Category: Volunteer Engagement

Motivation et mobilisation des bénévoles en temps de COVID-19 (French only)

Posted On By Lynda Barrett Centre d’action bénévole d’Ouest-De-L’Île

This blog is only available in French. Maintenir la motivation et la mobilisation des bénévoles est quelque chose d’essentiel, mais pas toujours facile à réaliser. Les gestionnaires de bénévoles doivent conjuguer avec une multitude de variables rendant cette tâche un défi, notons par exemple la disponibilité des bénévoles, la hausse ou la diminution des demandes d’un service et la mouvance dans l’équipe bénévole comme salariée. Cette situation est d’autant plus vraie en période de pandémie ! Néanmoins, cela est quelque chose de faisable et voici quelques pistes d’action concrètes pour y parvenir.   Repenser les services : nos opportunités de bénévolat […]

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Category: Special Feature

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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Category: Volunteer Engagement

Its time to applaud this country’s volunteer centres!

Posted On By Paula Speevak

Cheers to volunteers…and to volunteer centres that support volunteering Its time to applaud volunteer centres that work year-round to connect volunteers to community needs in more than 200 Canadian communities. Extra loud cheers to volunteer centres that have stepped up to lead special volunteer responses to the covid 19 pandemic . Volunteer centres build the capacity of organizations to engage volunteers of all ages and life circumstances through leadership, training, information, and public awareness on areas including screening, recognition, youth engagement, employer-supported volunteering, and social inclusion through volunteering.  Volunteer centres work with businesses, government departments, and public agencies to build […]

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