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Building Neighbourhoods and Communities: The New Paradigm in Volunteerism A workshop presentation by: The BC Network of the Canada Volunteerism Initiative. What is the Canada Volunteerism Initiative?. The goals of the Canada Volunteerism Initiative are: to encourage Canadians to volunteer
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Building Neighbourhoods and Communities:The New Paradigm in VolunteerismA workshop presentation by:The BC Network of the Canada Volunteerism Initiative
The goals of the Canada Volunteerism Initiative are: • to encourage Canadians to volunteer • to improve the capacity of organizations to involve volunteers • to enhance the experience of volunteering
Cornerstones of Community In British Columbia… • 12.6% of the organizations in Canada (20,270) • 56% are registered charities • 7.8% of volunteers (1.5 million positions) • 4.9% of the total volunteer hours • 7.3% of the paid staff (147,342) • 9.8% of the revenue ($10,925 million)
What are some of the tools CVI-BC has for working with volunteers?
Web Based Resources:http://www.volunteerbc.bc.cahttp://www.volunteer.ca/index-eng.phphttp://www.volweb.ca/content/home.asphttp://www.hrcouncil.ca/council/index_e.cfmhttp://www.nonprofitscan.ca/languagePreference.asp
Want to find out more?Eager to hear the stories?Interested in learning how to build your own Volunteerism Academy?For more information write to: cvibc@volunteervancouver.ca