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Like
most of our non-profit membership,
the CRVS is governed by a Board of Directors made up of volunteers.
These volunteers come from many backgrounds and experience,
though share in common an invested interest in our organization.
On October 2nd and 3rd, the Volunteer Society Board met for
two days of Board Development work facilitated by Pat Allen.
During this time, we worked together to re-create our Values,
Vision, and Mission Statement. This process led us to further
appreciate each other as individuals, as a Board working as
a unit, and as a Society with an important role to play in
this community.
We are very pleased to share with you the results of our hard
work in this newsletter.
As we look to the future, the only constraint we can rely
upon is that the needs in this community for our services
are ever changing. As the CRVS Board works to provide the
leadership and vision for the Society, we always welcome YOUR
input.
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THE
BROWN BAG REPORT
"Screening, Criminal Record Checks and Risk Management"
drew a crowd of over 30 people to the Volunteer Centre. After
determining the purpose of screening is to find the "right
match" between organization's needs (position) and the person
volunteering their services, the focus of the discussion was
on the "tools" to effectively do so.
It was noted that many organizations have in the past looked
to criminal record checks as the means of screening their
volunteers. While this is an important tool, there are several
other steps to the process which include: Determining the
Risk, Designing a Volunteer Position, Targeted Recruitment,
Selection Interviews, Reference Checks, Orientation and Training,
On-Going Supervision and Evaluation including follow ups with
participants/clients.
The guest speaker, Staff Sgt. Dale Djos, offered some insights
into the information that might be available on a volunteer
through the new, more complete Criminal Record Check Application
which has been in use since August.
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NEXT
BROWN BAG LUNCH
Thursday, November 26, 1998
12 NOON at the Volunteer Centre
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An important point was made that Agencies should have screening
policies in place including guidelines on when (relative to
the volunteer position with an organization) a past record
would NOT be acceptable. Since most large sporting organizations
already have screening policies, they are a valuable resource
when approaching this task. Why reinvent the wheel?
Attendees of the lunch-time seminar received a number of handouts
that comprised guidelines for assessing risk management, sample
interview questions and a reference check form. The centre
also maintains a library of videotapes and books full of tips
and advice, including materials from the National Education
Campaign on Screening developed by Volunteer Canada & Justice
Canada among others.
$THE BUCK STOPS HERE$
Insights
into Financial Matters in the Non-Profit Sector.
Shawn Reain, the CRVS Treasurer will be our guest speaker.
For more info, call us & look for our BBFax. PLEASE
RVSP ASAP |
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