Category: Special Feature

Volunteer Canada Salutes Leaders of Volunteer Engagement

Posted On By Paula Speevak

Volunteer management professionals are some of the most resilient, innovative, resourceful, and compassionate people I know. This has never been truer than over the past 8 months.  Playing many roles in organizations of all sizes and mandates, those who lead volunteer engagement serve as coaches and mentors, teachers and facilitators, convenors and collaborators, researchers and reporters, to name a few. With a focus on serving communities and achieving their missions, volunteer managers also attend to the needs and aspirations of volunteers of all ages and life circumstances.   Today, as we celebrate International Volunteer Managers Day (IVMD), we also recognize the […]

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3 Reasons to Ring in 2021! Looking Twenty Years Back and Twenty Years Forward

Posted On By Paula Speevak

2021 marks the 20th anniversary of 3 significant milestones for the non-profit and charitable sector in Canada: (1) the International Year of Volunteers 2001; (2) the launching of the first Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement; and (3) the signing of an Accord between the Government of Canada and the (voluntary) non-profit and charitable sector. 2021 is also a year to equip and position our sector for the next 20 years, as we restore, regroup, rethink, and renovate our space and place in society, as we all navigate the impact of the pandemic and take action on racism and social injustice. […]

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For the Record: Volunteer Canada’s Views on the Canada Student Service Grant Program

Posted On By Paula Speevak

Volunteer Canada recognizes the support that has been provided to Canadians and the good intentions to support students, who are experiencing financial distress, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. After the Government of Canada’s announcement of the Canada Student Service Grant program, we convened our regular calls with stakeholders in the non-profit and charitable sector to discuss the volunteering landscape within the context of the pandemic and were able to gather insights and questions about the program. At the end of April, we shared the following issues with the office of the Minister of Diversity and Inclusion and Youth, in […]

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