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Reconnecting with Passion

By Beth Cougler Blom

Clare O’Kelly, President of the Administrators of Volunteer Resources British Columbia (AVRBC), wrote this positive and passionate article to all AVRBC members – individuals who coordinate volunteers at BC nonprofit and public organizations – a couple of weeks ago. I believe it’s a must-read for all of us who work with volunteers, so with her permission we’ve reposted it here. For more information about the South Island chapter of AVRBC, please visit the AVRBC website or contact me at Volunteer Victoria.

I’ve always found September to …

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Could Your Agency Create A New Volunteer Role?

By Lornna Olson

In August the Ministry of Social Development announced additional funding for the Community Volunteer Supplement Program (CVS). This program encourages people on income and disability assistance to volunteer by providing up to a $100.00 supplement to offset volunteer expenses such as travel or clothing.

An estimated 13,000 disability assistance clients have been on a waitlist – some for up to three years. Some of the folks on the waitlist have been volunteering already and others now have up until October 31st to find an appropriate place to volunteer.

As you can imagine the advisors at Volunteer Victoria have been very busy. We have had …

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VV’s Emerging Leaders Network: Engagement in action

By Beth Cougler Blom

I’m pleased to introduce guest blogger Zuzanna Szkudlarek, a Volunteer Victoria board member and member of our Emerging Leaders Network. In this post, Zuzanna writes about her great experiences (so far) as a member of the ELN. We’ve been truly fortunate to have Zuzanna participate in this Network as she is a true leader in action in our community.

Recently I was at a retreat with like minded people interested in bettering the community in Victoria. At the retreat were individuals from all sectors (nonprofits, government, and industry) ages ranging from 25-50 whereby five of us all had the commonality of being part of …

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Pat Robertson – Valued Volunteer with Broadmead Care Society

By Lori Elder

The following guest blog post was written by Kelly Sprackett, Coordinator of Volunteer Services at Broadmead Care Society, in praise of one of their long-time volunteers. Thank you Kelly, for recognizing and sharing Pat’s impact on your organization!

Pat Robertson – one of Broadmead Care Society's valued volunteers.

We are proud to say that Pat Robertson has been a volunteer with Broadmead Care Society (and before that, our predecessor Tillicum and Veterans Care Society) since 1975.

Pat continues to lead the sing along for elderly residents of The Lodge …

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Back to school and mandatory volunteer experience hours

By Leanna Hill

Welcome back to the beginning of the school year, and the first few gusts of fall air. September is the time that many families, students, teachers and community members begin to plan out the next few months – what will your workload be like? What extra curriculars will you be participating in? Will you consider volunteering?

You may know that the BC Ministry of Education requires all BC students to complete Graduation Transitions in order to graduate. In fact, you will find on the BC Ministry of Ed site that all B.C. secondary school students must demonstrate …

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