Past Conferences
The 2022 Tennessee Conference on Volunteerism and Service-Learning was held on February 14 as a hybrid event. For the 2022 Conference Program guide, click here.
Any provided presentation materials can be found below.
Workshop Session # 1
- Volunteer Recruitment: Finding the Right Fit
- Rooted in SEL: Service-Learning Grows Leaves of DEI - This session was cancelled.
- How Did We Get Here: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion in the U.S.?
- CSR: What is Success? How Do You Measure Impact?
Workshop Session #2
- Seven Deadly Sins of Volunteer Recruitment
- Seeking Justice Cultivating Activists with Compassion, Empathy and Appreciation for Diversity
- Podcasting to Promote Service-Learning
- CSR: The 3Rs of Effective Volunteer Engagement
Workshop Session #3
- Important Not Impossible! Evaluating Your Organization's Volunteer Programs
- Developing Service-Learning and Community Service-Projects to Raise Up a Community of Civically Engaged People
- Beyond 20/20 Vision: A New Lens for Service-Learning During the Pandemic
- Corporate Social Responsibility: Why it Matters Most
Workshop Session #4
The 2021 Tennessee Conference on Volunteerism and Service-Learning was held February 8 through February 9 as a virtual event.
For the 2021 Conference Program Guide, click here.
Any provided presentations and handouts from the sessions are included below.
Monday, February 8-General Sessions
Workshop Session #1
A Guide to Writing Successful Proposals for Service-Learning Grants Presentation
Volunteerism in the Pandemic and After Presentation
Remember the Member: Building Member Agency, Leadership and Recognition Presentation
Workshop Session #2
Showing Up for Service: Intent vs Impact Handout
TN Fosters Hope - A Collaborative Success Story
- Holly Nichols, Foster Parent Presentation
Workshop Session #3
#Toto, I Have a Feeling We Aren't in Kansas Anymore Presentation
ALL In: Making Room for Diversity, Equity, Accessibility, and Inclusion in Volunteerism Presentation
Workshop Session #4
NEW START and Taking Care of Ourselves so We Can Serve Others Presentation
Pivoting in a Pandemic Presentation
Student Track
Tuesday, February 9-Higher Education Faculty Track
Serving Virtually in the Online Classroom Presentation
Am I Crazy to Do This? Employing Last Minute Service-Learning Opportunities into a Course Handout
RD2B Tower Gardening Produce Presentation
Can You Teach Diversity? An Exercise in Education and Empowerment via Service-Learning Presentation
Engaging Premier Partners to Promote Community Needs as well as Student Project Ideas Presentation
The 2020 Tennessee Conference on Volunteerism and Service-Learning was held Sunday February 9 through Tuesday, February 11 at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs.
For the 2020 Conference Program Guide, click here.
2020 Presentation Materials:
All currently available presentations are posted below. Additional conference materials will be posted soon.
An Interdisciplinary Approach in Service-Learning and Community Partnership Through STEAM
Collaborating For Success
CSR Program Data and Measurement
How to Fundraise and Friendraise
IPARDE Booster Shot
Service-Learning Demystified: Practical Tools and Examples for Expanding or Enhancing your Program
Improving Civic Engagement with Wikipedia: Educating Others as Service-Learning
Re-Centering Community: Human-Centered Design as an Innovative Approach to Community Development
2020 Conference Sponsors and Partners


The 2019 Tennessee Conference on Volunteerism and Service-Learning was held Sunday February 10 through Tuesday, February 12 at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs.
For the 2019 Conference Program Guide, click here.
2019 Presentation Materials:
All currently available presentations are posted below.
Best Practices for Leveraging Your Business Model for Good! (Corporate Social Responsibility Track)
Presenter: Disney Petit, Postmates
Collaboration & Partnership Matters! How to Have a Successful and Impactful National Day of Service
Presenters: Andrea Hill, Leadership Memphis & Angela Hill, Shelby County Government
Community Action: Progressing Toward Real Change
Presenters: Haley Harris, Clayton Jelsma, Shriya Karam, Hannah Laibinis, Cyntasia Palmer, Katelyn Starks, Aerial Towles, University School of Nashville
Consistency in Content: Getting Your Organization Noticed Through Social Media and Branding
Presenter: Matthew Gabb, CAC Beardsley Community Farm
Daniel Horgan Keynote
Developing Strong Corporate-Nonprofit Partnerships
Presenters: Rich Maiore, President, Rocket Social Impact & Sloane Lucas, Executive Director Cracker Barrel Old Country Store Foundation/Cracker Barrel Cares, & Abby Robinson Graves,Community Engagement Director, Governor’s Books from Birth Foundation
“Make a Date” – Interactive Games to Get to Know Your Volunteers, Staff and Co-Workers
Presenter: Sidney Schuttrow, Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability
No Allergies to “Dot Com” For These Cyber Seniors
Presenter: Savitha Pinnepalli, Chattanooga State Community College
Service-Learning and Community Engagement: A Solution for Meeting Community Needs
Presenters: Carmelita Dotson, Sasha Fallon, Ariana Postlethwait, Middle Tennessee State University
Why Certify? Certified in Volunteer Administration vs. Certified Administrator of Volunteer Services
Presenter: Andrea Hill, Leadership Memphis
The 2018 Tennessee Conference on Volunteerism and Service-Learning was held Sunday March, 11 through Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the Franklin Marriott Cool Springs.
For the 2018 Conference Program Guide, click here.
2018 Presentation Materials:
Any available presentation materials are posted below.
Building Sustainable Community Partnerships
Presenter: Ebony Lott, Tennessee State University Extension
Intergenerational Volunteer Management
Presenter: Sidney Schuttrow, Tennessee Commission on Aging and Disability
Mission and Message: Growing a Great Volunteer Organization from the Ground Up
Presenter: Emily Gonzalez, UT/TSU Extension Knox County
Passion Into Action
Presenters: Haley Harris, Elijah Hong, Jaran Huggins, Hannah Laibinis, Shriya Karam, Cyntasia Palmer,
Katelyn Starks, Aerial Towles, University School of Nashville
Volunteerism in a Digital-Oral World: Telling Compelling Stories that Preserve Community Dignity
Presenter: Adam Buzard, CASA Nashville
What You Gain & What You Give: Volunteer Matching and Effective Community Partnerships
Presenter: Nicole Fernandez, CAC AmeriCorps - Bridge Refugee Services
Youth Leadership: Making a Difference Through Policy and Dance!
Presenters: Valerie Littleton, Dickson County High School Sarah Creasy, Alyssa Hyberger, Paige Kauppi, Ansley Mattingly, Ryan Perkins, Caitlin Pierce, Austin Travis, Kaycee Ward, Youth Leadership Dickson County High School Students