February
2008 E-bulletin
FEATURE
ARTICLE
What
Happens After Winning a Volunteer Manitoba Volunteer
Award.
RELATED
RESOURCES
Volunteer Recognition
Ideas now available on our website
TIPS
& TOOLS
Volunteer Recognition
Ideas from local Volunteer Managers
SPECIAL
EVENTS
Becoming Diversity Friendly
Free Facilitation Skills Training for Winnipeg's Aboriginal
Community
VOLUNTEER
APPRECIATION
Recipient
of the Golden Hand Award (2007)
ANNOUNCEMENTS
Nomination
& Ticket Order Forms now available for Volunteer
Manitoba's 25th Annual Volunteer Awards
Dinner
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TRAINING
Linda Graff, International Volunteer Management Expert,
Feb 25, Wpg
Survey on Volunteer Motivations in Winnipeg - please
complete
Grant Available for Women-Focused Economic Development
12 Key Actions of Volunteer Program Champions: CEOs
Who Lead the Way
FEATURE
ARTICLE
What
Happens After Winning a Volunteer Manitoba Volunteer
Award.
by:
Tracy Douglass, Community Outreach Coordinator, Volunteer
Manitoba
Have
you been considering nominating a special volunteer
or group or business for one of Volunteer Manitoba's
awards? Have you ever wondered if the work of putting
the information together is worth it? Here are two
perspectives of what happens after an award is won
to help you decide.
Lindsay Dandeneau nominated the Youth Community Partnership
(YCP) volunteers from Gimli and this is what she says
about the experience.
She said that after the group won the award there
was tons of media coverage
in the local media. This group was a fairly new group
and winning the award helped in so many ways; it was
a very positive experience. It helped the group members
realize that what they are doing is important and
could potentially be something that could be transferred
to other communities. It helped them move the group's
goals forward since they have better credibility.
They have a better chance to receive funding grants
and are now represented on the Town Council. Lastly,
their group now has the respect of their peers in
school which helps them involve more people and get
more community support. YCP has an excellent, recently
updated website at www.youthcommunitypartnership.com
and can be contacted at gimliyouth@mts.net.
Karen Cyr nominated the WRHA Public Health Influenza
Immunization Community Volunteer Program for the Mayor's
Volunteer Service Award. She said it definitely made
an impact on the Volunteer Services program. The volunteers
were surprised and really appreciated receiving such
a big award. This program was only three years old
and to be able to celebrate in such a big way really
took the program to the next level. Karen also says
that it has made it easier to recruit more volunteers
because when people find out that the program won
an award they want to get involved too.
The greatest benefit, according to Karen, was how
much the award increased the visibility of the Volunteer
Services program within the WRHA. The award was highlighted
in a number of internal newsletters, as well as a
WRHA magazine called "Aspire" which is for
the general public. The award really caught the attention
of WRHA senior managers and Program directors, who
value the role volunteers have in the delivery of
health services. To learn more about volunteering
at WRHA call 787-5078 or visit their website: www.wrha.mb.ca
Nominations are now being accepted for more than 30
different types of awards to recognize Manitoba's
volunteers and the companies and media that support
our community volunteers.
Visit our website for more information about the awards
and the awards dinner: http://www.volunteermanitoba.ca/newsite/awards_dinner.htm
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RELATED
RESOURCES
Volunteer
Recognition Ideas Now Available On Our Website
Volunteer Manitoba has added a list of websites, books,
and volunteer recognition ideas on our website for
anyone to access.
For a list of books available to borrow from our resource
library, plus other websites follow
this link...
For a list of ideas to help your recognize your volunteers
during National Volunteer Week in April, or anytime,
follow
this link...
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TIPS
& TOOLS
Volunteer
Recognition Ideas from local Volunteer Managers
sample of ideas on
Volunteer Manitoba's webpage
|
Skill
development and learning opportunities we can
provide to recognize our volunteers
|
· Send
them to workshops (external and internal).
· Give them references.
· Mentorship programs.
· Sponsorships.
