Principles and Practices of Volunteer Program Management Course Summary Are you a new volunteer resource practitioner looking for some ways to build your...
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Emilie Bromet-Bauer
brometbauer
Nov 9, 2010 4:30 pm
Lanine, Â I believe there our several - maybe many - of us on this listserv who have gone through the process to get their CVA. Â In a nutshell, it was a...
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Hessler, Stephany
stephhessstb
Nov 9, 2010 4:31 pm
I am currently awaiting my final results of the portfolio portion of the CVA. I won't lie - it was a lot while working full time. I spent every weekend...
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Tiffani Hill
tiffani_hill
Nov 9, 2010 11:47 pm
RE: Becoming a CVA through the Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration sounds like a great opportunity. Has anyone gone through the program...
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Ashlee Dixon
ashleedixon95
Nov 9, 2010 11:49 pm
Our organization is currently discussing whether we should be having volunteer go through HAZ COM training. Some staff feel that anyone working in our...
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Robert Rosenthal
volunteermatch
Nov 10, 2010 9:48 pm
Folks, In advance of Veterans Day, I just wanted to share a recent post from our blog for organizations ("Engaging Volunteers") with you. Many of you are...
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Henri Eaton
annmisstyhenri
Nov 12, 2010 4:15 pm
I am a 6 year CVA Alumni and very proud of it. The CVA certification has served me as well as I have served it. When I first recieved my certification I was at...
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Sarah Elliston
waldenwoman
Nov 13, 2010 11:40 pm
Alessandra, I haven’t done it in a while but when I managed the Volunteer Cincinnati program, which was the municipal volunteer program for the city of ...
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kammak76
Nov 14, 2010 10:11 pm
Your interns can come from a variety of majors. I have had folks from business, education, communications, fashion design, etc. We have a great relationship...
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McVeagh, Kelly
kelly_mcveagh
Nov 14, 2010 10:12 pm
Can anyone explain the difference between a CVA and CVAS certifications? I am just wondering what the difference entails and what course/certification would...
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Ed, CVA
ed123471
Nov 14, 2010 10:13 pm
Ashlee, As you may know, the federal legislation for hazardous communication is sometimes referred to as the "Right to Know Act." The nickname for this act...
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Barb G
brgunderson
Nov 14, 2010 10:14 pm
I too am a 5 year alumni of the CVA credentialing. I agree with all that has been said. The process was great, but not easy. I was familiar with much of the...
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Katherine H. Campbell
ktquiraing@...
Nov 15, 2010 10:18 pm
This is a common question! In short: The CVA certification is intended for leaders of volunteers in any setting. It is international, and consists of an exam...
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Volunteer
volunteerman...
Nov 22, 2010 2:15 am
We must touch on issues in volunteer management through various means and various mediums. Serious debate - education – training – newsgroups like this...
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christijobrown
Nov 23, 2010 12:33 am
I was wondering if any volunteer organizations pre-screen applicants to determine their customer service skills? Our organization has a service competency that...
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Steve
sswolfe49
Nov 23, 2010 1:32 pm
Hi Christi, It sounds like a great idea. Can you use the same screen for your volunteers that you use for paid staff or a modification of that tool? Steve...
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Mountplains@...
montalee1
Nov 23, 2010 5:57 pm
**** DEADLINE LOOMS for MPMA SESSION PROPOSALS **** Deadline: December 10th Check out MPMA's web: _www.mpma.net_ (http://www.mpma.net/) for a proposal...
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Moss, Johanna
jo1480
Nov 23, 2010 9:12 pm
Dear Colleagues: How do you deal with docents/volunteers that you have observed diminished physical/mental capability or are not stable enough to complete the...
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lmajewski@...
lmajewski...
Nov 24, 2010 4:45 am
Our organization is considering starting a food/clothing pantry for our consumers. I'm involved as I have experience as a volunteer administrator but not in...
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Susie Reehl
rsvp@...
Nov 24, 2010 4:47 am
We covered something very similar on this listserve. This was my suggestions: Memory loss is not part of the normal aging process (40% is curable and the ...
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Kristin Menson
kammak76
Nov 24, 2010 4:48 am
Trying to get a feel for how volunteer centers handle "training on demand" requests. These requests would be outside of your regularly scheduled volunteer...
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Jessica
jpadgett5
Nov 24, 2010 5:41 pm
Hello Everyone, I need some clarification... my organization utilizes both volunteers and unpaid interns, can intern hours be counted as volunteer hours? The...
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Amy Rasor
amy.rasor
Nov 24, 2010 9:17 pm
{Overquoting removed by moderator mkh} We record ours intern hours as volunteer hours. They are providing hours of work at no charge. Also, many schools don't...
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Martin J Cowling
mj_oz3000
Nov 28, 2010 9:42 pm
My experience working with volunteer centers in Aust, NZ, US and UK that this varies---enormously. There is very little consistency! There are three issues...
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bachelor@...
wicsheartland
Nov 28, 2010 9:43 pm
Absolutely you count those intern hours as volunteer hours. I recommend that to all the organizations we work with since students and faculty tend to forget...
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Brown, Christi J
christijobrown
Nov 28, 2010 9:43 pm
Hi Jessica We count our Unpaid Interns as part of the hours for our volunteer program. We changed this about a year ago b/c we never used to use them....
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Wolfe Steven
sswolfe49
Nov 29, 2010 12:47 am
Jessica, You have raised a great issue and I think this debate has surfaced before. I agree that they are like volunteers since they are not getting paid. In ...
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Jessica Deering
deeringjessica
Nov 29, 2010 11:24 pm
Hi, I would also add that even if the volunter is with a trained staff person...what if it is the staff person who is exposed/injured? Would the volunteer be...
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voluntforever
Nov 29, 2010 11:25 pm
Hi all - those organizations that are non profit, private; when you started conducting criminal checks on volunteers did you grandfather in any of your...
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emilyrevak
Nov 29, 2010 11:26 pm
(Signature added by Moderator - please sign all posts) Networking Breakfast for Volunteer Administrators in the Indianapolis Area - $12.00 for the meeting,...
