The Volunteer Management Hybrid Conference 2025 fostered expert insights, actionable strategies, and connected participants with professionals across North America. We look forward to 2026 for another opportunity to connect, learn and strategize for the profession of Volunteer Management.
Live Streaming of the event kindly provided by:
As Canada recovers from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, the resilience of our communities is being tested. These crises have disproportionately impacted youth in several ways, with effects spanning mental health, education, employment, social development, and overall well-being. There is an urgent need to scale up our collective response to these crises and to support young people more comprehensively.
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Celebrate International Volunteer Managers Day, a day to recognize the professionals and community leaders who make volunteerism possible!
This year’s theme, “Be BOLD. Make Change.”, celebrates the courage and creativity of those who lead with vision and step beyond their comfort zones to strengthen volunteer engagement and community impact.volunteering, civic engagement, and community building.
Let’s join together in celebrating the volunteer engagement leaders who empower others and strengthen our communities every day. Join the movement and spread messages of appreciation, gratitude, and inspiration!
For more details and resources, visit: https://volunteermanagersday.org/
Are you a volunteer engagement professional dedicated to advocacy, capacity building and networking? Join the VMPC Connect Call on November 5th in celebration of Be Bold. Make Change.
We encourage you to sign-up for the upcoming 4 Seasons of Indigenous Learning Course.
This Indigenous-led 12 hour self-paced online course starts at the beginning of November, and runs until the end of May.
It supports participants in deepening their understanding of Indigenous knowledge and perspectives while strengthening connections with the local Land and supporting more respectful, reciprocal relationships.
This course includes:
Read the reviews, and learn more & register: outdoorlearningstore.com/4-seasons/ To make this even more accessible, we are pleased to offer you a 25% discount to be able to participate in the upcoming 4 Seasons of Indigenous Learning Course using this coupon code: 4Seasons25%
Check out our November Courses & Certifications
Managers of volunteers are always looking for more effective and efficient ways to manage volunteer resources. In your search for volunteer management software, remember the importance of respecting the privacy and confidentiality of your people that you invite to your organization. The data gathered should be just the information needed for the volunteer position. There is an actual TMI (too much information) when it comes to involving volunteers of all ages and backgrounds.
The storage of the information is the other side of volunteer management where is important abide by the Canadian Privacy of Information Act. Different countries have different laws. Some are as complicated as our Canadian laws but others are from very relaxed to non-existent at all.
Here are some examples of software providers you may want to explore. We are not endorsing any of them, just giving you the opportunity to explore:
