A Warm Welcome: Volunteer Onboarding Best Practices

Geng Wang is the CEO and cofounder of Civic Champs, the most intuitive and impactful volunteer management platform for nonprofits and their champions. Prior to Civic Champs, Geng was the cofounder of two other startup companies, Rent Jungle (an apartment search engine) and Community Elf (a social media management agency) which were sold in 2014 and 2017 respectively. He also spent time advising Fortune 500 executives as a consulting at McKinsey & Company.

Volunteers Insurance Service Association (VIS) provides insurance and risk management services to volunteer-based organizations in every state and the District of Columbia, to protect their volunteers against the most common risks they face. VIS (www.visvolunteers.com) also provides cost-savings opportunities for its members, on a variety of best-in-class products and services nonprofits need.

William consults with the leadership of VIS on serving and increasing the organization's membership, oversee Website operations and social media marketing in concert with VIS's providers for those services, and develop relationships with other organizations that serve the nonprofit community. He is a frequent speaker, at nonprofit conferences and in webinars, on managing the risks of volunteer engagement.

Lou is working towards effective social change with a proven track record in collaborative, dynamic, capacity building. He brings 20+ years experience in community engagement, program development, and volunteer management on a local, national and international level. He continues to explore the education, impact, and advocacy of community engagement through innovative solutions and strategies