May 30, 2023
July 05, 2021As we approach the end of the year we’re getting into that period when (in normal times) we usually see a rise in the number of people interested in volunteering, in-dividuals giving a little of their time during the holidays to support a good cause. But, when January rolls around, we may never see some of these people again. Normal life (whatever that is these days) resumes and seasonal good intentions wane, replaced with doomed gym memberships and the resumption of the daily grind. So, how can we reach out and find fantastic volunteers throughout the year, even in a pandemic affected world? Here are five quick tips.
June 13, 2022So here is the question that I posed to myself? Is volunteer management at risk again of being “that “ program that is not a core service to organizations and where the dedicated human resource charged with managing the volunteers is no longer?
June 23, 2022About 59% of Canadians aged 15 and older, have volunteered. That’s a lot of volunteering by a lot of people motivated to help others for a plethora of reasons. Yet this important resource can sometimes be overlooked – or undervalued – by organizations that rely on them to do jobs that may not be done by paid staff. The operative word being: “jobs.” That’s an important term to note for any business or charity that engages a volunteer because there are legal requirements and protections that deal specifically with volunteer rights.