AVRBC Administrators of Volunteer Resources BC

Volunteer BC is pleased to announce the publication of the newly revised Volunteer Connections: Starting a Volunteer Centre in Your Community - The quintessential handbook for new volunteer centres.

First published in 1993, this new edition (2009) has:

• Updated templates and forms to help centres pull together their administrative, human resources, recruitment and program processes;
• Updated resource sections pointing readers to the latest and greatest tools in volunteer management;
• Expanded media and external relations section;
• New tools like the Readiness Assessment grid and the Volunteer Centre Planning Check List for centres in formulation;
• Tips on using the internet to recruit volunteers;
• Lots more!

Emerging and existing volunteer centres in BC who are members of Volunteer BC enjoy free access to the digital version of the handbook. Contact volunteerbc@gmail.com to receive your copy today.

Visit Volunteer BCs website for more information about starting a volunteer centre.