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Achieve Ontario Workshop – Kitchener Location
Achieve Ontario (formerly PREB) is a volunteer recognition program based on Employment and Social Development Canada’s National Occupational Classification or NOC codes. It allows organizations that engage volunteers to: Recognize the value of volunteer experience with tangible skill development Assist volunteers in their career development and vocabulary for their resumes Provide access to pre-designed volunteer position descriptions with skills and competencies outlined. Achieve Ontario allows certified organizations to issue certificates to their volunteers. The certificate summarizes the experience, responsibilities and…
Find out more »Social Media Listening and Engagement
This workshop will help you to listen effectively to digital conversations to better understand your community, your service and your brand. Obtain tools for choosing the best platform and building online engagement. Note: In order to gain the most from this training, please bring your laptop or a tablet/ipad About the Facilitator: Ted Mahy is currently Online Engagement Manager for Schlegel Villages supporting it's website and social media as well as 19 Retirement and Long Term Care Schlegel Village Communities across…
Find out more »Championing Decent Work
The decent work approach presents an opportunity for the nonprofit sector to act as a champion of working conditions and social policies that ensure supportive work environments for their organizations. With healthier, happier, and better-supported workers, organizations can better meet their mission and better deliver their programs and services. Learn more about the concept of decent work, explore current examples in the sector and brainstorm some practical ways we can collaborate to build decent work within and beyond our sector.…
Find out more »“Achieve Ontario” Training – Cambridge Location
Achieve Ontario is a volunteer recognition program based on Employment and Social Development Canada’s National Occupational Classification. It allows organizations that engage volunteers to: Recognize the value of volunteer experience Assist volunteers in their job search Access volunteer position descriptions Achieve Ontario allows certified organizations to issue certificates to their volunteers. The certificate summarizes the experience, responsibilities and skills the volunteer demonstrated during their tenure. Note: In order to gain the most from this training, please bring your laptop or…
Find out more »Orientation, Training & Supervision – Shifting to Engagement Series
Shifting to Engagement is a series of three workshops based on the complete volunteer management cycle. While all three workshops will provide a complete introductory and complementary series, it is not essential to attend all three. Certificates will be issued however if or when all three are completed. The drive for the shift from volunteer management to volunteer engagement has come from the changing interests of volunteers.Volunteering is now seen as a reciprocal relationship.What the volunteer can do for the…
Find out more »Volunteer Evaluation and Recognition – Shifting to Engagement Series
Shifting to Engagement is a series of three workshops based on the complete volunteer management cycle. While all three workshops will provide a complete introductory and complementary series, it is not essential to attend all three. Certificates will be issued however if or when all three are completed. There is a value-add for both the organization and the volunteer in shifting to an impact focus when considering recognition and evaluation efforts. Calculating the years of service or assessing the ability…
Find out more »“Achieve Ontario” – Guelph Location
Achieve Ontario is a volunteer recognition program based on Employment and Social Development Canada’s National Occupational Classification. It allows organizations that engage volunteers to: Recognize the value of volunteer experience Assist volunteers in their job search Access volunteer position descriptions Achieve Ontario allows certified organizations to issue certificates to their volunteers. The certificate summarizes the experience, responsibilities and skills the volunteer demonstrated during their tenure. Note: In order to gain the most from this training, please bring your laptop or…
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