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…
We are pleased to share with you the following guest blog post written by the Executive Director of one of our member agencies, The Glenshiel. Laurie Mueller recently attended our “Story Skills and Telling Tales” workshop facilitated by experienced storyteller…
We’d like to thank Kim Perkins, Community Development Coordinator at the Burnside Gorge Community Association for writing the following guest blog post about her learnings from attending our recent media communications workshop. On October 7, 2010, Volunteer Victoria hosted a…
We recently held a very successful “Story Skills and Telling Tales” day-long workshop, facilitated by Victoria-based storyteller Norma Cameron. In this post, Norma herself gives readers some resources to turn to while learning how to tell your organization’s stories. In…
I can’t believe that it has already been a year since we first ventured into the blogosphere! And what an amazing year it has been! We have connected and shared with so many incredible people – learning and growing together,…
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.…
The charitable sector has recently come under fire again for its fundraising practices. This time from CBC. The focus of their reporting is third party fundraisers and the cost of fundraising. The news coverage has highlighted the high ratio of…
Volunteer Victoria recently held a very well attended (and received) WordPress workshop with Paul Holmes. This is just one of several successful social media workshops we have offered over the past several months in support of our members and sector. We…
Earlier this week, the Victoria Foundation released the fifth anniversary edition of Vital Signs®, an annual report card that provides a snapshot of the livability and well-being of life in the Capital Region. A combination of public opinion and statistics,…
Sincere thanks to our guest blogger Janis La Couvée for sharing her thoughts on using social media to promote events. Janis is passionate about bridging online and offline communities to effect positive social change. You can follow her on Twitter at…
