Volunteer Centres
Starting a Volunteer Centre
Will your community benefit from a structured system of connection, leadership and management for volunteers?
The good news is that there are many available resources to our membership that provide guidance.
A strongly recommended print resource is the Emerging Centres Manual published by Volunteer Canada. It is available from the Resource Centre for Voluntary Organizations (RCVO). The RCVO circulates throughout Edmonton and surrounding areas.
- For more information:
Resource Centre for Voluntary Organizations
Phone: 780.497.5616
email: rcvo@macewan.ca
Overview of Steps Involved in Establishing a Volunteer Centre
Step 1. Identify key people to join a Volunteer Centre Start-Up Steering Committee.
Step 2. Conduct a community needs assessment.
Step 3. Identify the structure and types of services that your Volunteer Centre will provide.
- start up process
- longer term sustainability
- research sources of funding
Step 5. Develop a business plan.
Step 6. Recruit a Board of Directors.
Step 7. Legally establish the Volunteer Centre as a society.
Contact Volunteer Alberta to get started!
What Support Can I Expect from Volunteer Alberta?
We are happy to provide advice and expertise for any questions you have.
We can also provide access to the Volunteer Centre Toolkit:
- a one-stop shop for building strong and healthy Volunteer Centres
- sample forms, policies, procedures, templates, and documents
- recommended key reading materials
Five questions to consider before calling
A special THANKS to the following Volunteer Centre represenatitives for their help!
Sheralyn Dobos, Maria Elliott, Rene Michalak, Pat Phelan, Laurie Ruff, and Lisa Topilko