First, it needs to be acknowledged that the global pandemic has been challenging for all of us, both personally and professionally. These unprecedented times have required every organization to innovate on a dime, including non-profits that have had to find creative ways to engage and mobilize volunteers. Four months in, we are realizing that coming out the other side of COVID-19 will not mean “back to normal” but a “new normal”. The pandemic will shape our communities for years to come. Read on to learn how the community Wellness Centre in Quebec City adapted to face the crisis and hold […]
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Today, Canadians are courageously volunteering in the midst of one of the largest health, economic and social challenges of our lifetime. Recently released statistics from Statistics Canada on volunteering can shed some light on volunteering trends pre-pandemic, and can provide insight to industry leaders faced with filling gaps created due to COVID-19. In 2018, over 12.7 million Canadians engaged in formal volunteering, with a total of 1.6 billion hours of their time given to charities, non-profits and community organizations—this is equivalent to almost 858,000 full-time year-round jobs! One challenge facing volunteer organizations during the pandemic is that Canada’s most dedicated […]
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