Volunteer Canada
http://www.volunteer.ca/
This site has a complete listing of
volunteer centres across Canada. Clicking a province on the
map, or on the
province’s name on the list below the map, will open a window that will
contain a directory of Volunteer Centres within that province. If you need
mailing addresses, phone numbers, emails etc., this is a great resource.
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Alberta:
Information
and Volunteer Centre for Strathcona County
http://www.ivcstrathcona.org/scripts/vchome.htm
Located in Sherwood Park, the Information and Volunteer
Centre for Strathcona County has three primary programs: Community
Information Service, Volunteer Centre Service, and the Capture Our Spirit
Youth Volunteer Program. The Centre's website contains their library
catalogue, and also lists education opportunities and local media contacts.
They have online forms for requesting a volunteer, subscribing to their
electronic newsletter and registering an agency.
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St. Albert
Community Information and Volunteer
www.st-albert.info
This organization
is based in St. Albert and serves their community and surrounding area. They
encourage volunteerism and offer services such as a babysitting registry and
an adult/youth mentoring program. The site also offers a variety of
workshops, and a volunteer opportunity listing.
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The Support
Network
http://www.thesupportnetwork.com/
An Edmonton organization that offers suicide prevention
and bereavement services. A Senior's Distress line, volunteer information
and referral, education and training and both phone and walk-in counselling,
this organization is always looking for volunteers. They offer a number of
training workshops and courses related to volunteering and the services they
provide. If you are interested in volunteer opportunities, this site can
match up those looking to volunteer with those needing volunteers, and it
includes a great assessment tool for potential volunteers to find out what
they want from volunteering, along with other information to get the most
out of the volunteer experience.
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University of
Alberta Students' Union
www.su.ualberta.ca/su/businesses_and_services/infoserv/volunteer
This page offers a
searchable database of volunteer opportunities. Although the site is
intended to offer these opportunities to University of Alberta students,
this is a great research tool for anyone looking to find a place to
volunteer. The details for each opportunity listing are quite detailed and
extensive, and the types of volunteer jobs truly are diverse.
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Volunteer
Alberta
www.volunteeralberta.ab.ca
Volunteer Alberta has
been around for more than 13 years, and exists to help network Volunteer
Centres, not-for-profit organizations and the people who participate in the
voluntary sector. The site contains a directory of Volunteer Centres in
Alberta, information about the Volunteer Week Initiative, resources that can
be downloaded (including the Volunteer Week Resource Kit).
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Volunteer
Edmonton
www.volunteeredmonton.com
Volunteer Edmonton believes in building healthy communities through
volunteerism…one volunteer at a time.
Through this mission, Volunteer Edmonton promotes the value of
volunteerism, advocates good standards of practice for volunteer
involvement and collaborates with others to support volunteerism. Visit
their comprehensive website for information on how and where to start
volunteering, news relating to the voluntary sector, workshop listings,
the latest research, and resources for volunteer managers and nonprofit
organizations.
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Volunteer Calgary
www.volunteercalgary.ab.ca
This site offers a range of services to support and encourage volunteerism
in Calgary. The site offers volunteer training resources, newsletters, and
an online library with over 3000 titles. This site also contains volunteer
opportunity listings for Calgary, and assists with matching potential donors
and volunteers (both private sector and individuals) with organizations that
need what they have to offer.
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Why
Volunteer?
Volunteer Centre of Camrose and District
www.whyvolunteer.ca/
The Centre's goals
are to promote volunteerism, build capacity for effective location
volunteering, provide leadership on issues relating to volunteerism and
connect people with opportunities to serve. Visit
their website to search for volunteer
opportunities in East Central Alberta.
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Other
Provinces:
Community Services Council
Newfoundland and Labrador
www.csc.nf.net or
www.envision.ca/templates/aboutcsc.asp?ID=61
“The Community Services Council Newfoundland and Labrador (CSC), an
independent voluntary organization dedicated to promoting social and
economic well-being.” The site envision.ca describes itself as “the vortal
of the voluntary sector.” and a virtual training centre. Technical,
leadership, volunteer and organizational training services are offered, as
well as numerous downloadable print resources.
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Moncton Volunteer Centre
http://www.volunteergreatermoncton.com/en/about/index.html
As with most other Volunteer Centres, the Moncton Volunteer Centre networks
volunteers and volunteer organizations with potential participants from the
public and private sectors, as well as interested individuals. The site
offers a Volunteer Opportunity Exchange, a Volunteer Driver Program and
Human Resource Directory. The Volunteer Centre is also involved in Shared
Attendant and Respite care services.
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Volunteer Centre of Winnipeg
www.volunteerwinnipeg.mb.ca/
“It’s mission is to promote and encourage the concept of voluntarism in
Manitoba and to provide support to the voluntary sector in building
organizational capacity and long-term sustainability.” The organization is
over 25 years old, and aims to build capacity through offering training
programs, volunteer resources and by networking all of those who participate
or may be interested in participating in the Winnipeg volunteer scene. The
Volunteer Centre's Resource Centre provides information to both the public
and non-profit community on such topics as volunteer management,
fundraising, board governance, marketing, screening and other non-profit
issues. The Resource Centre can be accessed directly via the following link
http://www.volunteerwinnipeg.mb.ca/newsite/resource_centre.htm
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Volunteer Vancouver
www.volunteervancouver.ca
Their mission is “to be a leader in promoting volunteerism and strengthening
the voluntary sector.” They also aim to build
”a society where volunteerism is an integral
part of life.” The site offers workshops, business services and a resource
library. Of special interest is a very extensive volunteer opportunities
e-list.
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This page was last updated on
Tuesday, January 08, 2008
