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Training and Tools for Voluntary Sector Staff

National
Governing for Results: A Director's Guide to Good Governance
CampusConnection.ca A Government of Canada website listing on-line and classroom courses in all fields of study
Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources Resources for volunteer management
Canadian Centre for Philanthropy A wide variety of resources and current research of use to the voluntary sector
Centre for Voluntary Sector Research & Development Research for and about the voluntary sector, with a specialty in evaluation
CharityVillage.com A wide variety of resources of use to the voluntary sector
Developing Human Resources in the Voluntary Sector Resources, including in-depth modules, related to the management of human resources in the voluntary sector
Mentoring Canada A website run by Big Brothers Big Sisters Canada, with an on-line library of resources, and training materials for new Board members and starting a mentoring program
National Inventory of Voluntary Sector Management Training and Education Programs
National Survey of Giving, Volunteering, and Participating
Resources for Accountability and Financial Management in the Voluntary Sector Voluntary Sector Initiative-produced guide to courses, programs, books, web resources, etc. for VS financial management
Voluntary Sector Initiative
Voluntary Sector Portal Resources related to the voluntary sector in Canada
Volunteer Opportunities Exchange
Volunteer Canada Resources related to the management of volunteer resources within your organization
British Columbia
Langara College Community Development Programs
University of Victoria In Academic year 2004-05, the University of Victoria is introducing ADMN 409 (1.5) Leading and Managing in the Non-profit Sector. This course will provide an overview of management in Canada's non-profit and voluntary sector. You will examine the size, scope, structure, functions, value bases, and uniqueness of the non-profit sector, plus the differences between the non-profit, public and private sectors. Topics include: leadership; board governance; strategic analysis; volunteer management; and partnering. You will analyze how management concepts, models, principles, and techniques have validity as applied in the context of non-profit and voluntary sector organizations.

University of Victoria also provides other courses in its public administration diplomas that are applicable to the voluntary sector, i.e. program evaluation, etc., and these can be found at the same web location.

University of Victoria Cultural Resources Management Program Programs related to museums, galleries, and other cultural organizations
Volunteer B.C. - A - Z Directory for Board Governance
Voluntary Sector Knowledge Network a mix of resources for the voluntary sector, with a chat function and “ask a mentor”
Prairie Region
Alberta Board Development Program
Athabasca University: Governance Courses and Accounting for Managers of Not-for-Profit Organizations
Grant MacEwan Community College Voluntary Sector Management Program
Resource Centre for Voluntary Organizations
Mount Royal College
Red River Community College
Volunteer Management Program
SaskCulure: A library of resources of particular interest to cultural organizations
Ontario
Algonquin College Programs in Fundraising and Volunteer Management
Carleton University
Conestoga College Their Continuing Education division offers courses in fundraising and volunteer management
Confederation College Hosts the Negahneewin College Indigenous Leadership and Community Development Program, for leadership of aboriginal communities and/or organizations
Georgian College Fundraising program offered full-time, part-time, or on-line
Humber College Offers a number of volunteer management training initiatives
La Cité Collégiale Offre des courses en administration publique, gestion des ressources humaines, et les autres sujets qui s’y rattachent. Bientôt, il y sera des courses au sujet du leadership dans le secteur bénévole et communautaire
Mohawk College Voluntary management courses
Niagara College Centre for Community Leadership
Northern College Program in Community Economic & Social Development, including a course in Management of Non-profit Organizations
Ontario Community Support Association Also OCSA has a consulting arm, called Capacity Builder which provides customized training and resources
Queen's University Master of Public Administration degree, with specialization in Policy and the Third Sector available
Ryerson Polytechnic University
The Ryerson Certificate Program in Interdisciplinary Studies in Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Management
The Nonprofit Management & Leadership Program - Schulich School of Business - York University
Sheridan College Offers a Community Worker - Outreach & Development program and a Social Service Worker program, both generic and with a specialization in gerontology
Sir Sanford Fleming College offers a not for frofit sector leadership certificate program on a part-time basis
St. Clair College A variety of on-line offerings of interest to voluntary sector staff
University of Toronto offers a Certificate in Management of Human Service Organizations through their Continuing Education Division. Also, there may be courses of interest in their Political Science Department, like this one: 491H-F: Democracy in Decline – Redeeming Politics through Civic Engagement
St. Michael’s College at the University of Toronto Offers a Corporate Social Responsibility program, which seeks to link the corporate and the voluntary sector in a number of important ways, although it is not specifically intended as programming for the Volunteer sector
University of Western Ontario
Volunteer Lawyers Service Offers legal assistance at no charge to non-profit and charitable organizations in Ontario
Québec
Bishop's University Offers a Certificate Program in Arts Management
Cégep de Sorel-Tracy Offert un programme qui s’appelle Techniques de Gestion d’entreprises d’économie sociale et des groupes communautaires
Comité sectoriel de main-d’œuvre Économie sociale et action communautaire (CSMO-ÉSAC) Le Comité et ses partenaires établissent en concertation les priorités d’intervention en matière de développement, de formation, de perfectionnement de la main-d'œuvre et de maintien et de stabilisation de l'emploi
Centre St-Pierre
Concordia University offers graduate diploma programs in administration of VS orgs, with specific focus on sports & health care organizations
Fédération des centres d'action bénévole du Québec (FCABQ)
Université du Québec à Montréal
Atlantic Canada
College of the North Atlantic Offers a program in Community Recreation Leadership, as well as various offerings, like Proposal Writing, through its Continuing Education Division
Dalhousie University - Henson CollegeOffers a Certificate in Non-Profit Sector Management
enVision- Virtual Resource Centre
St. Francis Xavier University Offers a Diploma in Community-Based Development, as well as eight short certificate courses each year, which are open to development practitioners from the North and South


United States of America

ARNOVA The Association for Research on Nonprofit Organizations and Voluntary Associations – current research of interest to the VS
BoardSource Offering general information useful for Board orientation to the role of the Board, and to the non-profit sector generally
Free Management Library
National Center for Strategic Nonprofit Planning and Community Leadership (NPCL)
Volunteer Today


Australia

Community Builders.nsw An interactive electronic clearing house for everyone involved in community level social, economic and environmental renewal including community leaders, community & government workers, volunteers, program managers, academics, policy makers, youth and seniors
Volunteering Australia Promoting volunteerism in Australia, with resources
Volunteering Queensland tools for volunteer management
Voluntary Sector & Third Sector Policy Library On-line link to current policy research about the voluntary sector


United Kingdom

Association of Chief Executives of National Voluntary Organisations Offers publications of interest to issues of leadership, governance, management in the VS
Manchester Guardian On-line newspaper with regular features of interest to the VS in the UK and globally
National Council of Voluntary Organisations Offers resources related to both the policy issues faced by the voluntary sector, as well as organizational development/management issues
Virtual University for Voluntary Sector Studies Offers degree and certificate programs in topics of interest to the VS
VolResource: information for voluntary and community organizations
Voluntary Sector Skills offers comprehensive website with opportunities for obtaining competencies, education/training, jobs/careers, etc. relevant to paid VS staff

  

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