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Submitted by: Karen Howe, The Vancouver Aquarium
Photographer: Rachelle Davidson
Volunteer featured: Pat Chapman, Rescue Volunteer
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What's
New
October 2009
Volunteer BC Elects New Board of Directors During AGM 2009
We are pleased to announce our new board of directors for the 2009/2010 fiscal year. Please read their bios here, and learn more about our board and recent AGM, where Volunteer BC celebrated its 30th birthday as a non-profit society and charity in BC: download the News Release.
September 2009
Volunteer BC's Volunteer Futures: Building Effective Boards A Success
On September 25th and 26th, 2009, Volunteer BC hosted the first annual Volunteer Futures event at the beautiful Capilano Suspension Bridge in North Vancouver, BC. Voluntary sector leaders from across the province joined together for a packed weekend of keynote speakers, board development workshops, and a celebration of Volunteer BC's 30th Birthday. A special thanks to our sponsors, workshop presenters, and all attendees for ensuring our event's success!
   
June 2009
Volunteer BC Officially Releases the BC State of Volunteering Report
Volunteer BC is pleased to announce the release of the inaugural BC State of Volunteering Report. The BC State of Volunteering report comprehensively assesses volunteering in BC, giving both a broad view of the health of volunteerism in its many facets, as well as specific experiences and examples from which insights can be drawn from varying local contexts.
Copies are also available for download from the official website at www.bcstateofvolunteering.org which includes additional links and resources from Volunteer BC, online discussion forums, and full case studies from participating volunteer centres and more!
Vol BC Launches New Resource Page for New and Emerging Volunteer Centres
Part of our role is to support the growth of the volunteer centre movement in BC. We are often approached by emerging centres or people interested to start a volunteer centre in their community. On this page, we bring together the many resources we recommend in response to such queries, for easy access, as well as some new tools from Vol BC. We welcome further contributions or suggested resources for this page, and feedback on its utility. Click here to visit the new page.
VRIS and Vol BC Emergencies Planning Training a Success! During March 26-27, 2009, Volunteer Richmond Information Services and Volunteer BC teamed up to train over 20 representatives of the local voluntary sector in their PLANNING FOR COMMUNITY RESILIENCY in EMERGENCIES and DISASTERS: What your Non-Profit Organization Can Do. Trainees interacted with a variety of experts from health services, the provincial government's Provincial Emergency Program, the Red Cross and others. Participants were exposed to resources and guidance in service continuity planning, working with volunteers during an emergency, personal preparedness during emergencies, what to expect during a flu pandemic, and community convening for emergency planning, among other topics. Please contact us if you are interested in having this training come to your community.
Excellence
in Volunteerism to Build a Better British Columbia!
Volunteer BC is a provincial
association of volunteer centres, provincial voluntary organizations
and individuals working together to strengthen the growth and development
of voluntary action in British Columbia.
Currently, there are over
30 volunteer centres in British Columbia, with several others in
the development stage. These centres play a key role in promoting
and supporting effective volunteering in our communities. Volunteer
centres work with a broad range of organizations across the voluntary
sector including human and social services, health care, education,
arts, sports and recreation. They provide recruitment, referral
and support services to these organizations, disseminate information
on volunteer management and programming, provide training for volunteers
and managers of volunteers, and advocate on issues related to volunteerism
and volunteer programs.
For a quick two-page summary about the Volunteer BC basics, click
here.
Volunteer
BC gratefully acknowledges funding support over 2007-2008 from the
BC Ministry of Public
Safety and Solicitor General through their Direct Access programme
and from the BC Ministry of
Tourism, Sport and the Arts in 2008.
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