July 22, 2025
July 14, 2021The focus of this article addresses the use of volunteers in for-profit nursing homes, which talks about the question about how volunteers should be engaged in for-profit nursing homes vs nonprofit homes
July 25, 2022Volunteer Success is pleased to share this wonderful volunteer policy primer created by Volunteer Toronto. As this primer makes clear, and the Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement (CCVI) advocates, organizations should have an integrated human resource management approach that includes paid employees, students and volunteers. The Human Resources standard of the CCVI recommends that “most policies and practices apply equally to all people in the organization”, apart from some obvious exceptions such as compensation and recognition. COVID has motivated many of us to re-evaluate our policies, but as this resource states: “the world of volunteer engagement constantly evolves, and your structures should adapt as things change.” So what volunteer-specific policies should you have? And what kinds of revisions should you undertake?
February 07, 2023With the proliferation of technology and our constant interactions with the internet, we unknowingly share lots of data about us and our daily lives with others. However, there are steps you can take to safeguard your privacy and protect your personal information.