Click on the letters to link to search catagories listed below in alphebetical order.

A B C E G I L O R S T V Y

Awards

• Ethics in Action Awards (CAN)
• Flare Magazine Volunteer Awards (CAN)
• Volunteer Recognition Awards (Vancouver) Tickets and nomination inquiries phone 875-9144 or email: volvan@volunteer.ca
• Governor General's Caring Canadian Award (CAN)
• Women of Distinction Awards (CAN)

BC Volunteer Centres

Volunteer Burnaby
14 - 250 Willingdon Avenue
Burnaby, BC
V5C 5E9
Phone: 604-294-5533
Fax: 604-294-6814
Email: info@volunteerburnaby.ca
Website: www.volunteerburnaby.ca
Newsletter: bvc network

Volunteer Campbell River
Box 983 - 301 St. Ann's Road - Municipal Hall, Lower Level
Campbell River, BC
V9W 6Y4
Phone: 250-287-8111
Fax: 250-287-9658
Email: volunteer.center@crcn.net
Website: www.volunteercr.ca
Newsletter: VOL VIEWS!

CMHA-Kootenays Volunteer Bureau
39 - 13th Avenue
South Cranbrook, BC
V1C 2V4
Phone: 250-426-8019
Fax: 250-426-2134
Email: volunteercranbrook@cmha-ek.org
Website: www.cmha-ek.org

Volunteer Chilliwack
45938 Wellington Avenue
Chilliwack, BC
V1C 2V4
Phone: 604-793-7203
Fax: 604-792-6575
Email: camerons@conserve.bc.ca
Website: www.chilliwack.com/leisure/comm-programs
Newsletter: Volunteer Connection

Volunteer Cowichan
1 Kenneth Place
Duncan, BC
V9L 5G3
Phone: 250-748-2133
Fax: 250-748-3509
Email: vc@volunteercowichan.bc.ca
Website: www.volunteercowichan.bc.ca

Deltassist Family & Community Services
4829 Delta Street
Delta, BC
V4K 2T7
Phone: 604-946-2042
Fax: 604-946-2178
Email: info@deltassist.com
Website: www.deltassist.com

Fraser Valley Volunteer Centre
202 - 34609 Delair Road
Abbotsford, BC
V2S 2E1
Phone: 604-854-1844
Fax: 604-852-2316
Email: volunteer@uwfv.bc.ca
Website: www.uwfv.bc.ca/volunteer

Hope Community Services
Box 74 434 Wallace Street
Hope, BC
V0X 1L0
Phone: 604-869-2466
Fax: 604-869-3317
Email: hopecose@uniserve.com

Volunteer Kamloops
645 Victoria Street
Kamloops, BC
V2C 2B3
Phone: 250-372-8313
Fax: 250-372-8314
Email volkam@mail.ocis.net
Website: www.volunteerkamloops.com

Volunteer Kelowna
255 Lawrence Avenue
Kelowna, BC
V1Y 6L2
Phone: 250-763-8058
Fax: 250-763-6282
Email: volunteer@kcr.ca

Website: www.kcr.ca

Langley Volunteer Bureau
5339 - 207th Street
Langley, BC
V3A 2E6
Phone: 604-534-7921
Fax: 604-534-9884
Email: langvol@uniserve.com
Website: www.langleyvolunteer.com

Maple Ridge-Pitt Meadows Volunteer Centre
11907 - 228th Street
Maple Ridge, BC
V6X 8G8
Phone: 604-467-6911
Fax: 604-463-2988
Email: joanh@mrpmcsc.bc.ca

Volunteer Nanaimo
529 Wentworth Street
Nanaimo, BC
V9R 3E3
Phone: 250-753-3720
Fax: 250-753-6836
Email: vn1@shaw.ca
Website: www.volunteernanaimo.ca

SPC North Okanagan Volunteer Bureau
3205, 31st Street
Vernon, BC
V1T 2h2
Phone: 250-545-8572
Fax: 250-545-0091
Email: spcno@junction.net
Website: www.spcno.bc.ca

Oceanside Volunteer Centre (District 69 Volunteer Association)
102 - 663 Beach Road
Qualicum Beach, BC
V9K 2H7
Phone: 250-752-4852
Fax: 250-752-7246
Email: volassociation@uniserve.com
Website: www.oceansidevolunteer.com

Port Alberni Volunteer Bureau
5105 Argyle Street
Port Alberni, BC
V9Y 1V2
Phone: 250-724-5615
Email: nightaction1@shaw.ca

