Links

CAVR is pleased to provide you with these links to further resources in the administration of volunteer programs.

Other Associations for Administrators of Volunteers in Canada

• PAVR-O: Representing and supporting members in pursuit of excellence in the Administration of Volunteer Resources in Ontario.
• Réseau de l'action bénévole du Québec: Le réseau est un organisme sans but lucratif pour qui la réflexion sur l'action bénévole est au cœur de son mandat.
• AGRBQ: Association des gestionnaires de ressources bénévoles du Québec secteur santé et services sociaux.

• AVRBC: If you are responsible for managing volunteers in British Columbia or the Yukon, our association can help you network with other managers, improve your skills, and provide resources and information about the field of volunteer management.
• Volunteer Management Group of Saskatoon: A professional organization with Saskatchewan wide influence in the voluntary sector. Currently our membership is made up of about 50 members who work with a variety of volunteer programs in the Saskatoon area.
• NLAVR: Newfoundland & Labrador Association of Volunteer Resources. The Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Volunteer Resources will provide and maintain an Association which provides avenues for networking, support and ongoing education relating to volunteer management and its members.
• VMG: Volunteer Management Group - Edmonton, Alberta. The Volunteer Management Group is a professional association representing managers of volunteer programs in Edmonton and area. VMG facilitates professional development, advocacy, and networking for its membership of Managers of Volunteer Resources.
• ADVR: Association of Directors of Volunteer Resources. A professional organization dedicated to promoting high standards of competence in the management of volunteer resources.
• MAVA (Manitoba): A new website for the Manitoba Association for Volunteer Administration — a professional association uniting individuals involved in the administration of volunteer services and programs.

International Associations for Administrators of Volunteers

• Association for Volunteer Administration: the international professional association for individuals who share a commitment to the effective leadership of volunteer efforts. Our mission is to enhance the competence of our members and strengthen the profession of volunteer resources management.
• Scottish Association of Volunteers Managers Promoting the Volunteers Managers Role in the volunteer, private and public sectors.
• Volunteer Development Scotland: Promoting equality of opportunity and high standards of achievement and generating new initiatives to expand the range and effectiveness of volunteer action and active citizenship in Scotland.
• ASDVS American Society of Directors of Volunteer Services: The Leader for Excellence in Healthcare Volunteer Services Administration, is the only national professional organization for directors of volunteer services in healthcare.

Research and Resources for Volunteer Administrators

• CyberVPM Resources: Resources for Volunteer Programs. Volunteers are the glue that holds a community together... and volunteer managers are the professionals who know where and how to apply the glue.
• TOTAL Non Profit Resources: A project of Volunteer Hamilton: this Government of Ontario sponsored site is dedicated to the voluntary sector. It is designed to assist both staff and volunteers working for small to medium-sized voluntary sector organizations in accessing the resources they require to effectively manage their organizations.
• STAT-CAN Volunteering Survey: Caring Canadians, Involved Canadians: Highlights from the 2000 National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating.
• STAT-CAN Volunteering Survey: Canadiens dévoués, Canadiens engagés : points saillants de l'Enquête nationale de 2000 sur le don, le bénévolat et la participation.
• International Year of Volunteers 10-cent circulation coin: Prince Charles unveils the new 10-cent circulation coin honouring volunteers.
• Energize, Inc: Susan J. Ellis - especially for leaders of volunteers.
• Regional Association of Coordinators of Volunteers: (RACV) is committed to developing, promoting and supporting professional excellence among those individuals empowered with the management of volunteers. Based in Hamilton, Ontario.

