At our hospital, we use the same service engaged for doing background checks on employees. There is a fee involved but the cost is well worth it. We do ask to...
Do any agencies offer day care to compliment programs for parents? We are a cancer support center and have talked about adding in a day care option for...
Dear All, We are considering adopting Voltrak to track volunteers who work at three different hospital facilities. If you're using the program to monitor...
Please use full name and organisation in posts - thank you (Monday Moderator KLS) I have been involved in Volunteer Management for over 15 years but have been...
Are you looking for a way to strengthen your professional credibility? If so, now is the time to consider earning the CVA (Certified in Volunteer...
Katherine H. Campbell
ktquiraing@...
Jan 6, 2008 9:38 pm
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Greetings, all One of the initiatives I have been asked to accomplish this year is to create partnerships with other organizations similar to our own with the ...
Please include full name and organisation on all posts - thank you (KLS Monday Moderator) Hi Lisa: I think the idea of developing partnerships is the way of...
Mary Ryan
MRYAN@...
Jan 7, 2008 10:09 pm
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Hi Lisa, I've had requests from other organizations for lists of my volunteers, and I always say no. My job is to recruit volunteers for my agency, and just ...
Trudy Hamilton
thamilton@...
Jan 7, 2008 10:11 pm
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Lisa - The DOVIA that I belonged to when I was actively involved with recruitment of volunteers didn't share our volunteer lists, but we did share. If someone...
Hi Lisa, I have often thought about sharing volunteers with similar organizations or at least organizations that have overlapping programs and services. There...
Lisa, Hmm... at the American Red Cross, we have had a great deal of experience with and perhaps should do even more with sharing volunteer resources... *...
Ditto. I feel the volunteers trust me not to give out their information and I don't want them to regret giving me that trust. I have, however, told our...
Re: Sharing Volunteers I work with some local organizations that, in order to keep their volunteers active and engaged during "down time," work with other...
For those of you who question outcome based project management and the relevancy of quantifying kindness check out a 1/06/08 New York Times article by Denise...
Susan Reehl
rsvp@...
Jan 8, 2008 4:46 pm
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[Overquoting removed by moderator mkh] Elizabeth That is a very helpful perspective. We have 3 large events per year, and some mucn smaller monthly projects,...
[Overquoting removed by moderator mkh] Wow, Bruce. Thank you for taking such care and time to share your experience and perspective. I shall take time to...
[Overquoting removed by moderator mkh] Jesse: WOW! I can see you are a major blessing to your organization, the volunteers and community of Prince George and...
Hi Lisa, et. al, We regularly do "pass-throughs" for other related organizations. This means that, if they have a request, I will forward it to my volunteers...
Hi all, I'm pretty new on this list.... Our program partners closely with other organizations, and while there are really great things about partnering, there...
Lisa posed an interesting dilemma and received terrific input. I'd like to suggest that Lisa also explore asking another organization to share your ...
[Overquoting removed by moderator mkh] Hello from Australia, I would not share my volunteer list. I think there are privacy issues with that. I do however...
[Overquoting removed by moderator mkh] Lisa - The SAVA I belong to has a directory that gives contact information, mission and volunteer opportunities for each...
It is the policy of our agency to run statewide criminal background checks (along with national sex offender registry and NC Health Care Registry checks) for...
Lynn Doll
Lynn.Doll@...
Jan 9, 2008 7:51 pm
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CMHA York Region Branch requires a Volunteer Coordinator to be responsible for the ongoing administration of the agency's Volunteer Program, including student...
Does anyone use Fundraiser for their volunteer database? If so, please let me know what works well and what does not. We are currently using Volunteer Reporter...
Hi Folks, we put out a printed 8-page newsletter every other month for all our volunteers. In it we include 3-pages of calendar (show information), an article...
I send out both an online/e-mail and print version (print to those who don't have email or don't want it electronically). We do ours monthly, and it's usually...
Meghan, I was in exactly the same boat as you regarding our newsletter. I switched from a fancier, color, graphic-designed newsletter to a very simple,...
The latest posting by "lobster" and some changes happening in my office got me thinking about Job Descriptions for Volunteer Coordinators/Managers/Directors of...
Hi! I have a few questions about interns: What is the difference between an intern and volunteer (assuming interns are not paid.) Do you track intern hours on...
