NEWS

What's new?

We honored 21 community volunteer programs and one volunteer program manager. See our 2026 Awards page for a summary!

Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration Speaker Series - worthy of your professional development time.  Visit: fvenzant@cvacert.org | www.cvacert.org

Congratulations New CVA's!:Congrats to the AL!VE members who invested in themselves and earned their CVA credential in Spring 2026.

AL!VE's Communities of Practice (CoPs) connect volunteer engagement professionals for peer learning, shared problem-solving, and meaningful connection. Visit here for more!

Have you visited our About page to see who currently sits on the DOVIA Sacramento Board?

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GET CERTIFIED. CHECK OUT THE COUNCIL OF CERTIFICATION IN VOLUNTEER ADMINISTRATION'S EXAM.  Here is the link to the CVA Handbook: https://cvacert.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2023-CCVA-Handbook.docx.pdf. Also visit:  https://www.linkedin.com/company/cvacert/

FOLLOW THE ASSOCIATION OF LEADERS IN VOLUNTEER ENGAGEMENT (AL!VE). LinkedIn is a great resource: https://www.linkedin.com/company/association-of-leaders-in-volunteer-engagement/

START THINKNG ABOUT OUR AWARDS PROGRAM!!  We recognize Volunteers, Volunteer Managers and Volunteer Programs each Spring (historically MAY).  Nominations are due early April. Plan to attend our Awards Ceremony in May.   Thank you to
Sacramento Venture Philanthropy and Big Day of Giving (BDOG) donations for the financial support and the Messenger Publishing Group for the media coverage.

MEMBERS--INVITE YOUR COLLEAGUES TO JOIN DOVIA SACRAMENTO  We have individual and agency membership options along with complimentary memberships for retired volunteer management professionals and students pursing a course of study in the field of volunteer management. To learn about membership click here.

DOVIA SACRAMENTO BOARD AND COMMITTEE OPENINGS  Our organization is always growing and we are looking for a variety of board and committee positions.  If you are interested in learning more about serving as a DOVIA Sacramento Board or Committee member click here. Ask us about short-term projects as well.

DOVIA SACRAMENTO EVENTS We offer at least one monthly training opportunity, Meet Up or special event. Save these times and dates on your calendars and look for event invitations in your emails and social media feeds. Non-members will pay a small registration fee for monthly trainings.  We participate in the AL!VE Volunteer Managers Conference each Fall as a full-day fee-based event.

SAVE THE DATE & VISIT OUR EVENTS PAGE

Second Thursday each month (unless we are collaborating with a partner)

11:30 am - 1:00 pm