Police Records Checks and Volunteer Screening FAQ
In response to inquiries we have received from our members relating to volunteer screening, police records checks, and the recent changes to vulnerable sector checks, the Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington has created a resource to address those frequently asked questions regarding police records checks and volunteer screening in general.
Download this FREE resource here.
We have also created a volunteer screening policy development tool for our members which can be shared upon request. This is a great tool for new organizations and programs to use in order to address everything related to volunteer screening in their policies and procedures. It is also a great tool for organizations who may already have a volunteer screening policy in place to make changes or additions to the policy to reflect the information in the above document.
To discuss volunteer screening policy development in further detail, please do not hesitate to contact Hayley Sheppard, Membership Services Coordinator for the Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington, at 519-822-0912 ext. 229.
New Membership Service for 2011 - Meeting Room Rentals
The Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington is please to announce that our members will now be able to rent our meeting room to host their own meetings and educational opportunities.
View our flyer for more information.
Our LCD projector and screen are also available for rental, on their own or as part of a meeting room rental.
For more information or to book your rental today, contact us at 519-822-0912 x224 or email admin@volunteerguelphwellington.on.ca.
Volunteer Management
Volunteers are essential to the success of our charitable and non-profit organizations. “They coach, read, cook, mentor and train. They donate, give, chair, befriend and lend a helping hand. They plan, feed, soothe, visit, sew, plan, coordinate, paint, clean, sort and prepare. They are the young and the old and the in-between. And they are everywhere across this nation.” (Volunteer Canada)
It takes time, commitment and resources to effectively manage volunteers and an organization’s volunteer program. Some organizations have part-time or full-time paid managers of volunteer resources (or volunteer managers/coordinators). Others have volunteers who take on this role and yet others do not formally manage their volunteer resources. Wherever your organization is in this spectrum, the Volunteer Centre can help you improve and celebrate your volunteer program.
As an example, take a look at the Volunteer Management Cycle that we so often use in our workshops and training.
For best practices related to Volunteer Rights and Responsibilities, download this.
The Canadian Code for Volunteer Involvement is your best resource for Canadian standards for volunteer programs. Click here for its related Volunteer Management Audit tool – adapt this for your organization to see how you are doing. The Volunteer Centre can also conduct an external volunteer management audit of your organization. For more information or to indicate interest in having a volunteer management audit completed, please contact Christine Oldfield, Assistant Executive Director for the Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington, at 519-822-0912 ext. 222.
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