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Creating our own learning opportunities
In January I presented to The Victoria Business Moms at the invitation of the group's organizer, Heather Solomonson. The topic I spoke about was non-traditional ways to create professional development opportunities for ourselves. At the delightful Crumsby's cafe in...
The path to certification in volunteer administration
In 2011 the Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources went back to the drawing board with their professional certification process for individuals who manage volunteers and last year decided to partner with the Council for Certification in Volunteer...
Facilitating great activities takes some planning
I always find it exciting to sit down and develop a lesson plan for a course, workshop or presentation and visualize how everything is going to fall together. Of course, it's not something that happens in one sitting - often creating lesson plans is the culmination of...
One great idea to engage Generation X (and more) volunteers
On the weekend I was up in Parksville, facilitating a session at the Canadian Parents for French conference. It was about "Engaging All Generations of Volunteers" and we got into an interesting discussion about how my generation - Generation X - don't usually have a...
Oh, the people we know!
Last night I went to a networking event put on by Volunteer Victoria's Emerging Leaders Network and this morning I'm filled yet again with admiration for the people that work in and around the nonprofit sector in Victoria. We've got us some great people here working...
2013, I expect great things from you
I realized that I've been putting off writing this inaugural blog post for 2013 because I wasn't really sure what to say. Truthfully it's been hanging over my head that at the beginning of last year I chose a "word to live by" for 2012 - ENJOY - and I really don't...
Self-reflection as an online facilitator
This month seems to be all about online education for me as I’m currently facilitating a month-long online course for Volunteer Victoria and taking an Instructional Skills Workshop Online course (also one month long) through my work at Royal Roads University. Our ISWO...
What’s your approach to networking?
As a facilitator, one of the ways in which I maintain a connection to the community and keep tabs on what other people are doing these days is networking. I was at the Danielle LaPorte evening for Bridges for Women (organized by Carolyne Taylor of YoUnlimited.com and...
I am thankful
I am thankful that when I make time to volunteer, new opportunities come my way. I am thankful for audiences that participate, challenge and support. I am thankful for people's understanding of my need to put boundaries around the time I spend on work. I am thankful...
The time to think
Like many people I can sometimes be a real procrastinator. Often it involves things I don't really want to be doing in the first place, but sometimes it includes work that I actually really do love. These days it's busyness that takes me to that place, it's the need...