May 9

Written by: Ontario PWSA
Wednesday, May 09, 2012 4:57 PM 

TORONTO, ON - Softball Ontario has extended the deadline to apply to become a Certified Softball Administrator Program (CSAP) Learning Facilitator for Softball Ontario until Friday, May 18, 2012.  Softball Ontario is currently seeking applications for Learning Facilitators for Softball Ontario's Certified Softball Administrator Program (CSAP) Workshops.  The CSAP Learning Facilitator Training Weekend will take place June 2-3, 2012 in Toronto, ON. 

Participants in the CSAP Learning Facilitator Training Weekend will train to facilitate the following workshops:

• Marketing & Promoting Your Association 101
• Generating Revenue: Sponsorship
• Generating Revenue: Fundraising
• Generating Revenue: Grants
• Association Management: Learning About Your Community
• Conflict Management
• Risk Management
• Special Event Management: Slo-Pitch
• Special Event Management: Fast Pitch
• Web Site Management 101
• Social Media 101
• Financial Management
• Volunteer Management

After the Training Weekend is complete, new CSAP Learning Facilitators will be assigned a Mentor to work with at their first CSAP Workshops to ensure that they are comfortable with the content.  Softball Ontario CSAP Learning Facilitators receive both mileage and an honorarium for each Workshop they are assigned to facilitate.

To apply to attend the free CSAP Learning Facilitator Training Weekend funded by the Ontario Trillium Foundation, send a letter of intent via fax to (416) 426-7368 or via email to lcrompton@softballontario.ca by 4:00 PM on May 18, 2012.  Successful applicants should have:

• Strong communication skills - listening & understanding, speaking and writing
• Leadership capability
• Strong relationship building capability
• Working knowledge of the sport of softball
• Strong organization skills 

Experience as a volunteer on a softball association Board of Directors or Executive Committee is an asset, but not required.  The ideal candidate will have previously attended at least one (1) CSAP Workshop prior to participating in the CSAP Learning Facilitators Training Weekend. 

If you are interested in participating in the Learning Facilitator Training Workshop, please email Lisa Crompton at lcrompton@softballontario.ca to express your interest.  Interested candidates should provide a short resume of their softball background and any previous experience that may help as a Learning Facilitator.

Softball Ontario is the governing body for the sport of softball in Ontario.  Our goal is to promote and develop the sport of softball for its athletes, officials and volunteers by providing programs and services at all levels of competitions.

The Ontario Trillium Foundation is an agency of the Government of Ontario.  Their mission is to build healthy and vibrant communities throughout Ontario by strengthening the capacity of the voluntary sector, through investments in community-based initiatives.