Nonprofits can be categorized into three main types: operational, event-focused, and episodic. Operational offer continuous services. Event-focused organize specific events. Episodic provides intermittent services. These categories help determine governance, planning, volunteer, and funding needs.
Continue readingA NAIT Student Team spent a few months researching and compiling a list of volunteer management software. This post provides interactive access to this research.
Continue readingNotes from the May 28, 2024 CPA Ambassador conference on Volunteer Management Systems.
Continue readingInformation about those who registered for the May 28, 2024 CPA Ambassador conference on Vendor Management Systems.
Continue readingWhat are the questions a non-profit may (should) have when thinking about how to manage its volunteers? The following is a list of questions, and answers, in support for the May 28 CPA Conference on Volunteer Management Systems.
Continue readingWhen does a volunteer management system make sense to a non-profit organization? This lunch-time Webinar will provide a survey of VMS systems and features.
Continue readingHow can you ‘bake-safety’ into a volunteer program from the beginning? A business case inspired by the November 23, 2023 conference Non-Profit and Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation.
Continue readingHow has the 2018 amendment to Alberta’s Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) legislation affected non-profits? The November 2023 conference examined this question.
Continue readingA kludge [1] of a volunteer management system created by the Canadian Birkebeiner Society (Birkie) for its 2024 Event-Day.
Continue readingThe Canadian Birkebeiner Society (Birkie) relies on 500+ volunteers. While many of these volunteers are returning, some may want to try something new or a complete newbie may express their interest. A WordPress form and a Google Sheet collects this interest.
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