Left: Members take notes during Outreach 101, one of the communications seminars. Local chapters can expand and further develop community outreach by engaging their local media sources. Right: A member takes notes during the Inspector General and Fundraising Seminar. The education and training seminars provided members a chance to take information straight from DAV National Headquarters to their local chapters and departments. word out about DAV services. The seminars included electronic newsletter development, social media, magazine contributions, media relations support, toolkits and more to spread the word about DAV in the community. National Employment Director Jeff Hall provided an overview of DAV’s employment program during the Employment Seminar . Attendees were provided up-to-date information on job fair activities, website tools and the road ahead. Participants gained a greater understanding of the many career paths and developmental programs available through the department’s mission, structure, reach and work. They were also briefed on The Veteran Advantage: DAV Guide to Hiring and Retaining Veterans with Disabilities, which is available at jobs.dav.org. National Chaplain Michael Dover discussed how to communicate with various generations of veterans and get them involved in local chapters during the Chaplains Seminar . A focal point was acknowledging that each generation of veterans possesses certain strengths, and understanding those strengths helps chaplains assist commanders in increasing membership and getting each generation actively involved in DAV’s mission. 22 The Inspector General and Fundraising Seminar provided current and real-world information on mat-ters related to the day-to-day activities and operations of departments and chapters. Also discussed were key DAV fundraising initiatives that benefit depart-ments and local chapters. The seminar was designed to help new leaders learn the basics of the organi-zation’s National Constitution, Bylaws and National Executive Committee regulations from DAV Inspector General Ed Hartman and Chief Development Officer Brian Cowart. “Once again, DAV and Auxiliary members have proven their thirst for knowledge and improvement is unrelenting,” said National Adjutant Marc Burgess. “DAV’s national convention provides opportunities for attendees to completely immerse themselves in the mission of DAV. We recognize that a small fraction of our members are able to attend the event. But we hope they will spread the information they learned to their chapters and use the online resources to benefit our mission nationwide.” ■ Learn More Online Education and training seminars can be found online at http://dav.la/9w. DAV MAGAZINE SEPTEMBER | OCTOBER 2018