Beyond Burnout: Rebuilding Energy, Meaning, and Momentum in Volunteer Engagement with Jessica Pang Parks

 The PAVRO Professional Development Team is Proud to Present:

Beyond Burnout: Rebuilding Energy, Meaning, and Momentum in Volunteer Engagement with Jessica Pang Parks

Join us on Thursday, November 19, at 12 PM EST

Description:

Volunteer burnout is rising, and nonprofit leaders everywhere have noticed how it decreases impact and trust. This interactive workshop uses stories, neuroscience, and real-world problem-solving to demystify why burnout happens and how to interrupt the cycle before volunteers quietly disengage. 

Participants explore the emotional and cognitive load that today’s volunteers carry and reimagine engagement practices that create clarity, belonging, and sustainable engagement. This is not a lecture; expect opportunities for reflection and brainstorming using Mentimeter.

Participants will walk away able to:

• Use a simple conversation model to check in with volunteers in ways that build trust, reduce overwhelm, and surface emerging concerns early.
• Recognize organizational contributors to burnout including expectations, role design, communication gaps, and invisible emotional labor.
• Apply a strengths-based, human centered approach to create volunteer experiences that spark purpose and meaning for both nonprofit volunteers and staff.

Presenter Bio: 

Jessica Pang-Parks, CVA, Trauma of Money Certified™, is a volunteer engagement thought leader who helps organizations build trust, create impact, and inspire belonging.

She is the recipient of the 2021 Alison Caird Young Leader Award in recognition of her leadership and excellence in volunteer engagement and the recipient of the 2023 VMPC Exemplary Leader Impact Award in recognition of her contributions to the field as a mentor, leader, trainer, and advocate.

 Jessica facilitates Fleming College’s Volunteer Management: Spectrum of Engagement course and was named one of the Top 10 Volunteer Leadership Voices in 2025. She has held professional volunteer and community engagement roles at Crohn's and Colitis Canada, Pathways to Education Canada, the Heart & Stroke Foundation, Volunteer Toronto, and WWF-Canada. 

Learn more about Jessica at www.learnwithjpp.com.