Like millions of people across the world this week we have been watching the tributes to Mr. Nelson Mandela. Amongst the many touching testimonies to the strength and courage of one’s word’s greatest advocates for equity and freedom and outstanding…
We recently found a list of 100 different ways to thank volunteers. The list seems pretty extensive and thoughtful, and many of the suggestions seem manageable and budget friendly. The challenge with the list – as it is with so…
Have you ever wondered who we are? Not as individuals or even as organizations, but who we are as the ‘non-profit sector in BC .’ There is no question that collectively the 161,000 non profit organizations in Canada make huge…
When it comes to office space planning and use, we must admit that Volunteer Victoria has sat very comfortably in the ‘Do Nothing’ category for more than a decade. Like most non-profits time and resources are very limited and we simply use…
If you have looked around your office and realized that no one else is there – you are not alone! It is the time of the year when staff, board members, and volunteers take vacations, stay-cations, and even the occasional…
Volunteering trends vary greatly across the world and what may be true for most other nations is not always true in Canada; like the idea that there is a shortage of volunteers. Canada has the 2nd largest voluntary sector in the world – after the…
Have you every heard that old saying about the weather in March? “In like a lion, out like a lamb.” Sadly for our neighbours across Northern and Southern Alberta last week June came “in like a lamb but went out like a lion.” While the…
For many families June ushers in the end of the school year. For many non-profits June signals the beginning of a new year as we wrap up last fiscal year’s audits and annual reports and ask our membership to approve…
Susan Ellis is one of only a handful of internationally recognized speakers in the field of volunteer management. And, thanks to AVRBC, she was in Victoria last week to help inspire administrators of volunteer resources from across the province. As…
We would like to ask your indulgence as we depart from our usual practice of sharing news about non-profits. This week we are highlighting the work of hundreds of unsung heroes in our non-profit community – our administrative peers and colleagues. We take…
