Compassion satisfaction and compassion fatigue for volunteers

Volunteers who work with vulnerable clients often describe their work as meaningful, rewarding and impactful. The compassion that infuses the work that volunteers do is transformative both for the client and for the volunteer. At times, it can be demanding and exhausting to work regularly with people who are chronically ill, lonely or experiencing other […]

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How to engage people doing mandatory community service

Eight per cent of Canada’s volunteers give back because they’re required to (Statistics Canada). Mandatory community service come in many forms, including students needing to complete a certain number of hours to graduate, people required to volunteer to receive or top up their social assistance and people ordered by the court to volunteer as an […]

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How to plan your National Volunteer Week campaign

National Volunteer Week (NVW) 2020 is fast approaching. Putting together a rewarding and meaningful campaign or event that reflects the commitment, dedication and selflessness of your volunteers takes time. To help your organization make this NVW extraordinary, we’ve put together a Campaign Kit that will guide you through the planning, promotion and execution of your […]

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