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Enjoy articles, blogs, upcoming events and links to external resources on volunteerism, volunteer management and engagement. Our goal is to provide a library of material to help positively impact community needs, enhance volunteer experiences and support organizations' needs to increase capacity.

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June 08, 2022
2,245
Aleksandra Vasic, CVA
WHY NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS SHOULD (RE)HIRE VOLUNTEER ENGAGE...
#Leadership #Trends #Volunteer Management +1

In the midst of COVID’s sixth wave, Canada’s nonprofit sector continues to struggle with uncertainty and increased deman...

June 07, 2022
2,074
Karen Knight
The Demographics of Age in Volunteerism
Tools & Templates
#Recruitment #Demographics

The demographics of volunteering is a fascinating subject. At least it is for me. And if you want to get an understandin...

June 06, 2022
1,616
Steve Armstrong
VOLUNTEERS – ‘FREE LABOUR’ OR ‘UNPAID STAFF’ … THREE THINGS...
#Volunteer Management #Teambuilding #Human Resources +1

Recently I met with a group of volunteer management coordinators to discuss volunteer engagement. We talked about using...

May 12, 2022
2,009
Karen Knight
Volunteers as Ambassadors
#Collaboration #Marketing #Communication

Have you ever used volunteers as ambassadors of your organization? They’re not just workers. They love you. They’re pas...

May 02, 2022
1,465
Ontario Nonprofit Network (ONN)
A Must-Read for VE Professionals: Volunteers and Decent Work...
News & Hot Topics
Training
#Employee/Employer #Ethics #Risk management +1

For those of us working in the non-profit sector and in particular for those who engage volunteers, many of the issues r...

April 27, 2022
2,094
Better Impact
USING VIDEO THROUGHOUT THE VOLUNTEER LIFE CYCLE
#Program design #Marketing #Social media +2

There is no question that digital transformations have accelerated since the pandemic started. If there is one thing the...

April 18, 2022
1,625
Steve Armstrong
4 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO NOT BE BORED BY YOUR BOARD EXPERIENCE...
#Boards and committees #Working with boards #Governance +3

If ever a group regularly took the blame for the state of the non-profit sector it is Boards of Directors. One can barel...

March 23, 2022
1,960
Lina Reid, Patient Experience Consultant, Lakeridge Health
Providing Comfort and Communication to Enhance the "Wait Exp...
#Program design

Waiting in a health-care setting, specifically an Emergency Department (ED), is arguably one of the most uncomfortable...

February 07, 2022
1,716
Kimberly Chochon, Sterling Volunteers, Mark Hopwood, VolunteerMatters
4 Key Tips for Highly Effective Volunteer Vetting
Training
#Volunteer Management

Certainly, volunteers bring tremendous value to nonprofit organizations by contributing in many capacities. You may have...

January 26, 2022
1,587
K. Bron Johnson
Creating Inclusive Nonprofit Boards: Making Room at Your Tab...
News & Hot Topics
#Boards and committees #Working with boards #Diversity, Equality, Inclusion +3

Can you imagine an organization said to support Black people with no or just one Black person on the board? It’s like a...

January 19, 2022
1,599
Tony Goodrow
The Happiness Advantage
#Trends #Issues #Volunteer Management +1

Assuming that we could all use a little boost of happiness these days, I want to share some thoughts from a great book w...

January 12, 2022
1,723
Imagine Canada
Partnering for Impact: From Crisis to Opportunity
Research & Reports
#Benefits of volunteering #Covid-19 #Partnership +1

This report examines nine case studies of effective corporate-nonprofit partnerships during COVID-19. Each case study in...

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