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Violence Prevention

See also the OPHA Violence Prevention Workgroup.

Online searchable database of violence prevention resources in Ontario.

last reviewed: July 2010

Voluntary Sector

  • Voluntary Sector Roles in Public Health [PDF]
    This paper describes the unique and significant role that voluntary sector organizations play in public health. Sherri Torjman, Caledon Institute of Social Policy, April 2008

last reviewed: July 2010

Volunteer Management

  • Environmental Scan - 2008 [PDF, 69kb] - The Environmental Scan was developed by members of the Volunteer Resource Management Network (VRMN) housed at OPHA. It provides an overview of their volunteer programs including the type and number of volunteers involved; volunteer roles; and program success factors and challenges.

  • Recommended Print Resources

    • Colin Thacker: Volunteering in a Unionized Environment

    • Ginette Johnstone: Words Do Make a Difference, and
      Management of Volunteer Services in Canada

    • Ivan H Scheier: Building Staff/Volunteer Relations

    • Linda Graff: Best of All: the quick reference guide to effective volunteer management
      Better Safe: Risk management in volunteer programs and community
      Beyond Police Checks: The definitive volunteer and employee
      By Definition: Policies for volunteer programs

    • Mary Kay Hood: The One Minute Answer for Volunteer Management Questions: A practical approach

    • Susan Ellis: From the Top Down: The executive role in volunteer program success
      Volunteer Recruitment (and Membership Development)Book
      The (Help!) I-Don't-Have-Enough-Time Guide to Volunteer Management

    • United Way of America: Measuring Program Outcomes: A practical approach

  • Recommended Internet-based Resources

    • Volunteer Canada
      Volunteer Canada is the national voice for volunteerism in Canada. Since 1977, Volunteer Canada has supported volunteerism and civic participation by developing resources and national initiatives, and providing leadership on issues and trends in the Canadian volunteer movement.

    • Professional Administrators of Volunteer Resources – Ontario (PAVR-O)
      PAVR-O is a provincial organization which promotes professional standards of excellence in the administration of volunteer resources throughout Ontario.

    • Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources (CAVR)
      CAVR is a national association which promotes the professional administration of volunteer resources, certification of membership, continuing education standards and collaboration with provincial, national and international organizations.

    • Volunteer Today
      The Electronic Gazette for Volunteerism

    • Canadian Statistics on Giving and Volunteering
      GivingandVolunteering.ca was developed by Imagine Canada in concert with Volunteer Canada. It is designed to provide you with the statistics and resources developed from the 1997, 2000 and 2004 National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating (NSGVP).

    • Imagine Canada
      Imagine Canada is a national registered charity that looks into and out for Canada's charities and nonprofits. Products and services include:

      • Conduct and fund research
      • Encourage corporations to partner with charitable and nonprofit organizations to build better communities
      • Develop public policy
      • Share sector specific information and tools
      • Help charities answer donor concerns about legitimacy and accountability

    • Ministry of Citizenship and Immigration
      This ministry coordinates the Ontario Volunteer Service Awards, the Outstanding Achievement Awards for Voluntarism in Ontario and the Ontario Medal for Young Volunteers.

    • Linda Graff
      Linda Graff And Associates Inc. is a highly respected international consulting firm that specializes exclusively in volunteerism and non-profit management.

    • Energize Inc.
      Energize, Inc. is an international training, consulting and publishing firm specializing in volunteerism.

    • JTC Inc.
      JTC Inc. is an online bookstore specializing in resources for not-for-profits and charities.

    • Non Profits Canada
      Canada's leading source of information on the nonprofit and voluntary sector.

    • Canada Who Cares
      Get inside the latest research to reveal how volunteering is changing our communities.

    • Volunteer Drivers: A Guide to Best Practices
      This is a valuable resource for those interested in developing a volunteer driver program.

    • Volunteer Management Resource Centre
      This site has excellent resource material related to volunteer management.

last reviewed: July 2010

 

 

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