3 Reasons to Ring in 2021! Looking Twenty Years Back and Twenty Years Forward

2021 marks the 20th anniversary of 3 significant milestones for the non-profit and charitable sector in Canada: (1) the International Year of Volunteers 2001; (2) the launching of the first Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement; and (3) the signing of an Accord between the Government of Canada and the (voluntary) non-profit and charitable sector. 2021 […]

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Together Project: Learning From the Shift to Virtual Volunteering

Together Project, a charitable initiative of MakeWay, connects refugee newcomers and Canadians to build stronger, more integrated communities. Based in the Greater Toronto Area, our flagship Welcome Group program matches groups of five or more volunteers with newly arrived refugees for six months of social and integration support. When the COVID-19 pandemic hit and the […]

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

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 […]

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