Welcome to a new week! Social media is great in getting a message out, but no so great in giving you the space you need for a decent explanation in some cases. There are ideas that you cannot get across to your audience in 300 to 3,000 characters. Such is the case with Lois Tuffin's explanation of the new direction we're going in on September 15th. We know you have questions. We want to provide the answers; you deserve no less. So, this outlines what organizations are going to see as of September 15th, and what the options mean for volunteer managers and the organizations they support – even if you give your time for free. Absolutely nothing changes for volunteers. Your access to opportunities remains free and unfettered. It's a new way of doing things, but we're confident that it will be worth it in the long run. After all, we cannot go back to not having a central resource to support our vital non-profits. https://buff.ly/3X9PHgE Now let's get on with our week. It's going to be a cool one, so have a light jacket handy! #Changes #NonprofitLife #VolunteerRecruitment #HereToHelp Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce Trent University Careerspace Peterborough County
Volunteer Peterborough
Non-profit Organizations
Peterborough, Ontario 690 followers
Connecting. Engaging. Fulfilling Community Needs. 🌱
About us
We are a network of volunteers and non-profit organizations working together to connect people and build an engaging community.
- Website
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https://volunteerpeterborough.ca/
External link for Volunteer Peterborough
- Industry
- Non-profit Organizations
- Company size
- 1 employee
- Headquarters
- Peterborough, Ontario
- Type
- Nonprofit
- Founded
- 2023
- Specialties
- Community Development
Locations
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Primary
175 George St N
Peterborough, Ontario K9J 3G6, CA
Updates
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We got word that there is an URGENT NEED for 130 local volunteers for the Peterborough/Nogojiwanong CIBC Run for the Cure. Specifically, the Canadian Cancer Society is looking for... everyone. Setup, tear down, route marshals, errand runners, registrars, greeters, and information table staff. The event takes place on October 6th. This event is a major fundraising effort for breast cancer research, which doesn't just affect women. If you have a chest, you can get it. And while the survivor's chances are improved over what they used to be, and especially with early detection, they still aren't great. This is also an opportunity that lends itself to a group of friends or a family with older kids. We have two links. Our link to the event's details on our page is: https://buff.ly/3ApsEWk The link to register is: https://buff.ly/3M12Wdj. or use the QR code on the graphic. If you aren't able to do a run or a walk, either for the 1M or 5km, this is a great way of helping the cause. Sign up today and let's kick Cancer to the Curb. #CancerCanBeBeaten #VolunteersUrgentlyNeeded #RunForTheCure #DoItForHer #CommunityEvents #HealthcareCauses
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Hello! Can you math? Can you math well? Good. We need a treasurer. The treasurer for Volunteer Peterborough is a three year commitment that includes sitting on our board of directors and executive committee, and the governance that comes with the position as it pertains to a non-profit. We also need our current systems improved to keep up with our growing agency. The application process, since you're working with financial records and our bank account, requires a resume, police record check, references and a cover letter. The full details are here: https://buff.ly/3M2DROX Please read and ensure you have these skills. We would love to work with you. #VolunteerTreasurer #FinancialSkills #MathletesWelcome #SpecializedSkills #NonprofitLife
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There's cake in the breakroom! We are celebrating our first birthday as an organization! In ways it seems like we just got started yesterday. And in other ways, it seems like it's been longer than a year. The important things in all of our celebration would be the stats that Lois Tuffin lists in this blog. The number of volunteers who found their place, and the number of agencies who found their volunteers. And like your average one year old, we're still growing, still learning new things, and figuring out the best way to get things done. Are we perfect? Not yet. But we're working on it. For now, see what Lois has to say about our first year: https://buff.ly/4dkPKvD Thank you for celebrating with us! #HappyBirthdayToUS #VirtualCake #VolunteerRecruitment #NonprofitLife #CommunityInvolvement Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce Peterborough County City of Peterborough Trent University Careerspace
Celebrating one year of volunteer spirit in Peterborough - Volunteer Peterborough
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Our Welcome Wednesday feature for this week focuses on two organizations who are determined to make a beautiful world. One by planting, one by picking things up. First, we have the Lakefield and District Horticultural Society. Once a month, they get together to talk plants and gardens. They also maintain the beautiful gardens by the Lakefield Cenotaph and Isabel Morris park. And the best thing? The pollinator gardens helping our bee friends and other pollinators get plenty to eat and spread around. They help identify the best plants for your own spot of land, and the invasive ones that need to be properly disposed of to prevent spread. So, to be clear, milkweed good, garlic mustard bad. Our second agency is the #CleanUpPeterborough team ledby Steve Paul. You have already seen us promoting their community cleanups. Insufficient trash receptacles and nowhere to stub out cigarettes is a tiny part of an overall problem with litter in our city as even when things are available, they aren't used. Since its inception a few months ago, Clean Up Peterborough has been intent on preventing litter from contaminating our soil, waterways, and general environment. In a perfect world, they wouldn't need to do this, but they are making the city better, a kilo of cigarette butts at a time. That's right. Kilo. You can learn more about both agencies on our Organizations Page https://buff.ly/3w7GpGS Help them make this a wonderful world. #WelcomeWednesday #Beautification #EnvironmentalAction #Pollinators #Education #VolunteersAreBeautiful Township of Selwyn Peterborough County Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough
Organizations - Volunteer Peterborough
