Volunteer Victoria plays a critical role in helping charities, non-profits, and community-based organizations deliver on their mandate by providing valued expertise and resources. When you become a member of Volunteer Victoria you will have:

• Voting rights;
• Access to volunteer recruitment and referral services;
• Access to short-term consultation services;
• Access to fee for service opportunities (i.e. setting up a volunteer management program, program audit or redesign, and/or shared best practices etc.);
• No cost learning and development opportunities exclusively for member agency staff and volunteers;
• Reduced rates for training in all areas of non-profit and volunteer management;
• Free Board Governance Orientation for new board members;
• Board Development Training for Member Agencies;
• One-to-One support with the recruitment and referral of volunteers;
• Training and support in the area of volunteer management;
• Inclusion in annual Volunteer Recognition Week Promotions;
• Volunteer opportunities posted in weekly media columns;
• Ability to post your agency events/fundraising announcements in our bi-weekly e-newsletter (E-Link);
• Bursaries to support education in volunteer management;
• Access to an online Grant Database to help research and identify funding opportunities;
• Access to research and resources such as salary scales;
• Access to our training room and use of our resource library.

To be eligible for membership in the Greater Victoria Volunteer Society organizations need to meet the following criteria:

• Be a registered non-profit organization, a charitable organization or a publicly-funded institution (e.g. hospitals, schools, museums);
• Have a governing board of directors;
• Accept Volunteer Victoria’s policy statement on human rights and non-discrimination;
• Comply with the Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement;
• Agree to designate an individual within your organization to coordinate volunteers;
• Ensure that volunteers do not displace paid staff; and
• Carry sufficient amounts and appropriate types of liability insurance to protect your volunteers.

Volunteer Victoria charges an annual membership or annual affiliate fee. Fees must be paid to receive services and the benefits of membership.

Annual Membership Fees

• $30 – Individual annual membership fee
• $180 – Non profit or charity annual membership fee with a budget under 2 million annually
• $260 – Non profit or charity annual membership fee with a budget over 2 million annually
• $260 – Social Enterprise, For Profit, or Community group that is not a non profit or registered charity 
• $1,000 – The Annual Unlimited Access Membership includes unlimited access to scheduled learning events for all staff and volunteers in an organization in addition to all the regular benefits of membership

Membership fees are approved by the Board of Directors and may change from time to time.

We welcome applications for membership to the Greater Victoria Volunteer Society from:

• Individuals
• Registered non profit organizations, registered charities, or publicly funded institutions, such as schools, hospitals, health care facilities, or museums.

Affiliate Services

For organizations that are not non profits organizations or registered charities, services can be purchased on a one-time or annual basis. To be eligible for Affiliation in the Greater Victoria Volunteer Society organizations need to meet the following criteria:

• Accept Volunteer Victoria’s policy statement on human rights and non-discrimination;
• Comply with the Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement;
• Agree to designate an individual within your organization to coordinate volunteers;
• Ensure that volunteers do not displace paid staff; and
• Carry sufficient amounts and appropriate types of liability insurance to protect your volunteers.

Affiliate Fees range between $260 and $550 plus GST. Please note that Affiliate organizations are not members of the Greater Victoria Volunteer Society and are not eligible for voting rights or restricted member-only privileges.

Community Investment Network
$260 Annual Membership for organizations who have a philanthropic vision and are looking to engage in community. 

To learn more please about our Affiliate services please contact george@volunteervictoria.bc.ca

Volunteer Victoria places the following limitations on requests for volunteers:

• We will not take requests for volunteers for partisan political parties;
• We will not take requests for volunteers that compromise the health, safety or well being of volunteers or the community; and
• We reserve the right, at any time, to refuse a request for volunteers.