The Volunteer Centres of Guelph-Wellington, Kitchener-Waterloo and Cambridge-North Dumfries are pleased to present a regional training service designed for staff and volunteers at local community benefit organizations.
The Waterloo-Wellington Learning Alliance is a partnership of the Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington, the Volunteer Action Centre of Kitchener-Waterloo & Area, and United Way of Cambridge and North Dumfries - Volunteer Cambridge. It is an Education and Training service for community benefit organizations in the Region of Waterloo and Wellington County. This service brings game-changing training and consultation to community benefit organizations in board governance, senior leadership and management of volunteers.
We are very excited about our role in serving you - the passionate and skilled people who work and volunteer in our sector! Click here for the official partnership announcement.
Questions? Click here for our FAQs.
Interested in our learning more about our training opportunities? Click here to view our Winter-Spring 2012 Training Calendar.
Please note that registration for the Winter-Spring line-up will commence on January 2, 2012. Use the "Register Online" button to access our online form. Completed forms can be returned to admin@volunteerguelphwellington.on.ca.
Cancellation Policy: Fees for workshops, training opportunities, and events are due prior to or on the date of the event. The Waterloo-Wellington Learning Alliance reserves the right to request fees in advance. Participants who have registered for a workshop, training opportunity, or event with the Waterloo-Wellington Learning Alliance will be invoiced for the fee associated with the event if cancellation is not made at least 48 hours prior to the date and time of the event. Cancellation fees will be waived if the participant can find and guarantee an alternate to attend. The Waterloo-Wellington Learning Alliance reserves the right to cancel a workshop. In the event of cancellation, full refunds will be issued to all paid registrants within one month.
training & consultation
Non-profit and charitable organizations need a Board of Directors to guide them with enriching their services and activities but who guides the Board? The Volunteer Centre of Guelph/Wellington provides community-based governance training services for non-profit organizations in Gueph and Wellington County.
We provide customized and affordable training on a variety of topics including:
- Board Basics -Get your board up to speed on the basics
- Effective Boards - Tune up operations or explore new ways of getting the job done
- Board Member Recruitment & Retention - Getting the right people with the right skills at the board table
- Board/Staff Relations - Who does what? Get clear on roles of each person involved
- Mission, Vision, Values - Get clear on your core organizational purpose. Create from scratch or review existing ones
- And more....
Testimonials
Friendly, thoughtful, and intelligent teaching and facilitating!
- Guelph Soccer, 2010
I leave having opened by mind to the potential our board can achieve.
- Ignatius Jesuit Centre, 2010
Today allowed me to refocus on what is important for our organization and its continued success. This workshop has placed me in a position to make better decisions towards growth and success.
- Guelph Soccer, 2010
This workshop gave me so much to think about! I’ve been a board member for years and we have never gone down this path before.
- Garderie de L’Arc-en-Ciel, 2010
This workshop has brought a lot of fresh ideas! I am confident that I can adopt this material with my staff.
- Garderie de L’Arc-en-Ciel, 2010
I feel excited by the new opportunities and challenges brought forth by today’s workshop. There were lot’s of good ideas and now there’s lots of work to do! This workshop stimulated a motivation to do a better job.
- Garderie de L’Arc-en-Ciel, 2010
Contact the Volunteer Centre for information on rates and fee structure. Start planning board development today!