TOGETHER WE CAN!
Our Community Behind the Scenes
with Volunteer Canada and the Canadian Volunteer Centre Network.
Volunteer Markham is an active and engaged member of Volunteer Canada. “Volunteer Canada works in partnership with the Canadian Volunteer Centre Network, which includes local volunteer centres and provincial associations of volunteer centres, to strengthen volunteering and citizen engagement. Beyond working in their own communities, volunteer centres recognize that they can have a greater impact as a larger network of more than 200 volunteer centres and provincial/territorial associations of volunteer centres. The Canadian Volunteer Centre Network strengthens volunteer centres, individually and collectively, to better promote volunteering, provide leadership on volunteer engagement and make connections in their own communities and across Canada. Establishing a common voice and building a cohesive knowledge base strengthens volunteering and increases the impact of volunteer centres locally, provincially and nationally. “
During our November meeting the Volunteer Centre’s shared resources, best practices, trends and concerns in their communities. The main discussions revolved around youth engagement as well as vaccination policies and trends. Opportunities for additional learnings and upcoming events and webinars were highlighted.
Leaving this months meeting sparked the idea of exploring the creation of a National Youth Volunteer Network, creating a ‘micro volunteering’ campaign and updating our Events Calendar to share some valuable webinars to our members. So stay tuned on how these may be part of our engagement work in the New Year.
We are all looking forward to celebrating across the nation International Volunteer Day (#IVD) on December 5th.
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