Volunteer Sector Initiative Links

• Volunteer Sector Roundtable Initiative: The Voluntary Sector Roundtable (VSR) is an unincorporated group of national organizations and coalitions whose primary goals are to enhance the relationship between the charitable sector and the federal government and to encourage a supportive legislative and regulatory framework for organizations in the community.
• Voluntary Sector Initiative Web site : Initiative entre le gouvernement du Canada et le secteur bénévole et communautaire / Initiative between the Government of Canada and the Voluntary Sector.
• IM/IT Joint Table web page: scope of information management (IM) and information technology (IT) to be undertaken by the IM/IT Joint Table.
• Bénévole Canada-Volunteer Canada: Volunteer Canada is the national voice for volunteerism in Canada. Volunteer Canada is committed to supporting volunteerism and civic participation through ongoing programs and special projects.
• CANADIAN INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH INFORMATION / INSTITUT CANADIEN D'INFORMATION SUR LA SANTÉ: First annual report. Statistics on changes in Canada's healthcare: Compares Canada with other countries, the evolution of our hospitals, and a province by province study in healthcare.
• University of Waterloo Volunteer Net: Engage your volunteers to learn from one another online. The Volunteer NETworkshop is an online participatory learning community for volunteer leaders.
• Enquête nationale sur le don, le bénévolat et la participation Nat'l Survey on Giving, Volunteering & Participating: The NSGVP On-Line is a free resource of key statistical information on the charitable giving and volunteering behaviour of Canadians.
• e-Bénévolat e-Volunteerism: The Electronic Journal of the Volunteerism Community
• Charity Village: Canada's supersite for the nonprofit sector --- 3,000 pages of news, jobs, information and resources for executives, staffers, donors, and volunteers. If philanthropy and volunteerism are part of your world, this is your place.
• Independent Sector: A coalition of leading nonprofits, foundations, and corporations strengthening not-for-profit initiative, philanthropy, and citizen action.

Volunteer Centres in Canada

• Bénévole Canada-Volunteer Canada: Volunteer Canada is the national voice for volunteerism in Canada. Volunteer Canada is committed to supporting volunteerism and civic participation through ongoing programs and special projects.
• Bénévole Vancouver-Volunteer Vancouver: Volunteer Vancouver's mission is to promote volunteerism and strengthen the voluntary sector.
• Volunteer Burnaby: Promote volunteerism as a right and responsibility of the citizens of Burnaby and facilitate development of our community through volunteering.
• Volunteer Calgary: To build a community that provides leadership in volunteerism.
• Volunteer Centre of Winnipeg: Manitoba's Volunteer Resource Centre
• Volunteer Centre of Hamilton: Building Community Leadership Through Volunteerism. The Volunteer Centre's information and referral service is available to anyone who is looking for a volunteer opportunity.
• Volunteer Centre of North Bay: The Volunteer Centre of North Bay and Area provides leadership and support for the enrichment of the community through volunteerism.
• Volunteer Centre of Toronto: To strengthen the concept of voluntarism by enabling and encouraging citizens to serve the community of Toronto through volunteer participation and to assist that community to work effectively with volunteers.
• Volunteer Bureau of Montreal: The basic mandate of VBM is the promotion of volunteerism, including the recruitment of volunteers for community organizations, the referral of members of the public to various volunteer activities and the training of volunteer coordinators.
• Community Services Council Newfoundland and Labrador: A social development, policy, research, planning, and service organization, dedicated to citizen engagement and the promotion of volunteerism.

Other links

• Humber College: Online Volunteer Management Program demo link. The Fundamentals in the Management of Volunteers program is designed to provide new and prospective coordinators of volunteers with the introductory skills needed to function effectively in this capacity.
• Johnstone Training & Consultation (JTC) Inc.: The best educational resources for not-for-profits in Canada. We have Volunteer Management, Fundraising and Board Development books. We also provide teaching through Loyalist College's online Management of Volunteer Services and Board Development certificates.
• Volunteer Today: Volunteer Today is an e-newsletter for those who manage the work of volunteers in nonprofit, government or corporate programs.
• Social Development Canada: SDC has announced the 2005 call for nominations for the Thérèse Casgrain Volunteer Award (TCVA). This award was established to commemorate the work of Thérèse Casgrain and honour those who have demonstrated a lifelong commitment to volunteering. It recognizes the voluntary contributions of individuals from communities across Canada whose pioneering spirit, social commitment and persistent endeavours have contributed significantly to the advancement of a social cause and the well-being of their fellow citizens.