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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September 20th, 2011 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Featured Members, Volunteer Profiles | Leave a comment

The Gift of a Volunteer

By Beth Cougler Blom

The following guest blog post was written by Kyra Henry, Administrative Assistant at Threshold Housing Society, in praise of one of their volunteers.  Thank you Kyra, for sharing how impactful Fran’s presence has been on your organization!

I would like to tell you about Ms. Fran McArthur, our quilter extraordinaire and office support volunteer.  Let me explain.

We have two homes for youth-at-risk in Victoria.  When a resident is ready to leave, they are given a quilt to take with them.  They are told that each stitch represents love and hope for their future.  They …

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July 4th, 2011 | Tags: , , | Category: Featured Members, Volunteer Profiles | Leave a comment

Meet a volunteer: Jean McKenzie

By Leanna Hill

Jean McKenzie is one of 20 of our in-house volunteers here at Volunteer Victoria (not including our board members). She kindly agreed to be interviewed for this blog post.

I am pleased to present you, Jean McKenzie.

Jean McKenzie: Administrative Volunteer

Jean has been volunteering with us for 19 years now (wow!). She moved to Victoria from Winnipeg in 1990 and sought out a volunteer position because she wanted to get to know, and get involved in her new community. While that was the reason for her first step into Volunteer Victoria, she’s come back week after week for nearly two decades because …

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March 24th, 2011 | Tags: , | Category: Latest News | Leave a comment

Mentorship at ICA

By Lori Elder

Alan Piffer is one of our Volunteer Media Generalist/Writers here at Volunteer Victoria. See his previous blog post on the Luminara Festival. 

For newcomers to Victoria, achieving success in one’s profession or trade can often be a challenging prospect. Imagine, then, what a new immigrant would face trying to adapt to Canadian culture at the same time.

Hugo Kerckhoffs worked as a graphic designer in Mexico before moving to Canada. He has found adjusting his profession to a new country to be somewhat difficult, not just because Canadians do more online work than in Mexico, but also because of the difference in …

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December 15th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , , | Category: Featured Members, Latest News | Leave a comment

State of the Non Profit Sector

By Volunteer Victoria

Blackbaud recently released the results of a North American survey of over 2,200 non-profit organizations. This survey gathered data on general operations, fundraising, technology and accountability/stewardship to provide a snapshot of the sector in 2010 and to make projections for 2011. This survey has been carried out for 6 of the past 7 years. 

With regard to revenue generation, almost half of the organizations anticipated their total income would increase in 2010, while 25% expected their income to remain the same and 28% expected it to decrease. The projection for 2011 is more optimistic with 60% expecting an increase and …

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October 29th, 2010 | Tags: , , , , | Category: Latest News | Leave a comment
 
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