Attend UnitedNow’s Volunteering With Benefits Time Raiser

By Volunteer Victoria

- Written by Graydon Leigh -

　Want an opportunity to engage in and positively affect your community?

Want to win cool prizes for dedicating your time to an array of great causes?

Volunteer Victoria is very proud to sponsor the Volunteering with Benefits auction at the Victoria Marriott Hotel on Friday, May 11th from 7:30-9:30pm. Hosted by UnitedNOW, the event educates and promotes volunteerism within the community. It asks attendees to volunteer their time-as opposed to money-for a chance to earn some very handsome rewards.

This year’s prizes include passes to events and establishments including:

- Earl’s Chef’s Table
- A guided tour and tasting of …

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May 10th, 2012 | Category: Latest News | Leave a comment

Learning Outside the Volunteer Management Box

By Volunteer Victoria

We’d like to introduce guest contributor Charlene Dishaw, currently the Manager of Volunteer Resources at Delta Hospital in Ladner, BC.

After over 10 years of working in the field of Volunteer Management I was having a “heard that, seen them” feeling. I was looking for education that would elevate my work another level. The Vancouver Board of Trade brought in the Disney Leadership workshop and my passion for working with people was renewed. What did it for me? The thrill of hearing what big business has the time and money to research. And the research can be directly applied …

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May 7th, 2012 | Tags: , , , , | Category: AVRBC, Latest News, Volunteer Management | Leave a comment

Communicating over Facebook: Will it work for us too?

By Leanna Hill

We, in the Youth Volunteer Connections Program at Volunteer Victoria, have been wondering how to best communicate online with the young people who seek our support in finding meaningful volunteer opportunities. The blog post below was forwarded to us, and it has changed how we do things. It’s time: we are now ready to include facebook as a communication option with youth who prefer it. Each youth staff is creating his/her own professional profile, for example, you can find me at facebook/Leanna at Volunteer Victoria. So we’ll see how it works!

In the hopes …

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May 3rd, 2012 | Tags: , , | Category: Latest News, Social Media, Volunteering, Youth Volunteer Connections Program | Leave a comment

Not Myself Today

By Lornna Olson

Have you ever had one of  ”those days” ? I think that we all have. Just one of those days when you feel “off”. I can remember, at the time of losing my mother, having quite a few of those days. I can remember sitting on the couch, just doing nothing and suddenly I would realise that hours had gone by. Luckily, with the encouragement of family and friend and with my own knowledge of mental health issues, I was able to address what turned out to be a depression, and move forward.

Many people  are not aware  that sometimes “those days” can be the beginning of …

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April 30th, 2012 | Tags: , , , | Category: In the News, Special Events, Volunteer Access | Leave a comment

Where Can Volunteering Take You?

By Volunteer Victoria

Today’s blog post is contributed by Angela Vincent, a volunteer at the Victoria General Hospital. Angie’s story is a great example of how someone can discover their passion while volunteering! Read on…

Hello everyone! For those of you who don’t know me, my name is Angie. I am a mother of two beautiful children: Keegan who is seven & Kenzie who is three! I would like to share a small story with you. It’s about my volunteer experience and where it has taken me – I think I should begin with how it all started.

Previously I worked in the retail industry for …

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April 23rd, 2012 | Tags: , , , , , , , | Category: Volunteer Profiles | One comment
 
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