Solving your Guild’s Volunteer Problem
Recorded Lecture & Q&A
Get Your Guild's Volunteer Roles Filled — Without Begging, Guilt-Tripping, or Doing It All Yourself.
This course consists of the recorded lecture given by Bea Byrne in July 2026, plus the Q&A and the PDF workbook that accompanies it.
Leave this session with the exact system to get members stepping forward on their own — not because you cornered them at the refreshment table.
What You'll Learn
- A ready-to-use perception survey that tells you exactly why your members aren't volunteering, instead of guessing
- A fill-in-the-blank role description template (plus a dedicated Volunteer Coordinator template) that removes the ambiguity scaring people off
- The "planted question" technique for your Q&A that gets hesitant members real answers, in front of the whole room
- A simple onboarding checklist so new volunteers don't quietly quit halfway through their first term
- Ten recognition ideas that cost almost nothing but change how volunteering is seen in your guild for goodList item two
Who Is This For?
- You're the guild president, VP, or board member doing the asking — and the answering, and the doing
- The same handful of members have carried every role for years, and you're worried about burning them out
- You've tried asking at meetings, in the newsletter, and one-on-one, and you keep hearing the same silence
- You want a system you can use this year and every year after — not a one-time scramble
Meet the Speaker
Bea Byrne
CEO, Global Quilt Connection
Bea (bee) is an artist and quilter originally from England now living in Oakland, California. She first joined a Guild more than 20 years ago and has served on many in different countries and in different roles. She has more than twenty years of teaching experience in three countries and loves to help others feel the joy of making.
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