The following is a guest blog post by Shannon Whissell, Manager, Communication & Fund Development at The Cridge Centre for the Family. Shannon kindly offered to share her learnings from our recent Planning for Fundraising Success workshop with Kari Frazer. Thank you Shannon!…
This post first appeared in Volunteer Victoria’s E-Link newsletter on February 11, 2011. Sign up for E-Link and keep current with news and information from Volunteer Victoria. Imagine Canada released its third Sector Monitor report last week. This ongoing project tracks the health…
The following is a guest blog post written by Kari Frazer, facilitator of our recent “Planning for Fundraising Success” workshop. Kari holds the international Certified Fund Raising Executive designation and has been practicing fundraising, marketing and media relations for 24…
Happy Valentine’s Day! Today seems a very appropriate day to kick off Random Acts of Kindness Week. We invite everyone (individuals, companies, schools, service clubs, etc.) to join us and take part. Share your story and/or your ideas here on our…
Today we’re pleased to feature a guest blog post by certified HR professional Ginger Brunner. Ginger is principal of Dynamic HR Solutions Inc and will be facilitating our upcoming “Succession Planning” workshop on February 17, 2011. If the employees who…
Katherine and Mariaye have been volunteering with the Youth Volunteer Connections Program here at Volunteer Victoria since September 2010. Between the two of them they write and illustrate the Newsflash. What is the Newsflash, you say? The Newsflash is our…
I would like to thank this week’s guest blogger, Janis La Couvée, for once again sharing her insights with us. If you are at all familiar with the social media scene in Victoria, you will definitely have heard of Janis. Janis is a…
Summer turned into fall, fall turned into winter, and now I realize that I haven’t written an update about the Emerging Leaders Network (ELN) on this blog since late July last year. Wow, where did the time go? For me,…
Maddy Guy is a volunteer with the Youth Volunteer Connections Program. She began volunteering with the Royal Jubilee Hospital in April 2010 and has volunteered with the Cool Aid Society as well. Maddy is in Grade 12 at St. Andrew’s…
As we have been hearing from our agencies, this screening enhancement has had a significant impact on their volunteer recruitment process. Due to the extra work volume generated, there have been lengthy delays in getting criminal records checks processed. This…
