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VOLUNTEER RESOURCES
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SPORT VOLUNTEERISM TRAINING MODULES Developed by the Sport Alliance of Ontario (SAO) and Parks & Recreation Ontario (PRO) with support from the Trillium Foundation, a new series of 'turn key' workshops has been created specifically for sport groups to run and host in their own communities. Ten topics, including fundraising, volunteer screening and volunteer recruitment, as well as a Volunteer Guide which will give you an idea of how to plan and run each of these ten workshops, can be found in a downloadable format here.
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On-line Resources for Sport Groups
This page is designed to provide quick, free access to resources dealing with many topics pertinent to you, the sport volunteer. It's an easy to use, one-stop shop for up-to-date information from many different sources. New items will be added quarterly and outdated material deleted so that you are only getting the most current information.
Studies and Reports
The following studies were prepared by Alison Doherty, PhD for Parks & Recreation Ontario and Sport Alliance of Ontario in 2005. The first provides an in-depth profile of the volunteer and discusses such issues as barriers to volunteerism. The other study investigates volunteers' perceptions of sport organization practices and needs with regard to volunteer mangement.
A Profile of Community Sport Volunteers - Phase 1, Final Report
A Profile of Community Sport Volunteers - Executive Summary
Volunteer Management in Community Sport Clubs - Executive Summary
Recreation Nova Scotia has released a research report, "The Volunteer Experience of Women in Sport and Recreation", to serve as a provincial benchmark for female volunteerism within the sport and recreation sector in Nova Scotia and provide critical data from which to develop strategies that will address the serious under-representation of female volunteers within the sector, particularly in leadership and decision-making positions.
The study was initiated by Recreation Nova Scotia, in collaboration with Sport Nova Scotia and the Nova Scotia Department of Health Promotion and Protection. Data collection, analysis, and reporting were provided by a team of researchers at Acadia University, led by Dr. Brenda Robertson.
The complete report is available for download at:
www.recreationns.ns.ca/women
Use the links below to find on-line resources, specific to sport and recreation groups, on the following topics:
- Establishing a "Local" Organization
- Funding for Sports Organizations
- Involving the Local Municipality
- Assistance in Recruiting Volunteers
- Assistance in Selecting Volunteers
- Volunteer screening tools and application forms
- Volunteer management resources - Fundraising and Getting Grants
- grant proposal writing
- corporate donations - Volunteer Awards and Recognition
- Communicating to the Community about Volunteering
- Templates of Common Organizational Documents
- Additional Resources
- Increasing Physical Activity in Children and Youth
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Click here for a list of all the Provincial Sport and Recreation Organizations
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Imagine Canada - www.imaginecanada.ca - is a great resource for research data |
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Use www.google.com and key words to find excellent on-line volunteer resources from Canada and other countries such as the U.S., the U.K. and Australia |
1. Establishing a 'Local' Organization
www.oalasa.org/docs/oalasa_constitution.pdf
Quick guides on how to start a non-profit charity. Site includes links to Initial Questions, Planning, Incorporation, related articles and on-line discussion groups.www.charityvillage.com/cv/guides/guide4.asp
Looks at both the theory and practice of getting to better board governance. The aim is not to provide universal solutions but facilitate the process by which organizations can tailor their own governance solutions.http://www.iog.ca/boardgovernance/
Frequently asked questions about incorporation. What is a non-profit corporation? Why incorporate?www.corporationcentre.ca/docen/home/faq.asp?id=incnp
2. Funding for Sports Organizations
Non-profit fundraising has increased at an alarming rate and there is severe competition for each available dollar from corporate, institutional, and individual donors, as well as from product sales and direct marketing. There are no unique fundraisers, just unique ways of presenting good fundraising events and learning to write great proposals.
Fundraising
www.fundsport.ca Added July 5/07
http://www.givingandvolunteering.ca/reports/manuals_fund_tips.asp Added July 22/07
Grants for Specific Projects
These grants are to fund capital, operating and specific projects in the arts and culture, environment, human and social services and recreation.
3. Involving the Local Municipality
Recommend local groups to go to their municipal websites and/or contact the Community Services Departments.
www.sportkingston.ca/promotion.asp
This site also includes references to grants available through Bell Community Sport Fund, Canada Games Days - Community project, and hiring summer students through the Government of Canada (HRDC). In addition, it provides a clear explanation and link to the "SportIs" development fund, providing you with a way to arrange for an income tax receipt for gifts or financial donations.
The primary goal of this toolkit is to assist you and your municipality in developing a plan to sustain and enhance your current level of volunteer engagement in a safe, well-managed approach.
4. Assistance in Recruiting Volunteers
www.nonprofitscan.caOn this site you will find practical resources, promising practices and up-to-date intelligence on the state of Canada's nonprofit sector. Explore the library knowledgebase! Join their online community!
GivingandVolunteering.ca was developed by Imagine Canada in concert with Volunteer Canada.
It is designed to provide you with the statistics and resources developed from the 1997, 2000 and 2004 National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating (NSGVP). Copyright is waived for non-commercial use by charitable and nonprofit organizations in Canada. You are encouraged to copy and distribute their publications freely.
http://www.specialolympics.mb.ca/volunteer/coachjob.php
This site does a good job of outlining job descriptions for Special Olympic program volunteers, assistant coaches and head coaches.
www.ogf.com/cms/content_list.php?content_category_id=100
The Gymnastics Ontario site has a complete forms directory and the dates posted. It includes an accident claim form, a coach's hour tracking form, and coach self evaluation and coach evaluation forms.
