talents from our professional backgrounds and other aspects of our lives - and how can we can help draw that out from others as well?  We build a stronger TKE when we bring our full selves into our roles.  Let's talk more about how to leverage that better and support each other in doing so.

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10/20/2022 (Thursday) | 8:30 PM | Using Experiential Activities with your Groups

 With Greg Halloran and Chris Niles

Two things about being more interactive and using activities: 1) it can have a high impact, and 2) it is not as easy as it looks.  Learning the basics about the mindset and about the mechanics can help you add a new tool and option to your skillset.  

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10/20/2022 (Thursday) | 9:00 PM | Successful Expansions – Before, During, and After

 With Pete Dawson, PJ Malafronte and Nick Kimble

Participants will learn more about the expansion process with a particular focus on Staff led cold start expansions. Scheduling from the first campus visit through the years following chartering will be covered so participants understand how to play a role in ensuring the success of our newest chapters.

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10/26/2022 (Wednesday) | 7:00 PM | Facilitative Leadership

 With Chris Niles

My own experience has crossed over between traditional leadership models and the philosophy of facilitation from outdoor/experiential education.  Join me for a discussion of my own personal blended philosophy and way of teaching a facilitative style of leadership.  

SESSION CANCELLED DUE TO AN UNEXPECTED CONFLICT. 
If you were interested in this session, please email Chris and it can be rescheduled.  Please consider tonight’s Authenticity session and join in for that at 7:00. 

10/26/2022 (Wednesday) | 7:00 PM | Authenticity and Impact - Talking 1-on-1 with Students

 With Barry Altland

Have you ever been frustrated with or wish you could improve the communication between the alumni leaders and the collegiate members?  Let’s take a closer look at the foundations of our own fraternal bonds and discuss the factors that created those strong and lasting alumni connections.  Then, parlay those truths into proven strategies for connecting in a more meaningful way and communicating - more authentically and more effectively - with Fraters of all ages across the generations. 

Join us live via zoom here.

Founded on January 10, 1899, Tau Kappa Epsilon is one of the largest collegiate men’s social fraternities in North America with over 304,000 initiated members and 215 active chapters. TKE’s mission is to aid men in their mental, moral and social development for life. With nearly 12,000 collegiate members, Tau Kappa Epsilon contributes to the advancement of society through the personal growth of our members, and service to others. TKE builds Better Men for a Better World.

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