What You Can Do is an invitation for all Canadians to join together to ensure that sport lives up to its potential in their community. True Sport recognizes that the way we play together shapes how we live together.
A True Sport Agreement answers a simple, but important question, “How are we going to treat each other in this group?” The agreement is created by teammates and coaches in an open and safe forum.
Commit to Kids provides policies, strategies, and a step-by-step plan for reducing the risk of child sexual abuse, encouraging organizations to take an active, participatory role in protecting children in their care.
This card is a component of Commit to Kids, a program that helps organizations prevent child sexual abuse and create safe environments for the children in their care.
This card is a component of Commit to Kids, a program that helps organizations prevent child sexual abuse and create safe environments for the children in their care.
Examine how and when immigrants and refugees new to Canada take part in volunteering activities.
A self-guided workbook for the policy governing board member who has little or no financial background.
The number one concern and challenge for community groups is recruiting and retaining the right people to help them get the job done.
It's the little things that make people feel appreciated, especially when they are giving freely of their time and energy.
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!
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.
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.
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!
Knowing why people give their time and talents can help you plan for volunteer involvement.
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.
The club has an affiliation with the national sport organization (NSO)... OR The club meets the sport-specific standards as determined by their NSO/PSO...
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...
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...
The contributions of volunteers are acknowledged and recognized. The impact and contributions of volunteers and the volunteer program are regularly evaluated.
The most senior staff person, in consultation with the board of directors, sets and reports annual performance objectives...
The club makes the following information publicly available or available to members (e.g., on its website, in its annual report, in its financial statements) within six months of its year end...
All statutory remittances are made. The board or a board committee receives from management, at least quarterly, assurance that all statutory remittances have been made.