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She was born for a public spotlight. That little girl who shook hands and introduced herself to everyone on that long flight to Northern Ontario. It didn't matter if the person was a mining executive or someone's grandmother, she knew everyone's name by the time the plane landed. The world could use a few more people like her. That kind of friendly and outgoing personality is a very desirable trait for a number of our agencies looking for visitors, companions, and callers. The ability to strike up and maintain a conversation with someone that they initially don't know that well comes in handy for organizations like Community Care Peterborough, where regular check-ins with clients are key in helping combat loneliness or early detection of problems. Sometimes, that friendly face is a bonus for a service's greeter at events or in their storefront. Canadian Blood Services, for example, is looking for in-clinic volunteers to greet donors, get them signed in, administer liquids and snacks, and make sure they're okay to leave the clinic. Negative experiences can turn a nervous first-timer into a disillusioned last-timer. That helps nobody, especially an important agency that needs all the donors they can get, If you have that plucky demeanour and cast-iron stomach necessary for a clinic volunteer, check out the page here:https://buff.ly/4dbfoD7 Volunteer opportunities for extroverts are numerous. Find the place that would love to have you today! #VolunteeriingForExtroverts #CommunityBuilding #VolunteersNeeded #HealthCauses #HelloIsItMeYoureLookingFor Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce Peterborough County
In Clinic Volunteer - Volunteer Peterborough
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Big Mama's Kitchen is a fundraising source for the crew at Right To Heal. Whether it's a single meal (hearing great things about those tacos!) or an entire event, the money goes to help fund Right To Heal in operations and HQ maintenance. What they need are drivers. Between 1-4 pm, they need a hand with delivering their delicious food to those who have placed orders. If you have a car and a valid driver's license, you are exactly what Big Mama needs. https://buff.ly/3AeQ5RV And by all means, check out the menu for Big Mama's. The prices are affordable, and the money goes to a great local program, not corporations. #VolunteersNeeded #YummerTime #FUNdraising #worthwhilecauses #DriversNeeded #CommunityHealth
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Hate to say it, but it's the truth: Summer is creeping to an end. People are starting to think ahead to back-to-school shopping, fall trips, and those last weekends camping or chilling at the cottage. Something we hope you are also planning would be autumn volunteering. As the post-summer routines go back to the familiar, take a moment to consider how you can be helpful to an agency that needs more hands to operate. There are groups looking for in-school volunteers to assist with feeding students, or after-school programs who need a few more adults in the room. Fall youth sports will need coaches. Let's also start thinking about those who have far less who are in for a rough time this fall and winter. As you start bringing out your cold weather clothes to start adding to your wardrobe for seasonal changes, make sure that anything that's not fitting or you don't feel like keeping gets donated to one of our many thrift shops or collection groups for the disadvantaged. Seasonal shifts are coming. Plan to make the best of them and maybe lend a hand to those who need it. Check our opportunities page today! https://buff.ly/3rsamzk Let's make this Volunteer Autumn! #PlanAhead #VolunteerAutumn #PumplinSpiceSeasonIsComing #YouthVolunteering #CommunityBuilding #VolunteersNeeded
Opportunities - Volunteer Peterborough
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Our friends at the Kawartha Haliburton Children's Foundation had this to say about us. We're blushing a bit. It's why we do what we do. When finding a volunteer role is too much of a chore, most people won't bother. The easier you make it, the better luck a volunteer will have finding you. On the flip side, the less time an organization's volunteer coordinator has finding people who are urgently needed to fill a position, the more unlikely the organization is going to have to fill the role of volunteer coordinator. (It's frustrating and the burnout is REAL.) If you can shop online, you have the abilities to use our site. Register, plug in what you want, select from the options presented. Come on over to see what we have: https://buff.ly/48p5ewI And if you're in downtown Peterborough this month, watch for the Tap and Give banner making its way around town on behalf of the Kawartha-Haliburton Children's Foundation. Also, keep your eyes peeled for future events! #Testimonial #FriYay #CommunityBuilding #KidsCauses #NonprofitLife #VolunteersRock Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce Peterborough County
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We cannot understate the importance of the YES Shelter for Youth and Families. It keeps some of our most vulnerable and disadvantaged citizens off the streets and help them get the counselling or skills they need for a self-sufficient and healthier life than what they left. So when YES says they need help, we're going to put out the call. There are three ways you can volunteer your time and talent, freeing up the shelter employees to help the clients. First, there is the maintenance crew. This is for someone with all-around handyperson skills who can donate a few hours a week, between 9-4, to keep the shelter itself and its satellite houses in good repair. Perfect for a retiree or someone between jobs. The next is a need for gardeners. Keeping the shelter grounds looking tidy and welcoming is important. You (and a friend or two) will be provided the gear necessary, but please bring your own sturdy footwear. It's a morning job during the week. The third is for general shelter crew. Can we give a description of this opportunity? Not really, as it changes every shift. Sometimes you'll be helping sort donations. Other times, you'll be fixing up a new resident's room, making sure the basics are there. It depends entirely on the day's needs. All of these positions require a Vulnerable Sector Check (you know you keep and reuse these, right?) and a separate application form. They are looking for people who are mature, non-judgemental, and able to respect boundaries and confidentiality. If you want do do something to help keep kids and families off the streets (or living in a car or a tent), this is your opportunity. You'll find the agency overview and the links to the positions here: https://buff.ly/3YBnBvK Be part of the change that a young person needs for a better life for themselves. #Homelessness #AreYouHandy #CommunityBetterment #HousingIsARight Community Foundation of Greater Peterborough Peterborough and the Kawarthas Chamber of Commerce Peterborough County
YES Shelter For Youth & Families - Volunteer Peterborough
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