By Beth Cougler Blom
Well, the temperature has shot up and summer is finally here in Victoria. And, as we all know, the summer months in Victoria are full of festivals.
For nonprofit agencies, summer festivals can be opportunities to showcase the missions, activities and needs of their organizations. Whether an agency is running a festival itself or simply attending one alongside other agencies (e.g. participating in a small fair), it’s best to know how to put a professional face forward to the general public.
In this vein, and because we run volunteer recruitment fairs of our own each year in various locations, Volunteer …
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By Volunteer Victoria
On July 1, 2010 the HST will come into effect in BC (can anyone have missed this with all the media coverage it has received).
For charities and some non-profits (those receiving more than 40% of their revenue from the province) who currently receive a GST rebate, this will mean a change in the rebate calculation.
The province has set the PST portion of the HST rebate at 57% for charities. Thus when paying an invoice, the rebate will be calculated by taking 57% of the 7% PST portion and 50% of the 5% GST portion (as you do currently) and adding these together.
A quick look at …
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By Beth Cougler Blom
In early May we held a workshop taught by facilitator Martin J. Cowling, CEO of People First – Total Solutions and an expert in volunteer management. Martin hails from Australia; we first welcomed him to Victoria three years ago when he taught two half-day workshops for us on topics related to managing volunteers.
Since Martin was very well received here in 2007, (his first time training in Canada!) we asked him to come back this year. He delivered a full-day workshop entitled “How to Turn Your Organization into a Volunteer Magnet” to 37 participants, who all have roles managing volunteers at their organizations.
The workshop …
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By Beth Cougler Blom
Earlier this week we announced our creation of an Emerging Leaders Network for younger nonprofit professionals in the Greater Victoria area. We are now pleased to let the nonprofit sector know that the new online community for this network is ready.
If you’re wondering whether the Emerging Leaders Network is right for you or someone within your organization, please read through the following Frequently Asked Questions to find out more. Any individuals who see themselves as an emerging leader as described below are welcome to join the online community …
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