Volunteer Central
#115 4818 50 Avenue T4N 4A3 Red Deer, AB, Canada

Looking for ways to get involved in the community? Check out the latest volunteering opportunities from our partners: https://www.volunteercentral.ca/volunteeringopportunities

COVID-19 has created a different world for agencies. Leaders have to be innovative to connect with staff working from home offices as well as facilitating board meetings in a new way. Connecting from a distance can be stressful, draining, and impersonal. How can we maximize our connection when we are not in the same room? In the next installment of our Board Leadership Workshop Series, we will explore: - Getting comfortable and confident with your platform of choice;... - Getting everyone else comfortable and confident with the platform of choice - Virtual Do's and Don'ts - Tips and tools to help engage participants Happening February 20th. To register, visit: https://www.volunteercentral.ca//tips-tools-to-keep-staff-

Here's your Community Connector for February 4, 2021 - https://mailchi.mp//volunteer-central-sector-news-april-20

There's still time to register for our Tips & Tools to Increase Board Engagement In Between our Board Meetings, happening February 6th. Learn more + register: https://www.volunteercentral.ca//tips-tools-to-increase-bo

Here's your Community Connector for January 7, 2021 - https://mailchi.mp//volunteer-central-sector-news-april-20

Our partners have come to rely on us over the years for not only volunteer recruitment, but for learning opportunities to help strengthen their nonprofit leadership. Here's how we helped the Red Deer Arts Council: https://www.volunteercentral.ca//red-deer-arts-council-a-s

Calling all youth! Do you love writing and creating content? We're looking for a couple volunteer youth bloggers! Check out the details: https://www.volunteercentral.ca/vol-s/Youth-Content-Creator

Here's your Sector News for January 28th, 2021 - https://mailchi.mp//volunteer-central-sector-news-april-20

WORKSHOP ALERT! Join us on January 28th for Workplace on Catalyst : An Interactive Webinar. This workshop focuses on leadership skills for Non-Profit Staff, and helping people adapt to others in real-time, unlocking engagement and inspiring more effective collaboration. To register: https://www.volunteercentral.ca//workplace-on-catalyst-r-a

Thank you to all the volunteers who help make our community stronger. Come learn about our participating partner organizations, and how integral volunteers are to their work in the community with our Virtual Volunteer Fair, happening now: www.volunteercentral.ca/virtual-volunteer-fair

Is it already that time of year again?!

We're back in the office today after a nice holiday break. We hope you were able to enjoy yourselves over the holidays, and are feeling ready to take on 2021! Check out some volunteering opportunities to kick-start the new year by helping our community: https://www.volunteercentral.ca/volunteeringopportunities

From our families to yours, Merry Christmas! We hope you get to spend the days with those you love. Stay well, and stay safe.

Here's your Sector News for December 24, 2020. - https://mailchi.mp//volunteer-central-sector-news-april-20

Virtual Volunteer Fair Spotlight: Mission Thrift Store Red Deer. Learn more about Mission Thrift Store, and how integral volunteers are for the work they do in our community: https://youtu.be/qjpKPw_s2gI

Here's your Sector News for December 10, 2020. - https://mailchi.mp//volunteer-central-sector-news-april-20

GivingTuesday tips, plus the latest volunteering opportunities! - https://mailchi.mp//volunteer-central-sector-news-april-20

Virtual Volunteer Spotlight: Habitat for Humanity Red Deer & Restore. Learn more about Habitat for Humanity Red Deer, and how volunteers help fulfil their mission in our community: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CaaV3N9JcEE&feature=youtu.be

A Special GivingTuesday Edition! - https://mailchi.mp//volunteer-central-sector-news-april-20

Our office will be closed from noon, December 24th - January 4th. Happy Holidays!

Here's a great read from our friends at Volunteer Alberta highlighting the importance of volunteer centre's to Alberta's economic recovery. "By championing and supporting the work of volunteer centres and FCSS, you are supporting an effective and efficient model for delivering essential services and programs to nonprofits in our communities, volunteers and Albertans." Help support our volunteer centres by signing your name on an open letter to the Government advocating the s...upport of our volunteer centres. https://volunteeralberta.ab.ca//vcs-albertas-economic-re/

Virtual Volunteer Fair Spotlight: Canadian Blood Services. Learn more about how Canadian Blood Services helps thousands of Canadians, and how volunteers make an impact to their mission: https://youtu.be/MDVQeDyTNes

Are you a business owner looking for a way to give back this holiday season? Pay it forward to a nonprofit with a Volunteer Central partnership. Shoot us an email at [email protected] to find out how.

