Monthly Archives: March 2009
Volunteer Toronto’s Outreach Program
Volunteer Toronto’s outreach program provides presentations on Volunteer Toronto and volunteering to the community. As part of Stikeman Elliott’s Community Involvement program, Volunteer Toronto participated in an information session on Volunteer Toronto. Volunteer Toronto outreach program volunteer, Otis Mushonga was on … Continue reading
Timeraiser Toronto Raises 10,450 Volunteer Hours
It’s the 6th year Volunteer Toronto has sponsored the Toronto Timeraiser, and this year was once again a great success. The Timeraiser is part volunteer fair, part silent art auction and part night on the town aimed at those new … Continue reading
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Volunteers Needed Wed Mar 25 9am-12pm
We need your help recruiting 20 morning volunteers for Momiji’s annual fundraising Japanese bazaar on Wednesday, March 25 from 9am to 12pm. Momiji is a charity that provides education and recreation programs to support primarily Japanese Canadian seniors living in … Continue reading
Volunteer Toronto Movie Night Video
Our community partners at Getinvolved.ca made an incredible video of our recent free movie night screening of Us Now with Don Tapscott. US now is a UK documentary film project on open collaboration and community engagement through online networks within … Continue reading
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Volunteer Toronto Members in NOW Magazine
We’re excited to share a new partnership with NOW Magazine. As you may know, one of Volunteer Toronto’s membership benefits includes helping non-profits meet their high-priority volunteer needs through the Opportunities of the Week section on our website. We’re pleased … Continue reading
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Timeraiser 2009: Remixing Volunteer Engagement
Timeraiser Executive Director, Anil Patel describes the annual Toronto Timeraiser, “like speed dating for volunteers.” Timeraisers’ innovative part volunteer fair, part fundraiser, part cocktail party concept remixes the way young people new in their careers can participate in their communities. … Continue reading
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Building Team Morale
Metro News’ community spirit section highlights how Volunteer Toronto’s corporate volunteer program provides the opportunity to enhance employee engagement and achieve corporate social responsibility mandates. We have been thrilled with the amount of corporate interest in partnering with our member … Continue reading
A Volunteer Success Story
Volunteer Toronto’s very own volunteer success story is featured in the Wednesday edition of Metro News’ week-long profile on volunteerism. Anna Bychkova moved to Canada from Russia two-and-a-half years ago, and volunteering provided her the opportunity to strengthen her English … Continue reading
Youth Segment Tops Volunteer Rates in Canada
Volunteer Toronto board member, John Stubbs is featured in the second installment of Metro News’ week-long feature on volunteerism. The article focuses on youth volunteering among 18-35 year-olds, who represent the highest rate of volunteerism among all age groups. John … Continue reading
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Metro News Special Feature on Volunteering
We’re pleased to announce that Metro News, the free daily commuter newspaper read by over 900,000 weekly readers in Toronto is doing a profile series on volunteerism from Monday, March 2nd to Friday, March 6th. The first article of the … Continue reading
