Review quick updates through Volunteer Markham’s newsletters:

NEW Volunteer Markham’s March Newsletter 2021

Volunteer Markham’s January 2021 Newsletter

Volunteer Markham’s August Newsletter

Volunteer Markham’s October Newsletter

Case Study/Success Stories:

Routes Connecting Community (Working with volunteer drivers and reducing social isolation)

Regeneration (Safety first In service)

Free On-line 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. Visit http://bit.ly/orientationtovolunteerism to register and access the course.

Watch videos related to 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 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:

Upholding New Safety Rules

Privacy and Data Security

Applying Covid-19  Rules and By-Laws for volunteers

Three Reasons to Ring in 2021!  Looking 20 years back and 20 years forward

Together Project:  Learning from the shift to virtual volunteering

Keeping Volunteers Engaged while services are suspended due to Covid19

Explore Virtual Volunteering

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)

National Volunteer Week is April 18-24, 2021!

The National Volunteer Week theme for 2021, The Value of One, The Power of Many, reflects on the awe-inspiring acts of kindness by millions of individuals AND the magic that happens when we work together towards a common purpose.   To help celebrate this national wide event, Volunteer Canada has prepared a complete Campaign Kit for you to use!