The Volunteer Management Lifecycle: Refresh or Reboot?

On February 6, join us for a free webinar to learn about the volunteer management lifecycle. The volunteer management cycle is the best practice model for the lifecycle of volunteer engagement, and for many years has been the foundation of important best...

The future of volunteering in Canada: Modernizing the volunteer experience

Volunteering has long played an integral role in Canadian society, contributing significantly to the country’s social, economic, and cultural fabric. Each year, millions of Canadians participate in volunteer work to support important causes through nonprofits, charities, schools, hospitals and more....

Canada’s Volunteer Awards is recruiting members for its National Advisory Committee

Click here to read the French edition. Canada’s Volunteer Awards is accepting applications for members of its National Advisory Committee until October 23, 2024.   Canada’s Volunteer Awards (CVA) is a volunteer recognition program that aims to recognize and celebrate inspiring...

Reddit for volunteer recruitment

For those of us working as volunteer engagement professionals, volunteer recruitment has become the biggest challenge we face in our work. Tobi Johnson’s annual Volunteer Management Progress Report finds that recruitment is the top identified challenge amongst volunteer engagement professionals...

PAVRO: Connecting leadership and learning

Ontario’s nonprofit sector is a significant job creator, a strong enabler of volunteer engagement, and a critical program and service delivery partner to the government. Employing over 844,000 workers[1] in Ontario and contributing $65 billion to the economy, Ontario’s nonprofit...

How trends can affect volunteer programs and how they can thrive

Let me pose a couple of questions to you: Do you understand the trends that can affect volunteerism and the delivery of volunteer programs? Have you taken a step back to see where gaps exist and how to address them?...

Canada’s Volunteer Awards – Celebrating Canadians who make a Difference

  The Call for Nominations is Now Open for Canada’s Volunteer Awards 2024  The Canada’s Volunteer Awards (CVA) is accepting nominations until June 12, 2024. Now is your chance to recognize the impact that outstanding volunteers, not-for-profit organizations, social enterprises,...

VMPC Conference 2024 Examines Engagement

The Volunteer Management Professionals of Canada (VMPC) Annual Conference is back, ready to gather leaders across the nation to help shape the future of the industry. This year's conference examines different facets of volunteer engagement and features thought-provoking keynotes and...

Does your volunteer webpage attract people to volunteer with your organization? A checklist for Managers of Volunteers

The volunteer webpage is a key piece of online “real estate” for volunteer recruitment. Make sure you are using it to its full advantage to turn visitors into active volunteers and ultimately ambassadors for your cause or organization. Here’s a checklist...

The volunteer management lifecycle: Refresh or reboot?

The volunteer management cycle is the best practice model for the lifecycle of volunteer engagement and for many years has been the foundation of important best practices such as planning, screening, policy development, and onboarding and offboarding procedures that volunteer...