Youth Volunteering
What kind of Volunteer are you? Using this pdf discover how your passions can guide you to the type of volunteer experience you choose in order to help attain career goals!
Case Study/Success Stories
Routes Connecting Community? (Working with volunteer drivers and reducing social isolation)
Fun Online Digital Game (Great for virtual meetings):
Free Online Training
Orientation to Volunteerism
Whether you are volunteering to give back to the community, to be engaged in the community, or responding to an urgent need; whatever the reason maybe, you are building the capacity to deliver essential programs and services for the community. This orientation to volunteerism, is designed for you to have a thorough understanding of what it means to volunteer in Canada, and how you play an important role that will make your community a better place for everyone. Click here to register and access the course.
Volunteering in essential service sectors
Link to our recorded Live Conversation about Volunteering and Food Insecurity (learn from Food Bank representatives volunteering during the pandemic).
Link to our recorded Live Conversation about Volunteer Drivers (learn about the growing demand for volunteer drivers in the pandemic).
Link to our recorded Live Conversation about Volunteer Drivers (learn about the growing demand for volunteer drivers in the pandemic).
Link to our recorded conversation about engaging Youth Volunteers during the pandemic (hear from Pledges for Change, a youth team focusing on youth volunteerism during the pandemic, and organizations who are engaging youth volunteers).
Hospital and Healthcare Volunteer Engagement Video
Useful Resources and Learning
Volunteer Canada: The Volunteering Lens of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (Resources, Legislation and Learning Modules)
Covid-19 Self Assessment (a tool to self-assess prior to engaging in the community).
Budget 2021 Summary for Charities and Non Profits
Canada Helps: The Giving Report 2021
COVID-19 How to Volunteer During the Pandemic
StatsCan: Volunteering Counts: Formal and information contributions of Canadians in 2018. Statistics Canada released an article that sheds light on the important contributions and dedication of volunteers in Canada. While the latest data on volunteering predate the pandemic, they provide a baseline for measuring the impact of the pandemic on volunteerism.
StatsCan: Covid-19: Volunteering in Canada, Challenges and Opportunities during the Covid-19 pandemic
The State of the Ontario Nonprofit Sector three months into the COVID-19 crisis
Imagine Canada: Sector Monitor: The Uneven Impact of the Pandemic on Canadian Charities
Applying Covid-19 Rules and By-Laws for volunteers
Together Project: Learning from the shift to virtual volunteering
Keeping Volunteers Engaged while services are suspended due to Covid-19
NEW: Youth Virtual Volunteer Engagement Playbook
Headline News on the impact of Covid 19 and the Charitable Sector
Provincial Volunteer Programs
Accessibility for Ontarians Disability Act (AODA) Training
Provincial Volunteer Recognition Program ACHIEVE
Impact of COVID-19 on Volunteer Engagement Survey
Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement
Ensure your organization has adopted the Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement (Since 2000, many organizations across Canada have adopted The Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement. The document outlines standards of practice in volunteer management. While the code is not enforced by any agency, it has provided a framework for decision-making, and has helped organizations involve volunteers in more meaningful ways).
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