membership services

Recruitment and Referral

Volunteer Center agency members can advertise an unlimited number of volunteer opportunities through the Volunteer Centre. When you submit a volunteer request with us, here's where it is advertised:

An interactive, searchable database on our web site. Visit our volunteer opportunities database
Displayed in our office, where potential volunteers can browse through binders of volunteer opportunities. View details about our location.
A weekly summary of new and/or urgent volunteer opportunities sent to local media outlets, corporate contacts and organizations. View our weekly recruitment ads.

Education and Training

We provide education and training opportunities for our members and the broader community in two areas: volunteer management and board governance/volunteer leadership.

Through our monthly workshop series, we bring local, regional and provincial experts to our community to discuss topics that are related to non-profit and volunteer management
Volunteer Leadership Development Program, a program of the United Way of Canada. We provide trained staff and volunteer leaders to help your organization learn about and deal with issues related to board governance and broader non-profit management

Advocacy and Promotion

As a volunteer centre, we promote the value and benefits of volunteerism to our community through a variety of methods.

Organize and promote volunteer recruitment and information fairs
Make presentations to community groups, businesses, schools and others on the value, benefits and challenges of volunteerism
Distribute weekly volunteer recruitment ads
Promote and initiate volunteer recognition resources, events and awards

Find out how to become a member today!