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 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…
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.…
As most non-profit boards will shortly be regrouping after the summer hiatus, this seems like a good time to highlight board development resources. This list includes both on-line and print materials that can be accessed through Volunteer Victoria’s library. A…
Our sector, in fact all sectors are experiencing an era of profound change. In many ways, this is a period of great uncertainty. We are seeing new non-profit leaders emerging, and long-term leaders starting to transition out. Community leadership is also…
Volunteer Victoria welcomed over 80 guests (funders, supporters, member agencies, Coordinators of Volunteers, etc) to celebrate our35th Annual General Meeting on June 24th. The agenda consisted of a delicious breakfast, guest speakers, agency awards and ended with a brief meeting. The theme for the day was…
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…
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. A Sector Monitor recently released by Imagine Canada provides useful information on the issues…
