Volunteerism Resources

WORKSHOPS

New Workshops are planned for Spring 2010.

General Information

2009 Charities Information Sessions

Every year staff from the Charities Directorate of the Canada Revenue Agency visits communities across the country to provide information sessions for registered charities.  This year, they will be visiting a number of smaller communities.  These sessions are provided to help registered charities understand their obligations under the Income Tax Act.

The sessions are free and we encourage all registered charities to send representatives.  To access the link to the Charities Information Sessions please go to:  http://www.cra-arc.gc.ca/tx/chrts/sssns/menu-eng.html

Volunteer Canada

Represents and advocates volunteerism in Canada. Site includes resources, information, and a directory of volunteer organizations.

http://www.volunteer.ca/en

 Volunteer BC

Provincial association of volunteer centres, provincial voluntary organizations and individuals working together to strengthen the growth and development of voluntary action in British Columbia.

http://www.volunteerbc.bc.ca/

 Administrators of Volunteer Resources BC

An organization of volunteers to promote, advocate and educate within the field of volunteerism.

http://www.avrbc.org/

 Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources

Provides support for organizations utilizing volunteer resources as part of their staff.

http://www.cavr.org/

 International Association for Volunteer Effort

Provides international exchange of information, best practices and mutual support as away of encouraging and strengthening volunteering. It is the only international organization with the mission to promote, celebrate, and strengthen volunteerism worldwide.

http://www.iave.org/

 Benefits of Volunteering

Notes from a lecture presented by David Ayers, Psychologist, at Oceanside Volunteer Fest April 2007.

Below are some examples of the references contained in Dr. Ayer's article on the Benefits of Volunteering.

Get Involved (2003). Health benefits of volunteering.  This article can be found at http://www.getinvolved.gov/newsroom/press/factsheet_health.asp

Statistics Canada Catalogue no. 71-542-XIE.  Highlights from the 2004 Canada Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating.  April 4, 2007.  This document is available from http://www.statcan.ca/bsolc/english/bsolc?catno=71-542-XIE

 Oceanside Community Events Calendars

 Chamber of Commerce Parksville

 Chamber of Commerce Qualicum Beach

 Oceanside Tourism

 City of Parksville

 Fundraising

 Go Volunteer Canada

Downloadable resource materials available on a variety of fundraising topics including:  Capital Campaigns, Corporate Philanthropy, Foundations, Fundraising, Grant seeking, Internet Fundraising, Proposal Writing, Planned Giving, etc.

http://www.govolunteer.ca/

 Association of Fundraising Professionals

Generates philanthropic support for a wide variety of non-profit charitable organizations.

http://www.afpnet.org/

 Cooperative Fundraising

 Gilroy Garlic Festival

Cooperative fundraising event for the community of Gilroy, California.

http://www.gilroygarlicfestival.com/

 Grants and Foundations

Parksville Qualicum Community Foundation

Foundation to improve the quality of life in the community through grants for charitable activities from earnings of funds invested in perpetuity.

http://www.parksvillequalicumfoundation.com/

 Leon and Thea Kroner Foundation

Provides funding to stimulate and invigorate non–profit organizations in the cultural and creative arts and the social services who serve communities throughout British Columbia and the Yukon.

http://www.koernerfoundation.ca/

 Vancouver Foundation

Vancouver Foundation is a philanthropic non-governmental community foundation which operates primarily as a permanent collection of endowed funds. Income derived from the investment of the pooled capital of Vancouver Foundation's endowments is distributed to support the activities of charitable organizations across British Columbia.

http://www.vancouverfoundation.bc.ca/

 British Columbia Gaming Commission

Provides core funding grants.

http://www.hsd.gov.bc.ca/gaming/

A list of Oceanside Non-Profit Organizations including available website links.