Holiday Greetings!

By Lisa Mort-Putland

If you are still looking for holiday volunteer opportunities, check out last week’s post: the spirit of giving. Volunteer Victoria will be closed the week of December 26th, and reopening January 3rd.

Dr. Seuss wrote: And the Grinch, with his Grinch-feet ice cold in the snow, stood puzzling and puzzling, how could it be so? It came without ribbons. It came without tags. It came without packages, boxes or bags. And he puzzled and puzzled ’till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before. What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t …

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December 20th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: E-Link | Leave a comment

A Web of Options

By Lisa Mort-Putland

 This article first appeared in Volunteer Victoria’s E-Link newsletter on October 21st, 2011. Sign up for E-Link and keep current with news and information from Volunteer Victoria.

Volunteer Victoria recently had to face a difficult truth. We have been lying to ourselves about how happy we are with our website.

In fairness to old faithful, our website has served us well, behaved admirably, and cost very little in the big scheme of things. But, (and isn’t there always a but) our website isn’t keeping up with the needs of our members, volunteers, and client groups. So, it is time to look at new …

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October 26th, 2011 | Tags: , | Category: E-Link, Latest News, Social Media | 3 comments

Connecting Volunteers

By Lisa Mort-Putland

This article first appeared in Volunteer Victoria’s E-Link newsletter on August 26th, 2011. Sign up for E-Link and keep current with news and information from Volunteer Victoria.

The Ministry of Social Development recently announced additional funding for the Community Volunteer Supplement Program (CVS). The CVS program encourages people on income or disability assistance to volunteer by providing up to a $100 monthly supplement to offset volunteer expenses such as travel or clothing.

Applicants who were waitlisted on August 8th will have until October 31st, 2011 to submit a request for a CVS application – and …

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August 29th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: E-Link, Latest News, Volunteer Access | Leave a comment

Board Assessments

By Lisa Mort-Putland

This article first appeared in Volunteer Victoria’s E-Link newsletter on August 12 , 2011. Sign up for E-Link and keep current with news and information from Volunteer Victoria.

New drivers are sometimes nervous about shoulder checks – afraid that if they take their eyes off the road ahead they might drift into another lane. Experienced drivers seem to have many reasons why they don’t need to look around - everything from there is never anything to worry about and it takes time away from things that are more important, to it is just a pain in the neck.

When it comes to driving non-profit organizations, board assessments may be the equivalent of the …

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August 18th, 2011 | Tags: | Category: E-Link, Latest News | Leave a comment

A Question of Accountability

By Lisa Mort-Putland

This article first appeared in Volunteer Victoria’s E-Link newsletter on July 29th , 2011. Sign up for E-Link and keep current with news and information from Volunteer Victoria.

A Question of Accountability

The national media recently turned its attention to charitable spending and highlighted the outcomes of a grading system that measures how Canadian charities of various shapes and sizes use donated funds. The report provides a valuable service, benchmark comparisons, and some important answers and also raised many questions, identified gaps in evaluation methodologies and stakeholder communications, and potentially planted seeds of doubt for donors …

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August 5th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: E-Link, Latest News | Leave a comment
 
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