Webinars 

Upcoming webinars and available recordings on volunteer engagement and related issues. 

Upcoming webinars (listed chronologically)    

• Self-Care: Wellness and Mental Health Supports for Staff, Volunteers and Clients (Volunteer Ottawa)
  Wednesday, January 13, 2021, 9:00 - 10:30 am ET

• Effective Communications during COVID-19: Response and Recovery (Volunteer Ottawa)
  Tuesday, January 26, 2021, 9:00 - 10:30 am ET

Webinar Recordings

• Volunteer Canada
  • Laying the Foundation for the Next 20 Years of Volunteer Engagement - December 2, 2020 NEW
  • Shifts in Volunteering - October 29, 2020 
  • Health Sector Spotlight 
    • Volunteering 101 During COVID-19 (with Volunteer Toronto, SPRINT Senior Care) - October 29, 2020
    • Volunteer Program Innovations During COVID-19 (with The Ottawa Hospital) - October 28, 2020
  • Effects of the Pandemic on Employee Community Engagement Programs in Canada and Ireland - October 15, 2020
  • Sitting between Inclusion and Safety: Navigating the Challenges of Re-engaging Volunteers - October 14, 2020 
  • Adapt, Deliver, and Learn: Pivoting to a Virtual Volunteering Model - August 25, 2020 
  • Keeping Volunteers Engaged during COVID-19 - July 23, 2020  
    • Presentation PDF
  • Charity Village: The Volunteering Lens of Public Health Emergencies - May 14, 2020 
  • Corporate Response to COVID-19: Good Practices and Considerations - April 2, 2020 
  • bms, Gowling WLG: COVID-19: AGMs, Volunteer Engagement and Insurance Considerations - April 2020
     
• Carleton University
  • Resilience and Reinvention:  Canadian Philanthropy and Nonprofits Post-Pandemic - June 25, 2020
     
• Charities at Work
  • Candid Conversation:  The Impact of Racism on Employee Engagement - June 25, 2020 
     
• International Association for Volunteer Effort (IAVE)
  • Tolerance and Inclusion – Volunteering Enabling Community Cohesion and Embracing Diversity - September 2020
  • Volunteerism and Community Resilience – Locally Owned Solutions Delivering Impact - July 2020
  • 8 Strategies for Creating a More Inclusive Volunteer Program
  • Innovation & Adaptability: Corporate Responses to the Pandemic - June 24, 2020 
  • Volunteer Management in a Crisis - June 18, 2020
  • How Youth can Respond to COVID-19 Crisis - April 7, 2020
  • A Conversation With Front-Line Volunteer Leaders In Asia - April 2, 2020 
  • Managing Virtual Volunteers during a Pandemic - March 27, 2020 
  • The Safety and Health of Volunteers - March 25, 2020 
     
• Morneau Shepell
  • COVID-19 Virtual Roundtable:  Returning to the workplace post-isolation
     
• Ontario Nonprofit Network and Imagine Canada
  • Tips and Tools for Effective Virtual Programming - June 11, 2020
  • The importance of data during a pandemic - June 2020 
  • Managing employees and volunteers during COVID-19, Part 1: Recording - April 2020
  • Managing staff and volunteers during COVID-19, Part 2: Recording - April 2020
     
• Taproot Foundation
  • Taproot Plus: A Guide to volunteering your skills virtually - May 27, 2020
  • Supporting the Social Sector Through Virtual Pro Bono Programming - April 1, 2020
     
• The Atlantic Corporate Volunteer Council
  • The Listen Up! Show - July Edition with Derrick Feldmann - July 8, 2020 
     
• United Nations Volunteers and IMPACT2030 
  • Reimagining Digital Volunteering & Role of the Private Sector in a post-pandemic world - June 2020 
     
• Volunteer Ireland
  • Fundamentals of training volunteers online - August 4, 2020 
  • Moving to virtual volunteering during COVID-19: The fundamentals of engaging virtual volunteers - March 20, 2020
     
• WeSpire
  • Webinar: Campaign for an Antiracist Workplace - June 2020 

Local volunteer centres may also offer webinars or online learning. Please check the website of the volunteer centre in your area for their current offerings.