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InformOntario Symposium

InformOntario Symposium. June 20, 2014. VISION. To create a dynamic online volunteering community that will motivate, inspire and celebrate volunteering in Ontario. Volunteer Gateway What is it?. The Volunteer Gateway will be:

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InformOntario Symposium

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  1. InformOntario Symposium June 20, 2014

  2. VISION To create a dynamic online volunteering community that will motivate, inspire and celebrate volunteering in Ontario.

  3. Volunteer Gateway What is it? The Volunteer Gateway will be: • A tool for prospective volunteers to find available volunteer positions in the province. • An online library of resources for volunteers and volunteer management professionals. • A way to showcase volunteering in Ontario and to engage the overflow of volunteer interest for the Pan/Para Pan Games (100,000 anticipated volunteers/20,000 volunteer positions)

  4. Primary Objectives - MCI 1. Offer one-stop access volunteer matching services - enhancing volunteer experience and organizational impact. 2. Provide the private sector with opportunities to access corporate volunteer opportunities - strengthening the sector and corporate interest in supporting it. 3. Facilitate access to volunteer resource materials - building capacity by creating a one stop place to find much needed resources. 4. Connect Pan/Parapan American Games volunteers and overflow volunteer applicants with other volunteer opportunities - leveraging this enthusiasm and opportunity to the benefit of communities across Ontario.

  5. Partnership Objectives 1. Foster coordination and collaboration within the not-for-profit sector and beyond for public benefit; 2. Build not-for-profit sector capacity; 3. Support new ways to reinvigorate Ontario's tradition of volunteering; 4. Leverage technology to breakdown silos, increase transparency and share information/resources; 5. Leverage and build upon existing not-for-profit sector strengths; 6. Building sustainable solutions within the not-for-profit sector.

  6. Project Timeline

  7. Our Partners • 5 of 7 - 211 Provincial Partners: • Community Connection • Community Information Centre of Ottawa • Findhelp Information Services • Information Niagara • Lakehead Social Planning Council • Ontario Volunteer Centre Network (OVCN) • Ontario 211 Services

  8. Our Partners • Sport4Ontario • York University & Ryerson University • Collège Boréal • Ontario Coalition of Agencies Serving Immigrants (OCASI) • Others Pending

  9. Our Collective Strength • 211: network of 30 plus partners across Ontario & database of almost 60K human and social services • OVCN: network of 8,400 organizations; 2,500 member agencies through 24 OVCN members • Sport4Ontario: membership of 50 plus sport networks and organizations connecting to Ontario’s 6,500 plus sport groups • OCASI: network of 230 organizations in Ontario reaching Ontario’s newcomers • Collège Boréal: network of 43 satellite offices, engaging Ontario’s Francophone community

  10. Who will do the work? • Findhelp: Existing management team members to ensure we meet timelines. • Part-time secondment from OVCN through Liz Dennis, Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington • Part-time consultant from the volunteer sector - Lianne Picot • Leadership from other partners on working groups including Ontario 211 Services and York University • Others to be determined

  11. Partnership Principles Commitment to: • Leveraging existing skills in the sector and within our partner organizations. • Utilizing this initiative to further enhance partner and sector skills. Partnership Agreement: • A collaborative of partners with strong values and principles, that participants are pleased to be a part of.   • A process that focuses on the value and assets of the participating organizations based on open communication, mutual respect and productivity. • Commitment to effective communication, mutual respect and productivity.

  12. Why Now? One of the key recommendations of a recent pan-Canadian study on volunteering recommended that greater online engagement would help to improve the volunteer experience. “…fostering meaningful volunteer engagement in Canada today is not just a capacity issue, but also a strategic one that must evolve with the trends to meet the needs of both organizations and volunteers themselves.” (Bridging the Gap, Volunteer Canada, 2010)

  13. Why Now? • The next step in the development of collaborative partnership between 211 Centres and Volunteer Centres • Has potential to expand upon a previous collaborative project: 211 and Volunteer Centre Services Report and Tool Kit • Gateway grew from consultations between Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration and the volunteer sector

  14. 211 and Volunteer Centre Services Report and Tool Kit Report Highlights: • online volunteer opportunity databases and a repository of information about volunteering would support volunteering in locations without volunteer centres Project partners agreed that: those interested in volunteering and organizations wanting to share information about volunteer opportunities should be provided with a pathway to do so

  15. Findhelp & 211 Interest • Leverages the skills and abilities of the sector and project partners: • Builds the technology capacity of the sector, leveraging Findhelp’s experience and capacity supporting provincial initiatives • Leverages the 211 provincial database of almost 60,000 programs and services • Showcases and leverages the experience of OVCN and it members (not intended to compete with this) • Positive and proactive response to funder pressures to collaborate (integrate, merge, amalgamate) in order to achieve system “efficiencies” • Aims to maximize the impact of the non-profit sector for the benefit of Ontarians, building our sector’s reputation as a solutions provider and building public benefit

  16. OVCN Interest • Two Pan-ParaPan Am Games and Legacy projects support core aspects of the work of the OVCN and Volunteer Centres • Recruiting and Retaining volunteers (Gateway) • Recognizing volunteers (PREB Ontario) • Offers an unprecedented opportunity to profile volunteering in Ontario • Leveraging Technology to provide support for volunteers, particularly in regions not supported by a Volunteer Centre Service • Opportunity to demonstrate the value added by systems/capacity supporting organizations to the nonprofit sector.

  17. Volunteer Gateway Project – Next Steps Engagement Activities: • Blog to engage our stakeholders in the development of the Gateway • Recruit Community Champions • Content strategy that will showcase volunteering in a new way and market opportunities effectively • Storytelling to share impact of volunteering

  18. Questions/Comments?

  19. Thank You!

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