Here's your Community Connector for December 17th, 2020 - https://mailchi.mp//volunteer-central-sector-news-april-20

Looking for ways to get involved in our community? Check out the latest volunteering opportunities from our local partners! https://www.volunteercentral.ca/vol/volunteer-opportunities

Virtual Volunteer Fair Spotlight: Family Services of Central Alberta. Learn more about Family Services of Central Alberta, and how integral volunteers are for the work they do in our community: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irYmTNNvuJw&feature=youtu.be

A great new funding program from our friends at Red Deer & District Community Foundation in partnership with the Government of Canada!

Virtual Volunteer Fair Spotlight: The Lending Cupboard Society of Alberta -TLC. Learn more about The Lending Cupboard, and how integral volunteers are for the work they do in our community: https://youtu.be/Ge7v9Fxf8ig

Here's your Sector News for October 29, 2020. - https://mailchi.mp//volunteer-central-sector-news-april-20

Here's your Sector News for November 12, 2020. - https://mailchi.mp//volunteer-central-sector-news-april-20

Looking for safe family fun this Halloween? Our partners at Alberta Sports Hall of Fame are hosting a few Halloween events that cater to all ages, happening on October 30th and 31st. Check out our website for more info! https://www.volunteercentral.ca/ev/halloween-spooktacular/

Today, we give our heartfelt thanks to the brave men and women who gave for our country. Here is a nice video created by a volunteer with Volunteer BMC in Ontario honouring the ultimate volunteers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YvfDynKLmc&feature=youtu.be

Mike Cvetkovic of MNP Business Advice Centre in Red Deer kindly took the time to come over and congratulate Volunteer Central on our nomination at last week's Red Deer & District chamber of Commerce Business of the Year Awards. We were thrilled to be in such good company with the other nominees in the non-profit business category. Our congrats to the staff and Board of Directors of The Lending Cupboard!

What are you doing for #GivingTuesday?

Another year has quickly gone by us, which means another GivingTuesday is upon us. Be a part of the GivingTuesday movement on December 1st, 2020! Join millions across Canada and around the world and make a big difference by joining the GivingTuesday movement on December 1st.

Congratulations to our Volunteer of the Month, Jim Stone! Jim is a long-time volunteer with the Tetra Society, an organization that pairs skilled workers with people with physical disabilities in order to create items that can assist in making life easier for the disabled person. Read more about Jim's contributions to our community here: https://www.volunteercentral.ca//volunteer-month-jim-stone/

Check out the latest volunteering opportunities from our partners! - https://mailchi.mp//volunteer-central-sector-news-april-20

'Tis the season for giving! Here are a few low-cost and simple ways that you can give back to the community this holiday season: https://www.volunteercentral.ca//simple-and-low-cost-ways-

Tonight is the big night! As finalists in the Nonprofit of the Year category, we're looking forward to being alongside our fellow finalists for the 2020 Business of the Year Awards. Best of luck to everyone!

You may have noticed that things are looking a bit different around here. We've launched a new logo and a brand new website! Our new site features a Volunteer Directory in which volunteers can create their own profile for partner organizations to reach them through for quick volunteer match-making! Check it out: www.volunteercentral.ca

A huge thank you to Daniela from Shaw Spotlight who partnered with us to produce the amazing videos with our partner organizations for our Virtual Volunteer Fair. Another huge thank you goes out to all the volunteers in Red Deer and area who make such a large impact to the health, safety and resiliency of our community. Learn more about our participating partner organizations and the fantastic work they do in our community: www.volunteercentral.ca/virtual-volunteer-fair

At Volunteer Central, we believe that volunteering is essential to qualify of life for all central Albertan's. Make a difference in our community. Find your next volunteering opportunity today: https://www.volunteercentral.ca/volunteering-your-commun//

Happy International Volunteer Day! Thank you to all the volunteers who help make our community stronger. Come celebrate with us and our participating partner organizations with our Virtual Volunteer Fair, happening now: www.volunteercentral.ca/virtual-volunteer-fair

Here's your Community Connector for December 3rd, 2020 - https://mailchi.mp//volunteer-central-sector-news-april-20

From our friends at United Way of Central Alberta: A second round of the Emergency Community Support Fund was made available from a Government of Canada in partnership with United Ways, Community Foundations of Canada and the Canadian Red Cross. The deadline to submit your application is October 30. Learn more: https://caunitedway.ca/emergency-support-fund/

