Help keep the wheel turning! It would be impossible to go through life and not be touched at some point by the value of volunteering. While it is human nature to respond to the needs around us, we rarely stop to think about what it takes to support, neighbourhoods, societies, volunteers, organizations, and businesses for […]
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There must be a better way to support screening practices in Canada! Not only have there been some great models developed in Australia, Northern Ireland, and Scotland but there have been some terrific developments in a number of Canadian jurisdictions for us to learn from. There have also been some innovative practices put in place […]
Continue ReadingReconciling the costs of employer-supported volunteering
Calgary Corporate-Community Forum – Part 3 Changing the conversation: The final post of a 3-part blog, based on a Calgary meeting of non-profits and companies to discuss corporate volunteering Volunteer Canada held the semi-annual Corporate Council on Volunteering (CCOV) Gathering in Calgary on May 28 and 29, 2018. The Council invited non-profits to join them […]
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