NEWS

What's new?

The Volunteer Handbook training in November 2024 offered many tips. Here are a few:

• Review employee handbooks as a starting point for creating volunteer handbooks. 

• Consider adding interactive elements like quizzes to their volunteer handbooks.

• Plan regular reviews of their volunteer handbooks, at least annually. 

• Plan to explore using QR codes or jump links in digital versions of handbooks.

• Consider surveying volunteers about the usefulness of the handbook.

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

• Welcome to our new Communications Chair, Tyra from the River City Food Bank.

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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 2025. Save the date for our Awards Ceremony in May 20245. Our May 2024 ceremony was hosted by Girl Scouts Heart of Central California.   Thank you to Interim Healthcare Hospice and Big Day of Giving (BDOG) donations for the financial support and the Messenger Publishing Group for the in-kind contributions.

WE ARE CALLING FOR TRAINERS  Click this link for our proposal instructions.  We  schedule our training programs by quarter, letting us advertise our programs as early as possible.  Be sure we received your proposal, follow-up with an email to education@doviasacramento.org.  If you are interested in teaching your peers, this is a safe place to practice.

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 virtual 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