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Have We Thanked The Volunteers?
It's the little things that make people feel appreciated, especially when they are giving freely of their time and energy.
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How Can We Avoid Burnout?
It's often the same people volunteering for the soccer club, the hockey club, the church bazaar and the community fun day. It’s great to see such commitment and dedication, but along with their involvement there is a great danger – volunteer burnout!
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How Are We Doing? The Essential Check-Ups
Is your group trying to look forward and evolve but having trouble knowing where to start? Been working on a project for so long, you’ve lost track of whether things are going as planned? Use evaluation as a starting point, a check-in or a final step.
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How Welcoming and Healthy Is Your Group? A Check-Up For Volunteer Recruitment
Does your organization have difficulty recruiting new volunteers? It may be more than a lack of willing volunteers. It may be time to take a closer look at how your organization works.
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Is Our Group Open, Welcoming and Volunteer-friendly?
The kind of experience a new member has with your group is more important than you might realize. If people don’t feel welcome or needed, their interest and enthusiasm will disappear and your group has just lost a valuable resource!
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Why Do People Volunteer?
Knowing why people give their time and talents can help you plan for volunteer involvement.
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Why Involve Volunteers?
Even though bringing new people into the group can feel disruptive or slow you down, in the long run it will benefit you, your fellow group members and your community.
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Volunteers: The 10 Steps of Screening
Volunteer Canada's Safe Steps Screening Program provides an easy-to-use method for organizations to ensure that the people they serve are safe.
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Volunteer: Screening
Screening is a process designed to create and maintain a safe environment.
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Volunteer Recongition: Helpful Hints
Personalizing your volunteer recognition component of your program is the best form of showing appreciation for the contribution of volunteers
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Human Resources Guide for Community Sport
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People and Sport: An Organizational Self Assessment Guide
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LTAD Stages
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Issues in Sport
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CS4L For Coaches
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Respect in Sport
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Succession Planning
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Board Orientation
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Volunteer Management Orientation Checklist
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Volunteer Record
Standard
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#4 Program Dev-Gender
The club offers programs that are developmentally appropriate and considers the gender differences of participants.
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#11 People Roles and Responsibilities
An approved job description is completed for all staff and volunteer positions (including team/coaching staff). Criteria used to hire staff and select volunteers are established and documented...
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#14 People Orientation
All new employees and volunteers (including directors) are oriented and provided the appropriate training to perform their job and to understand the policies of the club...
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#16 People Recognition
The contributions of volunteers are acknowledged and recognized. The impact and contributions of volunteers and the volunteer program are regularly evaluated.
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#29 Recruitment Action Plan
The club has a policy and action plan with reference to the recruitment, retention and retirement of athletes, coaches and officials...
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#30 External Communications
The club has identified an individual(s) who is responsible for coordinating communications and media coordination that promote or market the club to the community or partners...
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