EngageMe provides adaptable Information, Activities and Scenarios for volunteer training. This resource is free for Volunteer Toronto Subscribers or with the purchase of ANY volunteer management course on LearnVT.ca
Volunteer engagement enables non-profits to increase organizational capacity and meet community needs. Harnessing volunteer interest is even more imperative in the current funding climate.
Access Volunteer Toronto's Learning Library for FREE resources, webinars, tools and more to help you prepare, enhance and adapt your volunteer engagement approach.
About this course: In this self-directed micro-learning course, you’ll learn how to effectively bring on youth volunteers and offer impactful, meaningful volunteer opportunities. This course will explore a few areas to help you create youth-friendly volunteer engagement strategies, including adult allyship, the youth volunteer management cycle, motivations for youth volunteers, planning, recruitment and screening considerations, and more.
Format: Self-directed and self-paced online modules and resources, start anytime! Certificate provided upon completion.
Duration: 1-2 hours (pause and continue anytime - your progress is saved)
About this course: In this self-directed course, you’ll learn how to get your colleagues on board with volunteer engagement by properly preparing them for working with volunteers and centring your organization’s mission. This approach will vary from organization to organization, so you’ll learn tactics to talk to staff, board members, volunteer leaders and more to get your volunteer engagement goals met.
Format: Self-directed and self-paced online modules and resources, start anytime! Certificate provided upon completion.
Duration: 1-2 hours (pause and continue anytime - your progress is saved)
Course fee: $40
About this course: This is a self-directed micro-learning course that explores micro-volunteer actions and opportunities. Learn at your own pace through the intro video and module, then explore the four enablers of micro-volunteering (technology, training, checking in and getting feedback). This course includes instructional videos, infographics, links, resources and more.
Format: A self-directed and self-paced online module, plus videos, infographics and resources, start anytime! Certificate provided upon completion.
Duration: 1-1.5 hours (pause and continue anytime - your progress is saved)
Course fee: $40
About this course: In this self-directed online course, you'll explore the various elements of screening you may use when selecting a volunteer. Learn how selecting volunteers has changed and how you can be ready for the changing future of volunteer screening. There’s no one-size-fits-all approach to applications, conversations and choosing volunteers, but this course can help you determine what processes might work best for you.
Format: Self-directed and self-paced online modules and resources, start anytime! Certificate provided upon completion.
Duration: 1-2 hours (pause and continue anytime - your progress is saved)
About this course: In this self-directed course you’ll learn how policies are important for safe, effective and successful volunteer engagement. There are some policies specifically linked to legislation, and others with legally-required elements. There are also many policies that have no legal requirement, but are essential to your volunteer engagement strategy, along with other policies that might be useful overall.
Format: Self-directed and self-paced online modules and resources, start anytime! Certificate provided upon completion.
Duration: 1-2.5 hours (pause and continue anytime - your progress is saved)
About this course: In this self-directed course, you’ll learn about your organization’s obligations related to police reference checks according to the Ontario Human Rights Code (OHRC). The OHRC is intended to protect people from discrimination in several areas, including employment and the hiring process. This applies to recruiting, screening and working with volunteers. This course satisfies the requirements for the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Toronto Police Services. Newly updated in December 2023 with the latest Toronto Police Service processes.
Format: Self-directed and self-paced online modules and resources, start anytime! Certificate provided upon completion.
Duration: 1-2 hours (pause and continue anytime - your progress is saved)