Volunteer Prince George
P.O.Box 544, Station A
#34- 1306, 7th Avenue
Prince George, BC
V2L 4S8
Phone: 250-564-0224
Fax: 250-564-0232
Email: volunteerpg@telus.net
Website: www.volunteerpg.com
Newsletter: Cheers to Volunteers

Revelstoke Community Connections Volunteer Centre
Box 2880
Revelstoke, BC
V0E 2S0
Phone: 250-837-2920
Fax: 250-837-2909
Email: plarson@community-connections.ca
Website: www.community-connections.ca

Volunteer Richmond Information Services
190 - 7000 Minoru Boulevard
Richmond, BC
V6Y 3Z5
Phone: 604-279-7020
Fax: 604-279-7038
Email: info@volunteerrichmond.ca
Website: www.volunteerrichmond.ca
Newsletter: Connections

Squamish Volunteer Centre
Box 2676, 38013 Third Avenue
Squamish, BC
V0N 3G0
Phone: 604-815-4121
Fax: 604-815-4142
Email: svc@sea-to-sky.net

Website: www.sea-to-sky.net/svc

Surrey Volunteer Centre
9815 - 140th Street
Surrey, BC
V3T 4M4
Phone: 604-584-5811
Fax: 604-584-7628
Email: allanac@scss.ca
Website: www.scss.ca

Terrace Volunteer Bureau
2 - 3215 Eby Street
Terrace, BC
V8G 2X8
Phone: 250-638-1330
Fax: 250-638-1331
Email: tvb@kermode.net

Volunteer Victoria
306 - 620 View Street
Victoria, BC
V8W 1J6
Phone: 250-386-2269
Fax: 250-386-2279
Email: volvic@volunteervictoria.bc.ca
Website: www.volunteervictoria.bc.ca
Newsletter: Volunteer Victoria Update

Williams Lake & District Volunteer Centre
Box 4617 266 Oliver Street
Williams Lake, BC
V2G 2V6
Phone: 250-398-9833
Fax: 250-398-9833
Email:wl.dvc@shawcable.com

Emerging Volunteer Centres

• Helping Hands Support Committee
  Box 736
  Lillooet, BC
  V0K 1V0
  Phone: 250-256-4116
  Fax: 250-256-4984
  E-mail:helpinghands@lilloet.org
  Website: www.lillooet.org
  

Virtual Volunteer Centres (Online Search Only)

Volunteer Kootenays
c/o KICS: 2001 - 622 Front Street
Nelson, BC
V1L 4B7
Phone: 250-505-2151
Fax: 250-352-6995
Email: volunteers@kootenays.bc.ca
Website: www.volunteer.kootenays.bc.ca

Canadian / International Volunteer Centres

• National Centre for Volunteering (UK)
• Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
  
• University of Alberta, Canada
  
• Volunteer Bureau of Montreal
• Western Australia
  
• Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Events/Projects

• Global Youth Service Day (INTER)
• Join Hands Day (USA)
• Make A Difference Day (USA)
• Our Millennium (CAN)

Government Partners

• BC Ministry of Community Development, Cooperatives and Volunteers
• BC Registrar of Societies
• Ministry of Community, Aboriginal and Women's Services
• Ministry of Health
• Voluntary Sector Task Force

Funders, 2003 - 2004

• Carleton University
• Health Canada
• United Way of the Lower Mainland
• Vancouver Foundation
• Volunteer Canada

Other Partners/Members 2004

• Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society (IMPACS)

         910 - 207 West Hastings Street

         Vancouver, BC

         V6B 1H7

         Phone: 604-682-1953
         Fax: 604-682-4353
         Email: shaunas@impacs.org
         Website: www.impacs.org

         Newsletter:

• North Shore Community Resources Society

         201 Capilano Mall

         935 Marine Drive

         North Vancouver, BC

         V7P 1S3

         Phone: 604-985-7138
         Fax: 604-985-0645
         Email: nscr@nscr.bc.ca
         Website: www.nscr.bc.ca

• Specialized Training Services

         Phone: 604-943-2324

• Touchstone Family Association

         120 - 6411 Buswell Street

         Richmond, BC

         V6Y 2G5

         Phone: 604-279-5599
         Fax: 604-279-1814
         Email: touchstone@touchfam.ca
         Website: www.touchfam.ca

Inspiration (fun, stories, quotes, etc.)

