Resources
Volunteer Management
Volunteer Alberta Tip Sheets
· Volunteer Recognition (PDF)
· Holding Effective Meetings (PDF)
· Finding Sponsors and Partners (PDF)
· Building Strong Volunteer Organizations (PDF)
· How Can a Volunteer Centre Help You? (PDF)
A Sound Investment: The Value of Adding Volunteer Resources Management to your Philanthropic Portfolio
A Sound Investment (1272.71 Kb)
This resource was jointly produced by Volunteer Canada, Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources (CAVR) and UPS to highlight the support donors can provide to maximize volunteer efforts by investing in volunteer management.
NEW! Volunteers and the Law in Alberta Online
Volunteers and the Law in Alberta Online is an updated edition of the popular print resource that was developed in 2003 to increase awareness of the legal issues involved in incorporating volunteers into your organization. This FREE interactive web resource is intended to give you a general overview of the various areas of law and how these areas relate to your volunteer programs, your Board of Directors, and to the volunteers themselves.
Volunteers and the Law in Alberta Online © 2007 Volunteer Alberta
Volunteer Alberta acknowledges the work to update this resource completed by the ProBono Students and funded through a grant from the Alberta Law Foundation.
Working in Partnership – Recipes for Success
Tool Kit Website Link (English only)
The partnership tool kit from the Wild Rose Foundation, includes the steps involved in self-assessment, establishing compatibility, writing a partnership agreement, evaluating and enhancing the partnership, and conflict management
Volunteer Development Manual
- Volunteer Development Manual PDF (large file)
This manual is designed to bridge these and to support community organizations and groups in being as successful as possible in the way they engage volunteers. Provided by the Town of Banff Volunteer Centre
Best Practices Resources
This latest edition to the Resources page, we hope, is under development. Volunteer Calgary has graciously provided a sample HR Policy Manual that they have just revised to start this off.
If you have a Policy, similar document, or other Best Practices that you would like to share with other organizations, please contact Volunteer Alberta and we will post the submission in this section.
Volunteer Centre HR Policy Manual
VC HR Policy Manual PDF (English only)
Volunteer Calgary hopes that the manual may be of some use if an organization does not currently have a manual or is looking to revisit their current one. It may assist in generating ideas as organizations create their own policies.
This is an example of what Volunteer Calgary has created with the help of many others and does not purport it to be appropriate for anyone else. Although the manual was created with the assistance of a group of highly skilled volunteers and staff from the human resources, legal,and non-profit management professions, and components of its content have been reviewed by the Alberta Labour Code and Human Rights Commission staff, it is highly recommended that interested agencies do due diligence on their part to ensure that whatever content they may use meets all local laws, codes, and regulations.
Volunteer Calgary accepts no responsibility or liability for how the content is used or incorporated into any other organization or publication other than our own. If however the Manual has proven helpful in the development of other publications they would appreciate acknowledgement given to Volunteer Calgary.
Getting, Using and Keeping the Volunteers you need
Article by Volunteer Alberta and the Alberta Network of the CVI for The Sentinal (Alberta-NWT Legion newspaper) on the topic of recruiting and retaining volunteers.
Growing and Maintaining Membership
Article by Volunteer Alberta and the Alberta Network of the CVI for The Sentinal (Alberta-NWT Legion newspaper) on the topic of membership.
Leadership and Volunteer Development - Alberta Community Development
This link connects you directly to Alberta Community Development’s website, highlighting regional and Wild Rose foundation resources for community and volunteer-based initiatives.
The Board Development Program - Alberta Community Development
This link connects you directly to the Board Development Program (BDP). The BDP is a unique service of Alberta Community Development that provides assistance to not-for-profit boards in the area of governance.
Volunteer Canada’s resources
This link connects to resources created by Volunteer Canada, from the Canadian Code of Volunteer Involvement (CCVI), how-to resources to volunteer recognition, information for National Volunteer Week, International Volunteer Day and Global Youth Service Day.
Holding a workshop in your community? Organizing a conference? Need a refresher for your organization?
Ask Volunteer Alberta to speak at your next event
Check out Volunteer Alberta's list of presentations and workshops currently available. If there is another topic that you are interested in, please let us know.
Volunteer Alberta - Speaker Request Form DOC
Volunteer Alberta - Speaker Request Form PDF