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...

Addressing the volunteer shortage: An Interview with Megan Conway from Volunteer Canada

In our August 2023 CharityVillage Connects podcast episode, we spoke with volunteer engagement professionals from across the country to determine how organizations might address the volunteer shortage that is impacting programs and communities.  As part of the episode, we interviewed...

BC Non-Profit Conference Countdown – Final Speaker Line-up!

The Volunteer BC & BCACG Conference is around the corner - October 26 & 27 in Richmond, BC. This is a great event for non-profits, charities, and volunteers.  The FINAL Speaker Line-Up and Schedule is out!  Why Join Us? This...

CharityVillage Connects: Disappearing Volunteers: The Looming Crisis for Nonprofits

A perfect storm is threatening the very foundation of Canada’s nonprofit sector. A severe shortage of volunteers has led to the cancellation and suspension of critical programming and services across Canada and, in some cases, the closure of entire organizations....

Should you hire volunteers?

This article was previously published by Karen Knight Consulting and is reprinted with permission. Some organizations hesitate to hire volunteers for staff positions. Or it doesn't even occur to them! Here's why I think you should at least have a second...

Adapting and evolving – PAVRO celebrates 25 years of volunteer engagement leadership in Ontario

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...

What makes a good volunteer role?

This article was originally published on Volunteer Success and is reprinted with permission. “If you want people to do a good job, give them a good job to do.” - Frederick Herzberg While Frederick Herzberg was referring to work that...

Red Cross Rapid testing program creates “peace of mind” for homeless shelter

On a cold day in March 2020, the Transition House Coalition of Northumberland was providing emergency shelter for 24 people, two more than they had beds for. The next day COVID-19 restrictions forced them to shut down, leaving two dozen people with nowhere...