Join us as we celebrate International Volunteer Day on December 5th with our Virtual Volunteer Fair. Learn more about our participating partner organizations and volunteering through visiting www.volunteercentral.ca/virtual-volunteer-fair

Wow, what a great #GivingTuesday2020 we had! Today is #ThankfulThursday, and today we're so thankful for our 10 volunteers that helped in our donation drive yesterday, our partners Red Deer & District Community Foundation, Red Deer & District Chamber of Commerce, and Turning Point. We collected donations and filled 370 bags of personal hygiene, PPE items and items for warmth for the homeless folks in our community and clients of several agencies that serve those in need. Thank you Red Deer for your generosity and support! A very special thank you goes out to Troubled Monk and Breathing Room Yoga Studio + Café for their generosity and support.

Here's your Sector News for October 15, 2020. - https://mailchi.mp//volunteer-central-sector-news-april-20

December 5th marks International Volunteer Day, and we're celebrating in collaboration with Shaw Spotlight and a few of our partner organizations. Learn more about our participating partner organizations by visiting: https://www.volunteercentral.ca/virtual-volunteer-fair

#RedDeer! We are overwhelmed by your support for #GivingTuesday2020! Our donation drive, in collaboration with our community partners, is off to a great start. We still need your help! We need toques and socks! Bring them on by to the Scott Block Theatre. We're here till 5pm.

Tomorrow is #GivingTuesday! Join us at the Scott Block Theatre as we accept donations for #GivingTuesday on behalf of our community partners. All COVID protocols will be in place.

Happening tomorrow! We're inviting you to join us for a short presentation to learn about the 8th annual GivingTuesday taking place on December 1st. GivingTuesday is a global movement for giving and volunteering. The Opening day of the giving season, it’s a time when charities, companies and individuals join together and rally for favourite causes. ... Get your organization, business, service club, school or your family and BFFs involved - it's free and we're sharing loads of ideas on how together we can kick off the giving season as a community in a year that has brought lots of challenges. For more information and to get your Zoom link to join, contact Pam at Volunteer Central (403) 346-3710 or [email protected]

December 5th is International Volunteer Day, and Volunteer Central is celebrating with a Virtual Volunteer Fair in collaboration with Shaw Spotlight! Come learn about some of our partner organizations, how integral volunteers are to the work they do in the community, and possibly discover your next volunteering opportunity. Visit https://bit.ly/2JhIIP6 on December 5th to learn more about some of the amazing organizations in our community and get involved!

Now more than ever, our local nonprofits are relying on volunteers to carry out indispensable services within the community. Purchase a Volunteer Central membership for a local nonprofit for just $100. Volunteer Central is the connecting piece between nonprofits and our local volunteers, connecting our local nonprofits to over 4,000 volunteers to deliver integral social services within our community through volunteerism.

Here's your Sector News for November 26, 2020. - https://mailchi.mp//volunteer-central-sector-news-april-20

Giving feels good, indeed. Come join us on December 1st as we collect donations in collaboration with some other amazing community partners! Can't make it to the Scott Block on December 1st? Drop off your donations at Breathing Room Yoga Studio + Café!

Have some extra toiletries and mitts lying around? Bring them by for our donation drive happening as part of #GivingTuesday on December 1st!

Join the #GivingTuesday movement on Tuesday, December 1! We're hosting a donation drive in collaboration with community partners to collect personal hygiene items for the vulnerable sector of our community. Drop your donations to the Scott Block Theatre on December 1st. All COVID protocols in place for your safety. The Breathing Room is also currently accepting donations at their location. Some items we are looking for include: Small packages of tissue Travel size toothpaste... Tooth brushes Unused masks Hand and foot warmers Warm socks Mitts and gloves Touques Gift cards of $5 to easily accessible food and coffee establishments Wipes Hand sanitizer Large ziplock bags See more

Our friends at Volunteer Canada will be hosting a webinar all about Navigating the Challenges of Re-engaging Volunteering While the Pandemic Continues. The webinar is tomorrow, so be sure to register today to get your spot! Date: Oct 14, 2020 01:00 PM EST To register: https://us02web.zoom.us//register/WN_2fIGFi93SKGwtIOaxQEPIQ

