Course table of contents and discussion points

Building a Strong Volunteer Program
The Principles of a Volunteer Program
The Components of a Volunteer Management System
The Benefits of a Volunteer Management System
Assignment One

Planning a Volunteer System
The Volunteer Program Planning Process
Action Plans
Assignment Two

Job Development & Design
Organizing Your Campaign
Job Design
Developing a Job Description
Assignment Three

Recruiting Volunteers
Recruiting for a Campaign
Recruitment Approaches
The Recruitment Message
Assignment Four

Orienting and Training New Volunteers
Orientation
Training
Who Trains?
Planning the Orientation Program
Assignment Five

Supporting & Managing Volunteers
Why Support Volunteers?
Providing Supportive Management
Tasks of Management
Assignment Six

Recognizing & Rewarding Volunteers
Why Volunteer Recognition is Important
Principles of Effective Recognition
When to Provide Recognition
How to Provide Recognition
Assignment Seven

Great Links to Volunteer Canada and Charity Village

How do you find Volunteers on the web

Charity Village - across Canada

Volunteer Canada

Next Topic, what can they do for you?

Course Description and Dates

You can review the course descriptions on the Ryerson site.

Fundraising Program Description

Algonquin College Schedule

Developing Fundraising Volunteers

The overall aim of this course is to help you to develop a program that successfully integrates volunteers into your organization to maximum effect.

All organizations require resources. Through fundraising, nonprofit organizations acquire resources and transform them into goods and community services. The three critical components of fundraising are:
the worthiness of your cause;
your volunteer leadership support;
the sources of revenue the organization can attract.

Depending on your volunteer leadership and support, fundraising ventures can either soar or crash. New, innovative and sophisticated fundraising techniques attract both money and volunteers.Our society is changing. Understanding how these changes directly influence volunteering in Canada will help you to integrate volunteers into your fundraising campaigns.

This course is not offered in Winter 2005, we hope to offer it in Fall 2005.

The course advisor is Boyd McBride, National Director with SOS Children's Villages Canada, an international charity for children. You too can volunteer with SOS Children's Villages. Consider the option to sponsor a child today