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Volunteer Nominations 2024
This year’s them for National Volunteer Week, Every Moment Matters, underlines the significance of every volunteer and their contributions. The sharing of time, skills, empathy, and creativity plays a vital role in promoting inclusivity, resilience, and community well-being. Through unity, support, and increased collective efforts, they significantly enhance the quality of life we all aspire to achieve.
Kneehill Regional Family and Community Support Services and Volunteer Kneehill would like to recognize Kneehill area residents and community organizations that have given freely of their time (big or small) to the well-being of their community and fellow community members. If you know of someone that you would like to shine the spotlight on, please send us your nomination!
Six successful nominees (1 from Acme, Carbon, Kneehill County, Linden, Three Hills and Trochu) will be celebrated!
https://www.krfcss.com/volunteernominations
Why is volunteering important?
Are you considering volunteering? It's an important way to help individuals and communities in need.
https://www.happiness.com/magazine/personal-growth/why-volunteering-is-important-benefits/
Why engaging youth in board governance is important
Launched this year, Youth @ the Table is Volunteer Alberta’s new youth engagement initiative. The program aims to create governance opportunities for young people ages 18 to 30 who are interested in the nonprofit sector.
Are you ready to recruit volunteers? 3 resources to help you get started
Recruiting and engaging volunteers is much more than requesting a police information check or simply putting an ad up on social media that says, “volunteers needed!” It’s an ongoing process that matches the right volunteer with the right opportunity creating a meaningful and mutually beneficial experience.
Ways to Appreciate Your Volunteers
Taking the time to recognize volunteers is important if you want to retain volunteers and recruit new ones.
Here are some tips that you can use during and after the time your volunteers serve:
https://blogs.volunteermatch.org/engagingvolunteers/2012/04/05/7-ways-to-appreciate-your-volunteers/
How to Write a Volunteer Job Description Your Volunteers Will Love
No business or nonprofit would start hiring people before they figured out what they needed them to do. They write job descriptions in great detail because they are the blueprints for recruiting, managing and retaining employees. The same principle applies to volunteers.
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/how-to-write-job-description-volunteers-will-love-2502599
Microvolunteering
Microvolunteering is bite-sized, on-demand, no commitment actions that benefit a worthy cause
http://volunteeralberta.ab.ca/blog/microvolunteering-benefits-drawbacks/
How To Find The Ideal Place To Volunteer
There’s a lot to be said for giving back though volunteering. But finding the best place and assignment to match your interests and skills — that’s the hard part.
Volunteer Alberta
We are fuelled by people who are passionate about working toward healthy and resilient communities in Alberta.
Purpose: Helping Alberta do good, together.
Vision: A strong, engaged and connected society serving the common good in Alberta.
Mission: To strengthen Alberta’s nonprofit sector organizations through knowledge exchange and strategic connections.
http://volunteeralberta.ab.ca/
Quiz - What kind of volunteer are you?
What kind of volunteer are you? Volunteer Canada offers a quiz to quickly help you discover your inner volunteer!
https://volunteer.ca/english/index.html
Volunteer Canada
Volunteer Canada provides national leadership and expertise on volunteerism to increase participation, quality, and diversity of volunteer experiences