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The following post was written by our Manager, Training and Outreach Leanna Hill. We are so happy to be welcoming her back to our team after her year away on maternity leave. Just a week back from my year long…
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Rediscovering Myself Through Volunteering
In July 2013, Volunteer Victoria’s Youth Program hosted the first Community Youth Leadership Summit! Part of the week was reflecting on volunteering, the community, and the Summit in the format of a blog post. Kathy was one of our awesome…
The Art and Science of Leading Volunteers: Digging Deeper, Learning and Sharing
The following post was written by our Manager, Training and Outreach, Leanna Hill. On October 1st we are thrilled to be welcoming Leanna back after her one year maternity leave. Inspiring someone to give their best. Knowing who needs to…
Steps to Volunteer: A Youth’s Perspective.
In July 2013, Volunteer Victoria’s Youth Program hosted the first Community Youth Leadership Summit! Part of the week was reflecting on volunteering, the community, and the Summit in the format of a blog post. Eva was one of our awesome…
Introduction to Volunteer Victoria’s Community Youth Leadership Summit
“Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful committed citizens can change this world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has.” – Margret Mead I was reminded of this quote in so many ways this year during the…
What a Difference
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…
In Focus: Victoria Fringe Festival
Tarina White is an award-winning journalist who has written for print and digital media in Canada and abroad, including the National Post, the Calgary Herald, the Calgary Sun, the Victoria News, festivalseekers.com, The Cairns Post and news.com.au in Australia. She…
In Focus: 2013 Canada Dry Victoria Dragon Boat Festival
Tarina White is an award-winning journalist who has written for print and digital media in Canada and abroad, including the National Post, the Calgary Herald, the Calgary Sun, the Victoria News, festivalseekers.com, The Cairns Post and news.com.au in Australia. She…
Gone Fishin’
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…
Book Review: The Abundant Non Profit
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…