I Will Volunteer

59% of volunteers in British Columbia receive support from their employers in order to volunteer. While employer-supported volunteerism is wide-spread in the province, we have learned from many corporate sector leaders, that it just isn’t that easy. Giving employees time off to volunteer isn’t difficult, but providing a greater level of support by organizing team volunteering opportunities, for example, is often a major challenge. How can your company make employer-supported volunteerism a key component of your employment brand? How will contributing employee time help you with your recruitment and employee retention goals? How can you measure the return-on-investment for such initiatives? Join us for a breakfast panel discussion with three special guests who will share their experiences in employer-supported volunteerism - their challenges around team-volunteering, best practice examples of helping employees engage in more meaningful ways with not-for-profit organizations, and the benefits to the firm for committing to this process.

59% of volunteers in British Columbia receive support from their employers in order to volunteer. While employer-supported volunteerism is wide-spread in the province, we have learned from many corporate sector leaders, that it just isn’t that easy. Giving employees time off to volunteer isn’t difficult, but providing a greater level of support by organizing team volunteering opportunities, for example, is often a major challenge. How can your company make employer-supported volunteerism a key component of your employment brand? How will contributing employee time help you with your recruitment and employee retention goals? How can you measure the return-on-investment for such initiatives? Join us for a breakfast panel discussion with three special guests who will share their experiences in employer-supported volunteerism - their challenges around team-volunteering, best practice examples of helping employees engage in more meaningful ways with not-for-profit organizations, and the benefits to the firm for committing to this process.

59% of volunteers in British Columbia receive support from their employers in order to volunteer. While employer-supported volunteerism is wide-spread in the province, we have learned from many corporate sector leaders, that it just isn’t that easy. Giving employees time off to volunteer isn’t difficult, but providing a greater level of support by organizing team volunteering opportunities, for example, is often a major challenge. How can your company make employer-supported volunteerism a key component of your employment brand? How will contributing employee time help you with your recruitment and employee retention goals? How can you measure the return-on-investment for such initiatives? Join us for a breakfast panel discussion with three special guests who will share their experiences in employer-supported volunteerism - their challenges around team-volunteering, best practice examples of helping employees engage in more meaningful ways with not-for-profit organizations, and the benefits to the firm for committing to this process.

The 2004 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering, and Participating: British Columbia Highlights

Michael Hall - Imagine Canada, Faye Wightman - Vancouver Foundation, and Miranda Lam - Volunteer Vancouver.

What is the BC Society Act, What Board Members need to understand and how they can ensure their organizations are in compliance

A discussion on what it means to be a governor for a not-for-profit board. Keith Seel challenges board members with specific questions that will help ensure the sustainability of you’re your organization and the sector.

This challenging and stimulating session provided participants with an excellent opportunity to consider some of the larger patterns shaping volunteerism and how organizations might adapt to maximize emerging potential in new generations of volunteers. Participants received take away tools to assess the "profitability" of volunteer positions within their organizations. Linda Graff is an impassioned advocate for the field of volunteer program management, and a dynamic and in-demand international consultant and trainer. Linda is the author of several highly regarded books on the not-for-profit sector.

Future of Volunteerism, Martha Parker

From Passion to Action: A new vision for volunteerism, Paddy Bowen