Why volunteers aged 30+ should consider a mental health peer support role

Looking for a new volunteer role? If you’re over 30, consider joining millions of your peers Canada-wide in delivering essential, community-based mental health peer support services. While Canada is making great strides in offering more and better provisions for youth mental health services, it is important to note that mental health issues do not simply […]

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Four things to consider before sending employee volunteers abroad

Volunteer experiences in developing countries for employees can create enormous value for the communities the volunteers serve. It can also increase employee skills and, ultimately, their performance and job satisfaction. Well-planned overseas placements–often termed International Corporate Volunteering (ICV) – often develop: Adaptability, resilience, innovation – Striving to attain results in a short time frame in […]

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Student’s view on team management in the volunteer sector

How does the volunteer sector manage to excel without exhausting the thousands of volunteers and employees that work for it? Last January, I joined the eight-person team at Volunteer Canada (VC) as Communication and Marketing Assistant. Now that my student internship is almost over, I would like to share what I have learned in terms […]

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