In Honour of National Coaches Week 2018: The Importance of Volunteer Training

National Coaches Week focuses on celebrating the efforts of the 5.3 million volunteers from Canada’s sports and recreation sector including coaches, referees, administrators and helpers. We encourage you to say #ThanksCoach and share why you’re thankful for your coach during National Coaches Week from September 22nd to 30th. Volunteer Training is essential not only for coaches but all volunteers. […]

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The streamlined Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement

The Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement is a guide for involving volunteers in all levels of an organization. It is adaptable to organizations of all sizes, and can help you design, implement, evaluate and enhance your volunteer program. With the aim of improving volunteer involvement across Canada, the Code promotes meaningful engagement that meets the needs of both an […]

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Volunteering: A Way of Acting, a Way of Doing – A Way of Being

There’s nothing I enjoy more than a challenge. So when the Montreal Children’s Hospital contacted me with an urgent need to recruit a team of volunteers for their two-day Spartan Race fundraiser, taking place at 6:00 a.m. during a weekend and a two hours drive away, I unhesitantly assured them they would get their fifty […]

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