NOTE: This post is part of the Embracing the Future-Leading for Change post regarding our Annual General Meeting. Volunteer Victoria held its Annual General Meeting on June 24th, 2010. The meeting featured a panel of three speakers talking about leadership in the…
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…
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…
“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…
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. As most of us already know, there will be a significant exodus of…
I’d like to welcome Charles Troger, PMP from Treehouse Consulting as today’s guest blogger. He’ll be teaching our upcoming workshop, scheduled for Feb 25, 2010, on “Managing for Success: Project Management for the Non-Profit Sector.” In this post Charles talks…
The other day we held a workshop for individuals taking part in our Social Solutions project, which supports coordinators of volunteers at non-profit agencies that work in the areas of homelessness, housing, mental health and addictions. The workshop was about…
We are very excited about launching our blog, and engaging with our community around topics of interest and importance to us all. Whether you are a volunteer, a student, an employee, a senior or just interested in learning more, we invite…
