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It’s August – if you have been paying even the slightest attention to the calendar, the weather, or your vacation schedule, or if you are more than 4 years old, then you already know this. BC teachers...
View ArticleWe Blame it on the Sunshine
The team at Volunteer Victoria has been musing on an idea for a couple of days now. After stumbling across a Fantasy Football League, we asked ourselves what would a Fantasy Non-Profit League in...
View ArticleOur United Way
We may occasionally toy with the idea of what to do with millions if we win a lottery but I think this may be the extent of most people’s philanthropic dreams. (After a long and happy marriage my...
View ArticleVolunteers: Aging in Place
Did you know that James Bay is home to the largest concentration of seniors in the country?18.4% of the population in Victoria is a senior, meaning that not only does our community have a higher than...
View ArticleYou Made A Difference – Thank You!
Volunteer Victoria turned 40 this week. Today we are officially 14,602 days old! Relative to agencies like the Cridge Centre – Western Canada’s oldest non profit which formed in 1876 – we are still a...
View ArticleFarewell Friend
As someone pointed out yesterday, 2015 started with a bang! After nearly a decade of stable service, the “much loved” and much used database VolWeb suffered a major technical breakdown. We knew more...
View ArticleSocial Media Camp
Social Media Camp is Canada’s largest social media conference, offering three days of world class education, networking and idea sharing in a fun environment. People converge on Victoria for this...
View ArticleTurning Pie into Pi
You might occasionally note a Friday the 13th or remember March 15th (“Beware the Ides of March” the notorious date of the assassination of Julius Caesar in 44 BC and the turning point in Roman...
View ArticleYouth Legacy Report
Volunteer Victoria is pleased to launch a new report on youth volunteerism in Victoria. 624 local youth between the ages of 15 and 25 responded to a survey between April 2014 and February 2015. Funded...
View ArticleEverything Social
Volunteer Victoria was delighted and grateful to be chosen as the Charity of Choice at Social Media Camp last week. (Thanks Social Media Camp!) If you have never heard of this annual gathering, it is...
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