This Ontario site comes with a quick link that provides students with two opportunities to get their 40 hours of community involvement at events involving equestrian activities.
www.sportrec.qld.gov.au/event_volunteer_job_descriptions.cfm?&ITEM=
This Australian site provides an excellent resource for writing job descriptions for volunteers, including event volunteers.
Resources on-line from Imagine Canada
www.nonprofitscan.ca/page.asp?sports_and_rec
A volunteer management tool kit called Valuing the Rural Volunteer provides a comprehensive outline of everything from recruitment, screening and recognizing volunteers to tag lines for advertising and recognition ideas.
www.torc.on.ca/resource_materials-vrv.shtml
5. Assistance in Selecting Volunteers
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Volunteer screening tools and applications
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Volunteer management resources
The handbook is in word format and can be readily accessed.
http://www.thesoccerhalloffame.ca/OSN.nsf/0cbd0cfa0343d8ec85256c93000b7135/
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Volunteer Canada has developed many resources to support excellence in volunteer management, risk management and non-profit governance. Volunteer Canada has developed specific tools to support the following:
- Volunteer Screening
- Board Development
- Volunteer Management
- Youth Volunteering
- FAQ's
http://marketplace.volunteer.ca/c212118.2.html
- Exercises in determining volunteer risk factors
- Sample volunteer application form
- Reference check form
- Consent for criminal record search
- Sample screening policy
- Sample orientation format
- Advice on what you can and cannot ask in an interview or application form.
http://www.volunteer.ca/volunteer/pdf/Volunteer_Program_Managemen.pdf
http://www.tsa.gov.bc.ca/sport/ReportPublications/sportsafe/ss_volun.htm
Quick guides will link users to a wide variety of volunteer non-profit resources. Excellent e-newsletters on Board Governance and Volunteer Management.
6. Fundraising and Getting Grants
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Grant proposal writing
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Corporate Donations
www.charityvillage.com/cv/research/rprop1.html
http://thcu.ca/ohcc-thcu-proposal-writing-course
An intriguing site with an excellent and easy to follow FAQ and an application you can download is available to Bell/BCE employees or retirees. Grant limits are $500 for an individual or $2500 for a team through the BCE Volunteering in Community Sport program.http://www.bce.ca/en/community/employee/communitysport/index.php
www.fundsport.ca Added July 5/07
7. Volunteer Awards and Recognition
Sport Alliance of Ontario has links to Ontario Athlete of the Year awards as well as to other sport award programs. This site includes a grant application and is a financial award. The site also has the Community Sport Award (with a link) for sport councils or groups that function as a collective sport for a municipality.Ontario Athlete of the Year awards
www.baseballontario.com/Awards/awards.html
This links you to the Ontario Volunteer Awards, such as the Volunteer Service Awards, the Ontario Medal for Youth Volunteers, and the Outstanding Achievement Awards for Volunteerism in Ontario. There is a description of each award and the contact information. Provincial Awards - Canada's site for information on volunteering.www.volunteer.ca/volcan/eng/content/other/prov-awards.php?display=4,0#on
This British Site, the Halton Sports Partnership, is based on the equivalent of a city or municipality in Ontario, offers a volunteer incentive scheme, to recruit, reward, recognize and support young volunteers to age 24 and their mentors who are also volunteering for sports. It is based on a tangible reward, such as a shirt for 50 hours of volunteer work; the mentor is also eligible for awards. Volunteer Incentive Scheme Halton Borough Council.http://www2.halton.gov.uk/sportspartnership/content/volunteerincentivescheme/?a=5441
8. Communicating to the Community about Volunteering
www.canadacareerweek.com/products/getstart98/issue.html
www.cllrnet.ca/Docs/RESOURCES/MediaRelations.pdf
http://www.communityhelpers.co.uk/community-volunteers-category.html
9. Templates of Common Organizational Documents
- Succession planning
- Strategic planning
- Communication plan tool kits
- Risk management
- Creating a volunteer handbook
- Using templates
10. Additional Resources
http://www.nonprofitscan.ca/Files/misc/understanding_capacity_of_sports_rec_report.pdf
- Succession planning
- Strategic planning
- Communication plan tool kits
- Risk management
- Creating a volunteer handbook
- Using templates
www.charityvillage.com/cv/research/rom36.html
www.sportlaw.ca/newsletter/october%202004%20newsletter.pdf
www.tnpr.ca/html/static_shtml/home.shtml
Conducted in 2004 by Statistics Canada, the CSGVP includes new information about how Canadians support one another and their communities. Read the full report:
11. Increasing Physical Activity for Children and Youth - new studies now available
Play your way to fitness; Physical activity all day long: Building movement into the school curriculum; and Switch off the TV and Play are among several new studies of systematic reviews and research now available. The purpose of conducting the studies of systematic reviews and research designed to increase levels of physical activity for children and youth is to help generate ideas and discussion among individuals interested in improving children's physical activity levels in Nova Scotia.
