Building Stronger Organizations

The promotion of volunteerism and the recruitment of volunteers are key parts of the mandate of Volunteer Centres. The centres also establish links with a wide variety of community service organizations and are a source of information and support for those organizations.

The following projects have helped the OVCN to "build stronger organizations":

  • Building Community Capacity through 211 and Volunteer Centre Services:
    The goal of this project, enabled by financial support from the Ontario Trillium Foundation and the Ontario 211 Services Corporation (O211SC), was to determine how collabration between 211 and Volunteer Centres could bring value to Ontario residents and their communities.
    Click on the link above for more information.

  • Building Stronger Organizations Project:
    This was a two-year project which had a goal to strengthen volunteer centre services in Ontario. The project had a particular emphasis on identifying opportunities for volunteer centres to engage new Canadians in our communities. The project was funded by the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (MCI).
    Click on the link above for more information.

  • ChangeTheWorld - Ontario Youth Volunteer Challenge:
    This initiative is a campaign to encourage and increase youth volunteerism and to encourage and foster a life-long commitment to volunteering. This year, in 2011, there were 21 volunteer centres across Ontario who participated. The initiative is funded by the Ontario Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration (MCI), and is a challenge for youth, ages 14 to 18 years, to get involved by volunteering and to be a force for change and for good in their local community.
    Click on the link above for more information.

 

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