OAVR Newsletter - September 2018

Act as if what you do makes a difference. It does.
- William James

In This Issue:

Message from the Chair
Hybrid Conference Registration
Membership Renewal
Save the Date: 5 à 7
Save the Date: VMPC/PAVRO/Volunteer Canada Conference 2019!
What's New
e-Volunteerism Free Articles of the Month

Message from the Chair

Happy Fall everyone! It continues to be an exciting time of change for OAVR. We are now on our fourth edition of our new newsletter and would love to hear what you think! Please send in your feedback to chair@oavr.ca. This communication tool is for YOU and we look forward to your input.

Many important features are in this edition that I’d like to highlight:

1 – Registration is NOW OPEN for the Hybrid Conference. Click here to register! Please share this widely with your networks.

2 – Membership renewal is due by September 30. Please register through our website here!

3 – New award for “Excellence in Volunteer Management”. Please take a moment to nominate someone that you feel deserves this special recognition. We will be presenting the award at our International Volunteer Management Day celebration on November 1. Submit a nomination here.

4 – And on that note, SAVE THE DATE to join us on November 1 from 5pm-7pm at the Lieutenant’s Pump! This event is open to all so please share with your friends and colleagues. Register by email to vicechair@oavr.ca

Thank you!

Angela Begin

Board Chair

For more information and to register your spot, click here.

For more information, head to oavr.ca/membership-application!

Join us November 1st!

Share it far and wide, the next VMPC conference, in collaboration with PAVRO and Volunteer Canada, is coming to Ottawa! Let's spread this to everyone we can and represent Ottawa well next year!

More details to follow.

Check us out at www.OAVR.ca!
Send your questions, comments, or newsletter submissions to:
newsletter@oavr.ca

What's New

September

Webinar - September 27th

A recent survey asked a sample of typical middle-class American donors, "Would you consider putting a gift for charity in your will?" More than 90% of those donors enthusiastically said "Yes.

But then came the second question: "Have you already put a gift for charity in your will?" The dismal answer: fewer than 10% had done so.

In this webinar on Marketing Bequests: The Delicate Art of Asking for that Final Gift, learn the right words, style and tone to use with potential donors.

To register for this webinar and learn more, click here.

Free Download!

Ultimately, the goal of every appeal letter is to get a resounding "Yes!"

With the right number of positive responses to your annual appeal letter, you can get the support you need for your mission.

It's all possible with the right strategy! Get the right responses to your appeals by implementing this 18-Step Annual Appeal Checklist!

This Checklist includes 18 steps to help your nonprofit create letter that make a connection with donors who will willingly contribute to your cause, and how to implement this checklist to get the right responses!

To download, click here.

October

Webinar - October 18th

How do you brand your capital campaign so it inspires donors to act, and without pilfering from annual giving? What printed or digital tools do you need in the quiet and public phases? How do you inspire major donors to become campaign ambassadors?

In this webinar on Capital Campaign Communications: Creating a Powerful Case for Support, you will learn how to communicate with your donors with confidence, as well as 3 core ingredients needed to engage major donors.

To learn more and register for this webinar, click here.

Free eBook!

As fundraisers, we sometimes suffer from a lack of curiosity about our donors. So many of our donations are from people who we know very little about.

The good news is that research shows that donors actually like it when we ask them questions about themselves and how they feel about our organization.

Whether you're just now discovering the power of donor surveys, or you're looking to up your game, this eBook on Getting to Know You: A Guide to the Hidden Power of Donor Surveys is for you!

To learn more and download this eBook, click here.

e-Volunteerism Free Articles of the Month

"Laddering" in Volunteer Management: What It Is, and Why It May Be Important
Rob Jackson and Erin R. Spink consider the importance of "laddering" in the volunteer management profession. Jackson and Spink define laddering as "the opportunity to report to someone more senior than you who is also a leader of volunteers." Join this important conversation about what could be the missing ingredient and a potential turning point for the future of volunteer engagement.

Boomers and Beyond: 12 Best Practices Vital to Volunteer Resources in the Future

For continued success, organizations need to create strategies that will allow them to become learning organizations, able to understand and respond to the changes in volunteer expectations, no matter which generation of volunteers is on the horizon.

Interested in reading more? Subscribe to e-Volunteerism to get access to current volunteer management articles in each quarterly issue, and 18 years of archives!

OAVR's Mandate:

To promote professionalism in volunteer resource management

To support our members in the pursuit of their goals

To provide a forum to share information and resources

To network with peers

OAVR's Goals:

Exchange ideas and resources

Share information and concerns

Networking

Socializing

Offering support and encouragement to members

Liaising with organizations involved with volunteers

Promoting professionalism among our members

Assisting our members with their professional development

PDU Reminder:

Don't forget that Professional Development Units can be applied to written submissions to this newsletter!

If you're working towards or maintaining your CVA or a similar certification, part of the application process requires a minimum number of PDUs.

So get writing and share your expertise with your fellow volunteer managers by submitting your articles to newsletter@oavr.ca!

Publishing:
Writing related to volunteer resources management (blogs, articles, research reports, website content, etc.)

500 words = 2 PDUs