Interested in learning more about what it takes to manage a great volunteer program? We've partnered with the author to present a free webinar on August 11, 2016. Click here for more information and to register! Volunteer programs are as...
Volunteerism. It’s one of the noblest, most selfless activities one can undertake. Giving a “hand-up not a handout,” as the popular saying goes. Numerous organizations, for-profits and nonprofits alike, across the country rely on volunteers to move their projects and...
When you are engaging with a potential volunteer, it is helpful to understand the basics of buying decisions, which includes the decision to accept and commit to a volunteer opportunity. Remember that decision-making is a process and this can take...
When I turned 18 I applied for a volunteer position at the Richmond Crisis Centre. This was quite out of character for me as I’d kept a low profile throughout high school and had never participated in any groups. The...
In 1994, the Government of Canada formally committed to address violence against women and children, releasing a report that called for, among other things, the development of guidelines and training programs for organizations within the voluntary sector. This recommendation was...
Besides reading, writing and arithmetic, one of the key goals of education in Canada is to produce good citizens. With this in mind, in 1999 the Ontario Ministry of Education began requiring every high school student to complete voluntary community...
Putting on an awards gala, orchestrating a day-long river cleanup or coordinating a shelter adoption event are just a few examples of critical nonprofit work that relies on a lot of volunteers to be a success. Yet these marquee events,...
You know how the volunteer management cycle goes: you have a need for volunteers, you put out the call, then you recruit, screen and select some amazing volunteers. Then comes the ongoing challenge of supporting those volunteers in their new...
More than four in 10 Canadians volunteered in 2013, according to the latest General Social Survey released earlier this year. While that’s impressive, volunteering is down since 2010, the last time the survey was conducted. That’s not terribly surprising considering...
Want to learn more about how to get the best from your volunteers? The author, Lori Gotlieb, presented a free webinar on September 24 - you can watch the full recording here.Register here. Managing a volunteer program can be a...
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