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O Canada: Four Uniquely Canadian Things about Volunteerism and Volunteer Engagement during COVID-19

  • Writer: Jessica
    Jessica
  • May 22, 2020
  • 1 min read

Updated: May 3, 2024

Rob Jackson's blog is one of the Resources I Love for volunteer engagement. So, when Rob asked if I'd like to contribute a guest post, I was so honoured!

A quick peek:

#1: Rural Canadians and Internet Access
When universal high-speed internet comes to Canada, our sector should be ready to respond and leverage the resources. Volunteer engagement professionals will need to continue to innovate and keep our tech skills sharp. We are in a unique position to combine technical skills with soft skills to help our organizations move their missions forward. Keep learning, and as you learn, think about how to engage volunteers with new technology solutions that emerge. 
#4: Are you Bilingual? 
Volunteers who are bilingual will be in even higher demand, and bilingual volunteer engagement professionals will be much more employable. This means that Canadian leaders of volunteers should brush up on their French, collect better data on language preferences and capabilities, and be mindful of the benefits and limitations of translation technology

Read the full guest post.



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Jessica operates Learn with JPP Consulting in Toronto, on the Treaty Lands and Territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit First Nation. She recognizes this land as being home and traditional territory to other Indigenous people since time immemorial. 

Jessica is grateful to have the privilege to work on this land. She calls for the reconciliation of current injustices as well as those that have been carried out against Indigenous communities which include but are not limited to broken treaty relationships. 

Jessica encourages you to learn more about the traditional territories of the Indigenous Peoples where you live, work, and play using tools like native-land.ca.
 

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