Hey Red Deer leaders! We're inviting you to join us for a short presentation on October 15 to learn about the 8th annual GivingTuesday, the global movement for giving and volunteering, taking place each year after Black Friday. The Opening day of the giving season, it’s a time when charities, companies and individuals join together and rally for favourite causes. This year Giving Tuesday is December 1. Get your organization, business, service club, school or your family and... BFFs involved - it's free and we're sharing loads of ideas on how together we can kick off the giving season as a community in a year that has brought lots of challenges. For more information, contact Pam at Volunteer Central (403) 346-3710 or [email protected] or check out www.givingtuesday.ca

The Stars of Alberta Volunteer Awards is now accepting nominations until October 9th. The Awards recognize extraordinary Albertans whose volunteer efforts have contributed to the well-being of their community and fellow community members. To find out more information and to nominate a volunteer, visit: https://www.alberta.ca/stars-of-alberta-volunteer-awards.as

The Red Deer & District Community Foundation is hosting a free webinar tomorrow, October 6th from 1:00 PM to 2:00 PM EST to provide information about how to apply to the second round of their Emergency Community Support Fund. To register and learn more about the webinar and funding, visit: https://cfc-fcc.smapply.ca/prog/ecsf/

Here's your Sector News for October 1, 2020. - https://mailchi.mp//volunteer-central-sector-news-april-20

Do you love working with numbers and helping the community? Volunteer Central is currently looking for a representatives from the community to fill a volunteer role on the Board of Directors in the position of Treasurer! Check out the link for more info about the position and to apply: https://www.volunteercentral.ca//volunteer-oppo/treasurer/

"Skilled volunteers can support our local nonprofits in becoming more efficient and effective in delivering impact in our community." We need professionals, students and entrepreneurs to share their skills with our local nonprofits! Visit volunteercentral.ca/corpor/skill-sharing-volunteer-program/ to register. Read more: https://www.todayville.com/volunteers-needed-professionals/

Brush up on the ins and outs of volunteer screening! With organizations getting ready to launch new programs during the pandemic, volunteer screening can be crucial to the success of the program. Join Volunteer Alberta for their upcoming slate of webinars on volunteer screening, starting October 2. ... Screening Volunteers In. Not Out: October 2, 2020, 12:00 p.m. Screening Volunteers In. Not Out: October 2, 2020, 7:00 p.m. Where to Find Volunteers (co-hosted with Volunteer Connector): October 5, 2020 12:00 p.m. Volunteer Recruitment and Hiring: October 6, 2020, 12:00 p.m. Developing Policies and Assessing Risk: October 8, 2020, 12:00 p.m. To register, visit: https://bit.ly/348aIf9

In a time full of unknowns, isolation, and high stress, it can be easy to lose sight of the bigger picture as we all try to maintain a balance in our lives with everything going on right now. An effective way to counteract stress and anxiety, and connect with others is through volunteering. The social contact aspect of helping and working with others can have a profound effect on your overall psychological well-being. Nothing relieves stress better than a meaningful connection to another person! Check out our website for current volunteering opportunities from our partner organizations: www.volunteercentral.ca

Our friends at the Red Deer Public Library are hosting a book sale! Get a surprise bag of books for just $10, happening all this week. Check out the article for details.

Here's your Sector News for September 17, 2020. - https://mailchi.mp//volunteer-central-sector-news-april-20

Know someone doing some outstanding work in our community? There's still time to nominate them for Canada's Volunteer Awards! The CVA recognizes the significant contributions of individual volunteers, non-profit organizations and businesses across the country in helping communities. Nominations are open until September 30, 2020. To find out more, visit: https://www.canada.ca//prog/volunteer-awards/nominate.html

We're excited to be hosting The Working Mind for Front-Line Staff virtual workshop tomorrow morning. We are grateful that this workshop is made possible by our friends at the Lifelong Learning Council of Red Deer. This is going to be a fantastic workshop where our participants will learn: - How to dispel the myths of mental health problems and mental illnesses, aiming to reduce the associated stigma - An overview of the Mental Health Continuum Model - Self-assessment of one’s... own mental health along the continuum - Strategies one can apply at each point along the continuum Looking forward to seeing all our participants faces on screen tomorrow. Stay tuned to our newsletters and social media for upcoming workshops!

Did you know that nonprofit boards are often on the lookout for young professionals to serve as board directors? According to the 2007 BoardSource Nonprofit Governance Index, less than 2% of nonprofit board directors are under 30 years old. Nonprofit boards are looking for young, fresh perspectives to round out their board composition. Young adults are often more familiar with technology, which is a valuable asset for today’s boards. Check out which of our partners are currently recruiting Board Members: https://www.volunteercentral.ca/volunteering-your-commun//