• Annual Conference
• The Stories of Grassroots Community Heroes (USA)
• Clip Art
• Inspiration and Support for Change
• Inspirational Stories and Quotes
• Humour
• Random Acts of Kindness Foundation
• Resources for Managers of Volunteers

Leadership Volunteers

• Board Cafe (USA)

Organizations (Voluntary) - See VOCBC Link

• Action Without Borders
• Affiliation of Multicultural Societies & Service Agencies of British Columbia (AMSSA)
• Australian Volunteers International
• International Conference Volunteers
• International Volunteer Programs Association
• List of International Volunteer Work Organizations
• New Internationalist - Reports on issues of world poverty and inequality
• Project America (USA)

  Voluntary Sector Forum (CAN)
  Three-Part Mandate:  

• Coordinate a sector response to key issues at the national level
• Oversee remaining VSI work, e.g., the Accord, evaluation, oversight of on-going work of Joint Tables whose work will continue beyond October 2002;
• Develop a strategy to build and engage the sector through:
  • Involvement of emerging coalitions, local and regional groups
  • Maintenance and development of information networks
  • Building links within and between sub-sectors and geographic areas within the sector, and
  • Building new processes and structures for the sector
• Volunteer Canada
• Social Planning and Research Council of BC (SPARC BC)
• Voluntary Service Organization (CAN)
• YWCA Vancouver (CAN)

Resources

• American Institute for Public Service (CAN)
• Canada's Information Source for the Charitable and Voluntary Sector (CAN)
• Canadian Fundraiser
• Charity Village (CAN)
• The Chronicle of Philanthropy (USA)
• Coalition of Non-Profits, etc. (USA)
• Drucker Foundation (USA)
• Dynamics of Leadership (USA)
• Electronic Journal of the Volunteer Community
• The Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society
• Internet Nonprofit Center (USA)
• Learning Institute for Nonprofit Organizations (USA)
• Magazine All About Training
• Nonprofit Resource Network (CAN)
• Nonprofit Times (USA)
• Resource Centre for Voluntary Organizations
• Social Planning and Research Council of BC
• Technical Volunteers Support
• Trainer the Trainer Company
• United Way of the Lower Mainland
• Vancouver Foundation
• VolunCHEER.com
• Volunteer Management and Volunteerism Resources
• Volunteer Network (USA)
• Volunteer Today (USA)
• Volunteerism Resources for Directors of Volunteers (USA)

Research

• Canadian Centre for Philanthropy
• Canadian Foundation for Economic Education
• Collaborative Research
• National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating
• Social Planning and Research Council of BC

Risk Management

The People's Law School. Publishes "Volunteers And the Law" handbook. This manual can be downloaded for free. It is about 100 pages.

Books on Risk Management by Linda Graff: "By Definition," "Beyond Police Checks."
New: "Better Safe ... Risk Management in Volunteer Programs & Community Service."

Details:
Graff, Linda L. "Better Safe ... Risk Management in Volunteer Programs & Community Service" Dundas, Ontario: Linda Graff And Associates Inc. 2003

Better Safe provides background on risk management, an easy-to-apply risk management model, and hundreds of tips and tricks to make volunteer programs safer and more productive. It is packed with ready to use worksheets, checklists, and sample forms.

All books available on at: www.lindagraff.ca

Supplies/Sources

• Telus Free Web Community Space for Organizations
• United Community Services Co-op: Business Programs and Services for Not-for-Profits

Technology

• Connecting Voluntary Organizations to the Internet
• HandsNet (USA)
• Vancouver Community Net
• Virtual Volunteering Project (USA)

Voluntary Sector

• Voluntary Sector Initiative, National (CAN)

Volunteerism Leaders

• Administrators of Volunteer Resources BC
• Association of Volunteer Administration
• Association of Voluntary Service Organizations (Europe)
• Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources
• Canadian Centre for Philanthropy
• The Coalition of National Voluntary Organizations
• International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE)
• Points of Light Foundation
• Volunteer BC
• Volunteer Canada
• Wild Rose Foundation
• World Alliance for Citizen Participation

Volunteer Management/Administration of Volunteers

• Administrators of Volunteer Resources BC
• American Society of Directors of Volunteer Services of the American Hospital Association (USA)
• Association of Volunteer Administration (USA)
• Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources
• Cyber Volunteer Program Management (USA)
• Volunteer Software

Volunteer Opportunities Search

• Board Match Plus (USA)
• MIT Volunteer Services (USA)
• Volunteer Community Service (USA)
• Volunteer Matching Service (AUS)
• Volunteer Matching Service (USA)
• Volunteer Opportunities Exchange (CAN)
• Web Technical Volunteer Match (USA)

Youth

• Career Circuit - Youth Services Resources
• Celebration of Youth Volunteering
• Do Something (USA)
• Katimavik - National Youth Service Program (Canada)
• National Youth Service Program (United States)