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Employer-Supported Volunteering: The Practice and the Promise of Community Engagement
Volunteer Canada and the RBC Foundation recently released Employer-Supported Volunteering: The Practice and the Promise of Community Engagement. This is the first publication of the Canadian Institute for Business and Community Engagement, a joint effort by the RBC Foundation, Carlton University, and Volunteer Canada. This how-to guide is a valuable resource for companies to learn more about employer-supported volunteering. The …
Mentor Profile – Tayanne Martin
Download Mentor Profile PDF Alberta Mentoring Partnership would like to thank all the amazing mentors across the province that give their time to make a difference in the lives of children and youth. The following profile offers an example of those mentors. If you have a recommendation of a mentor to be profiled, please contact us Occupation University Student Hobbies & …
Resources for Volunteer Organizations
In honour of National Volunteer Week, AMP is highlighting a few resources for organizations and volunteers! Check out the links below: LinkedIn Volunteer Marketplace: A platform for nonprofits to recruit volunteers and to support individuals to find volunteer opportunities with nonprofits. Prime Minister’s Volunteer Awards: To promote Canada’s culture of giving and philanthropy, the Government of Canada created …
Training Opportunity: Promoting Inclusion, Learning, and Meaningful Relationships Using Peer Support Strategies
Featuring: Dr. Erik Carter In Calgary Ramada Plaza Calgary Airport May 27, 2014, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm In Edmonton Edmonton (ATA Barnett House) 11010 – 142 Street NW May 26, 2014, 9:00 am – 3:30 pm This interactive workshop will address practical and promising approaches for developing supports and fostering relationships among students with and without significant disabilities both …
National Volunteer Week April 6-12, 2014 – #volunteerville
National Volunteer Week is a time to recognize, celebrate and thank Canada’s 13.3 million volunteers. 2014 is the 11th consecutive year that Volunteer Canada has delivered the NVW campaign. (volunteer.ca). Volunteerville (volunteerville.ca – #volunteerville) is a new initiative that was launched by Volunteer Alberta this April 2014 to the volunteers across Alberta, so that they can share their experiences as they …
Upcoming Webinars of Interest – Where are All of the Men? & Mentor Screening and Youth Protection
Mentoring Webinars Two topics that AMP regularly hears are of importance to mentoring organizations are how to engage male mentors and how to appropriately screen all mentors. Two upcoming webinars, each hosted by mentoring organizations in the U.S., address these issues. These mentoring webinars are highlighted below – 1. Where are All of the Men? Finding Male Mentors and Keeping …
Mentoring Matters Lesson Plans Released
AMP is excited to share that a series of Lessons Plans designed to fit with Mental Health Matters are now available! These lesson plans are designed for students in Grades 4-6 and students in Grade 8, and share how Mentoring positively impacts mental health. Through the use of group activities and discussions, students will: Grades 4-6 Understand the term …
Six Useful Resources For Your Mentoring Organization
AMP Mentoring Resources Did you know that the Alberta Mentoring Partnership website (www.albertamentors.ca) houses lots of mentoring tools and resources? The following resources are provided by AMP and can serve as a selection of very helpful resources for you and your organization. Here’s a selection. Check out the AMP website for even more tools and resources! 1. Online Mentee and …
View the Concurrent Workshop Presentations from the 2013 National Mentoring Symposium
We are pleased to highlight the Concurrent Workshops presented at the National Mentoring Symposium in November 2013. Slides from these great workshops can be found in the AMP Research Portal here. Workshops include: The Wellness, Resiliency and Partnership Project – Using a Success Coach Mentoring Model to Support Junior and Senior High School Students with FASD Social Media: Blogs, Tweets …