· Growth/Job offers.
· Resume development.
· Increase responsibility.
· Access to resources (ie. Library). |
|
Low/No
Cost Ways to Appreciate and Celebrate Volunteer
Involvement Are:
|
· Cook/bake
and serve them.
· Personal thank you's.
· Candy fairy - office fairy - surprise.
· Note with inspirational quote/affirmation.
· Canvas for donations.
· Scrapbook/wall of success.
· Acknowledgements - newsletters and bulletins.
Enter them in radio station promo's. |
|
Ideas
to recognize and appreciate:
|
| Youth |
· Pizza
party.
· Movie night
· Sports event
· Gift Certificate
· CD/DVD's
· T-Shirt
· Excursion
· Scavenger hunt |
|
Seniors
|
|
· Tea party
· Games/Cards/Fun Casino
· Jigsaw Puzzles
· Bingo
· Gardening
· Crafts
· Line Dancing/Square Dancing
· Gift certificate for drugstores
|
| All
Ages Together |
· Family
BBQ/Picnic
· Indoor Olympics
· Fun casino - Gift certificate as a prize.
· Storytelling
· Progressive dinner |
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SPECIAL
EVENTS
Becoming
Diversity Friendly
Do we actively search out a diverse pool of volunteers
and staff? Can non-profit organizations afford reasonable
accommodation? Through presentation and activities,
gain the knowledge to make positive changes possible
and expand your potential volunteer and employee pool.
Hear practical examples of how a local non-profit
organization has become more accessible to people
with disabilities.
Tuesday, March 4, 12:00pm - 1:30pm
Registration Fee: $15 (includes handouts)
For more details and to download the registration
form click
here...
Free
Facilitation Skills Training for Winnipeg's Aboriginal
Community
Volunteer Manitoba, in partnership with Urban Aboriginal
Strategy, is offering this training to Aboriginal
community organizations, agencies, groups and individuals.
Cost: FREE (only 1 person per organization can attend)
Gain
confidence in your skills and ability to choose and
apply the right facilitation methods to facilitate
meetings/groups.
Session: 2 1/2 days, March 4, 5 & 26
For information or to register contact Delores Jansen,
477-5180 ext. 221, vmregister@mts.net
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VOLUNTEER
APPRECIATION
Recipient
of the Golden Hand Award (2007)
The
following outstanding individual was this year's recipient
of the Golden Hand Award:
Golden
West Radio 950 - CFAM (Elmer Hildebrand) - Altona
Nominated by: Cleo Hunrichs & Heather
Unger, Plum Coulee Community Foundation
To
help fundraise and promote numerous beautification
projects for the town of Plum Coulee, Golden West
Radio’ generously donated advertising dollars to promote
events and meetings. Staff regularly pitch in as volunteers
during events including Sports Day, Plum Fest and
farmer appreciation barbecues. The station pledged
$25,000 to the foundation and Golden West’s President
and CEO, Elmer Hildebrand also personally donated
$25,000 to assist the community’s development programs.
Golden West Radio is an integral part of the Plum
Coulee community and without their support, many of
the recent improvements to the community would not
be feasible.
Winnipeg
Free Press (Kevin Rollason) - Winnipeg
Nominated by: Luann Lovlin, Director
of Communications, Winnipeg Foundation
In
January 2006, the Winnipeg Free Press launched a new
Philanthropy section, a full-page published on the
last Saturday of each month. Profiling Manitoba charitable
organizations, events in the non-profit sector and
remarkable individuals who bring philanthropy alive
in the community, the idea for the page was developed
by the Winnipeg Foundation in an effort to raise public
awareness about the impact of philanthropy in all
our lives. Kevin Rollason has been the lead reporter
and a solid supporter of the project, demonstrating
his commitment to the community with his thoughtful
reporting on issues and initiatives in the charitable
sector.
Kevin Rollason has focused on the powerful and positive
work making a difference in our community and stories
that are both inspiring and warm the heart.
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more stories of the 2007 Volunteer Awards recipients...
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