Hi Folks, I have had many wonderful offers to assist us (the moderators) for weekend shifts which appear open. At present we really don't have a need for help...
Nancy MacDuff's idea of consolidating AVA functions with ARNOVA or ASDVS is right on target. As a hospital DVS, it has always been challenging to "choose"...
Hi everyone Brisbane, Australia is a long way away for most of you, but in case you are wanting to combine a holiday in the land 'down under' with a ...
Hello all, Just before leaving for a week long course I heard about both Mary's death and the impending demise of AVA. It was a huge blow. Having just gained ...
You should visit the website www.independentsector.org and review the current statistics on Volunteer hourly value, and the information on the calculation. It...
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Robbin Davis
rdavis@...
Mar 3, 2006 11:39 am
Is there a listing of conferences related to our field? I was planning to attend and have already secured the funding for the AVA conference, but with the...
It's now $18.04 set by the Independent Sector. Click on this link: http://www.independentsector.org/programs/research/volunteer_time.html It gives you a chart...
32nd Annual State Conference on Volunteerism sponsored by North Carolina Association of Volunteer Administration; May 17-19,2006, Asheville, NC at The Crowne...
Scott, As usual your posts are full of originally well-taken points!!! I have no answers for your questions *but* they started me thinking along these lines...
I think Martin Scott really hit a lot of what I have been thinking in the last few days right on the head. Even though he may very well be tar and feathered...
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Nancy Macduff
mba@...
Mar 2, 2006 10:01 pm
I want to second Karen Kelly's notion that discussions about professional associations for managers of volunteers be held on CYBERVPM. This list is widely...
This is my first post. I do not share some of Martin's concerns. I think that volunteer management is indeed a profession. I am assuming that journaling, ...
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Lynn Doll
Lynn.Doll@...
Mar 2, 2006 9:57 pm
In a previous post Scott conjectured: THE PROFESSIONAL MODEL HAS BEEN MISAPPLIED TO VOLUNTEERISM. I would like to respond that I don't believe the professional...
I think this is the freshest, most innovative and real idea I've heard in a long-time! I would love to be involved in exploring this further. Sherazade...
Than k you Nancy for creating this ...its been a gut wrenching loss and thank you too to Linda Graff for her tribute which you can link to from the site Martin...
Hi all, I was wondering if anyone could tell me how $17.55 was generated as the average hourly wage for a volunteer. I have read about this number, but I need...
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cybervpm@yahoogroups....
Mar 2, 2006 12:51 am
How to maneuver through and locate files on CyberVPM Go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/cybervpm/ Once you are signed in, you will see a list of links (in a...
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Nan Jaeger
jaeger4329@...
Mar 1, 2006 9:25 pm
Well said! Thank you. Nan Jaeger, CAE T: (310) 377-0915 E: jaeger4329@... California, USA ... From: cybervpm@yahoogroups.com...
I am disappointed that some people in our profession would take the dissolution of AVA as an opportunity to sensationize a very sad state of affairs. I would...
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Martin Scott (DHSS)
scott.martin@...
Mar 1, 2006 8:54 pm
We have been doing some very necessary processing of feelings regarding the demise of AVA. I share the feelings of loss, betrayal, anger, etc. many have...
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Nancy Macduff
mba@...
Mar 1, 2006 7:24 pm
The loss of Mary Merrill to many in the field of volunteerism has ranged from devastation to sadness. Like many of you Mary was my friend and professional...
PAVR-O (Professional Administrators of Volunteer Resources - Ontario) is co-hosting, with Volunteer Toronto, PAVR-O's annual conference for professionals...
Dear CyberVPMers: Please go to my March Hot Topic at http://www.energizeinc.com/hot/2006/mar06.html for a summary of what's been happening since the...
The answer to "what forum is the most inclusive" would, it seems to me, be this one. I don't see the need to move the discussion to another location. ...
Thank you for your note and two cents, Amy. I appreciate your comments. Please visit vmweb for more info and updates for those of us in the profession. Best...
As to moving the AVA discussions, I would ask then, what forum is the most inclusive and reaches the most people in the field? That seems the most logical...
Hi Jayne (and others) I checked this with one of my staff Kerrie who is a moderator and she assures me that no messages regarding AVA or any other matter have...
... "I'm very glad this policy has been restored, and posts will no longer be censored for content. " Thank you Jayne for your post regarding transparency. I...
... I'm very glad this policy has been restored, and posts will no longer be censored for content. Thank you to the volunteer moderators for your time, and for...
Other items might include: Training (Infant Child CPR) Safety/Hazmat-Blood Spill & Blood Borne Pathogen training Early Childhood Education (areas on...
