November 07, 2023
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June 14, 2022I spend a lot of time teaching administrators of volunteers on building volunteer programs and have found that as much as we talk about change and building leadership into our roles, we are not really making much headway.
June 08, 2022In the midst of COVID’s sixth wave, Canada’s nonprofit sector continues to struggle with uncertainty and increased demand on services. While we don’t have exact percentages on how many volunteer engagement (VE) professionals (often referred to as Managers or Coordinators of Volunteers) were laid off, we can only surmise that between the reduction in volunteer engagement and reduction in nonprofit staffing in general, VE professionals were likely hard hit either through layoffs or redeployment. In fact, according to this blog piece by Volunteer Toronto, potentially 1 in 2 employed volunteer managers were dismissed or reassigned. With this reduced capacity to engage volunteers and a burgeoning interest from the public in grassroots and community involvement, established nonprofits may struggle to rebuild the volunteer base necessary to meet service demand as we enter the “new normal” of the endemic phase of COVID-19.
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.
