WHAT IS THE ROBITAILLE ENDOWMENT FUND?

The Robitaille Endowment Fund was established to provide financial support to CAVR member affiliate associations and CAVR members to assist them with providing training sessions, seminars or workshops related to volunteer management.  These educational opportunities can be provided through a local, regional, or provincial forum and must contain a CAVR component that addresses CAVR standards of practice, membership, certification, and/or the employment resources.

Applications for a grant, not exceeding $200, may be submitted once per year (April 1^st to March 31st) by:

• ·President of affiliate association (e.g. AVRBC, MAVA, PAVR-O)
• ·CAVR members whose membership is through their affiliate association
• ·Individual CAVR members not related to an affiliate association

A maximum of 5 grants will be awarded in fiscal year 2012/13.    

For more information and the application click here or go to the Members Only login.

See how one organization used the Robitaille Fund to their benefit!

"Powerful Beyond Measure" was the theme of the AVRBC (Administrators of Volunteer Resources BC) conference held October 29th and 30^th, in Burnaby, BC. And part of the power behind the successful professional development opportunity was the funding from CAVR's Robitaille Fund. It was easy to do...by checking the website, downloading the application, and emailing it off, the process was completed quickly and efficiently.

 The $200 donation from CAVR helped us cover our expenses so that we could keep the cost as low as possible for our members. A $225 full two-day conference fee meant that we had a full-house, and more attendees than ever before. The additional benefit was that we had a CAVR representative, Charlene Wee, who helped new members plan and prepare for CAVR certification. As CAVR partners, AVRBC was proud to be able to include this educational piece in our conference....and the extra dollars were instrumental in ensuring not only excellent education content, but also a balanced budget!

                                                                        - Clare O’Kelly, CAVR  and AVRBC

The website provides all necessary information under the Members Only tab.