Highlights from the Corporate Community Engagement Council Gathering from a Corporate Perspective

From August 17 to 19, 2020, Volunteer Canada held its bi-annual Corporate Community Engagement Council (CCEC) Gathering, bringing together over 90 attendees, including Council member companies, their nonprofit partners, and speakers from Canada, the United States, Ireland and Peru. The summit’s theme of Re-Building and Resilience – Re-Imagining Volunteering and Community Engagement was timely and […]

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8 Things Non-Profits Want You to Know About Volunteering During COVID-19

For all of its challenges, COVID-19 has brought out the best in Canadians. From coast to coast to coast, media is filled with inspiring stories of people who are compassionately supporting their circles of family, friends, and neighbours with check-in calls, grocery deliveries, virtual visits, and sewing face masks. Many have been volunteering through non-profit organizations […]

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5 Ways to Keep Employee Volunteers Engaged during COVID-19

In response COVID-19 gathering and travel restrictions, businesses and non-profit organizations are postponing or cancelling planned in-person volunteer experiences for employee volunteers. Here are five great ways to maintain meaningful corporate community engagement, keeping employees engaged and supporting your non-profit partners and communities. But first, let’s put this into context.  The non-profit sector has been […]

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