Charities and the HST Rebate
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…
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How to Turn Your Organization into a Volunteer Magnet
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…
Join the Emerging Leaders Network Online Community
Who is an “Emerging Leader”? We see emerging leaders as generally late 20 to early 40-something individuals who are upwardly mobile in the nonprofit sector and are not already filling Executive Director or other high level leadership roles. Individuals who…
Announcing a new Emerging Leaders Network in Victoria
Volunteer Victoria has recently received funding to develop and manage an Emerging Leaders Network for younger nonprofit professionals in Greater Victoria. This exciting new initiative, created by and for the “next generation” of nonprofit leaders, will offer them opportunities to…
Fundraising in Challenging Economic Times
“What’s happening isn’t going to get better – that’s what we all believe. It might even get worse.” Those were the cautionary words of fundraising expert Judy Lightwater when she gave the workshop, “Fundraising in Challenging Economic Times”, to a group…
Imagine Canada – Sector Monitor
This post first appeared in Volunteer Victoria’s E-Link newsletter. Sign up for E-Link and keep current with news and information from Volunteer Victoria. We welcome your feedback and suggestions. A Sector Monitor recently released by Imagine Canada provides useful information on the issues…
Celebrating Volunteerism
This post first appeared in Volunteer Victoria’s E-Link newsletter. Sign up for E-Link and keep current with news and information from Volunteer Victoria. We welcome your feedback and suggestions. This week, all across Canada, organizations are celebrating National Volunteer Week. Here in Victoria,…
Volunteering with United Now
The following is a post co-written by myself and United Now team members sharing their volunteer experiences in support of National Volunteer Week. We thank them for their important contributions! To kick off National Volunteer Week, a team of…
Work in Nonprofits
The HR Council for Non Profits conducted a major quantitative survey of Canadian non-profits in 2008. From this they have prepared a report on small non-profits in our sector. Approximately 75% of non-profits have less than ten employees and over…
NewsFlash #60
NewsFlash This post first appeared in Volunteer Victoria’s Youth Volunteer Connections newsletter. Please email tara@volunteervictoria.bc.ca to sign up for the NewsFlash and hear about new volunteer opportunities, events and workshops happening in Victoria. VOLUNTEER: Child Care Worker: The James Bay Community Project needs someone…