Volunteer Success celebrates their new partnership with Metroland Media Group

By: Volunteer Success

Volunteer Success is proud to announce our new partnership with Metroland Media Group. This partnership will allow us to reach a significantly larger audience, making it easier for people across Ontario to volunteer and give back to their community. Founded in 1981, Metroland now publishes more than 70 local community newspapers weekly, reaching over 4.2 million readers every week across Ontario. They own 21 award-winning community news websites and six daily newspaper websites, which receives millions of unique monthly visitors.

“We are honoured to be partnering with Metroland to use the power of digital media to drive positive change” said Scott Wiseman, Executive Director of Volunteer Success. “This partnership shows the strength and benefit of our robust online platform, as well as our continued commitment to help connect volunteers with organizations across Canada.”

The benefits of this new partnership include:

  • Dedicated section on Metroland’s community news websites to share local Volunteer Success listings
  • Publishing articles to Metroland’s digital website to promote volunteerism

About Volunteer Success: Volunteer Success is a registered Canadian charity based in the Greater Toronto area. Trusted by over 400 organizations across Canada, Volunteer Success offers a user-friendly online platform designed to help volunteers find meaningful volunteer opportunities and for organizations to connect with qualified volunteers. Organizations looking for volunteers can create a profile to post opportunities and manage their recruitment process. People interested in volunteering can create a personal profile to search for and apply to opportunities, as well as get recruited by organizations.

About Metroland Media Group Ltd.: Metroland Media Group Ltd., a subsidiary of Torstar Corporation, is a media company with a long and proud history of creating community connections across Ontario. From its award-winning print publications, to a steady flow of new digital products, Metroland Media is intensely focused on leadership in local media. Through a combination of marketing solutions, including print, direct marketing, digital and consumer shows, Metroland Media connects tens of thousands of businesses with consumers in their community.

Organizations looking to register with Volunteer Success can do so for free at volunteersuccess.com/sign-up

For more information, please contact: info@volunteersuccess.com

Communities served:   York Region / Brampton / Caledon / Cambridge / Durham Region / Guelph / Halton / Halton Hills / HamiltonOttawa Valley / Mississauga / Muskoka Region / New Hamburg / Niagara FallsNiagara Region / North Bay / Northumberland County / Orangeville / Windsor / Parry Sound / Simcoe County / Waterloo / Peterborough / Toronto (Coming Soon) 

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