Links
Check some of these links for ideas and best practices other groups are using, as well as to see what's new and trendy in the volunteer world!
Alcohol & Gaming Authority -
http://www.gov.ns.ca/lwd/agd/
- lottery licence -
http://www.gov.ns.ca/lwd/agd/docs/GamingLotteryTicketLicence.pdf
- lottery permit -
http://www.gov.ns.ca/lwd/agd/forms.asp
Atlantic Lottery Commission - Community Sponsorship -
http://www.alc.ca/English/ALCInTheCommunity
Canadian Association for the Advancement of Women and
Sport and Physical Activity - CAAWS Mission - To ensure that girls and women have access to a complete range of opportunities and choices and have equity as participants and leaders in sport and physical activity. CAAWS is an advocate for equity for girls and women in sport and physical activity, and promotes the values of equity, inclusiveness, fairness, and respect. http://www.caaws.ca
Canada's Non Profit Information Source - source of information on the non-profit and voluntary sector http://www.nonporfitscan.ca/languagePreference.asp
Charity Village - http://www.charityvillage.com/
CharityVillage Campus - Online Learning to meet your needs - http://learn.serebra.com/charityvillage/index.cfm
Community Services Council of Newfoundland and Labrador - the heart of the voluntary sector of Newfoundland and Labrador. Great resources, opportunity to see how volunteers do it in another part of Canada http://www.envision.ca
Imagine Canada - up-to-date research on volunteer practices, trends and statistics http://www.imaginecanada.ca
Giving and Volunteering.ca - key statistics on charitable giving and volunteering in Canada, broken down by province, from the National Survey of Giving, Volunteering and Participating http://www.givingandvolunteering.ca
Human Resources Council for the Voluntary/Non-Profit Sector - practical tools and information on human resources management for non-profit organizations http://www.hrcouncil.ca
Lessons in Leadership: How Young People Change Their Communities and Themselves is an evaluation of a Youth Leadership development initiative, and speaks to findings in terms of youth and activities, and the benefits for youth for engaging in activism activities, recommendations for practitioners working with youth, and recommendations for funders of youth programs. www.theinnovationcenter.org/
National Coaching Certification Program - The NCCP is a training and certification program for coaches, offered across Canada in over 60 sports. The program was designed to meet the needs of a wide range of coaches - from those who introduce youngsters to sport to those who work with Canada ’s high-performance athletes. http://www.gov.ns.ca/ohp/physicalActivity/nccp.asp
Nova Scotia Health Promotion Physical Activity, Sport and Recreation - http://www.gov.ns.ca/ohp/physicalActivity/activeHealthyLiving.asp
Nova Scotia Outdoor Leadership Development Program -
The NSOLD Program provides participants with the knowledge and training to become informed, more experienced outdoor leaders. This results in safer, more enjoyable and environmentally sensitive experiences in our back country. http://www.gov.ns.ca/ohp/physicalActivity/nsold.asp
Nova Scotia Volunteer Forum- Recreation Nova Scotia was co-host with Community Links, of the former Canadian Volunteer Initiative (CVI). CVI was a federal initiative coordinated by Volunteer Canada, in partnership with Heritage Canada. On Septeber 25, 2006 it was announced that funding for this national initiative would end on March 31, 2007. The previous CVI website has been rebranded as www.nsvolunteerforum.ca.
Recreation Nova Scotia - General Liability Insurance Program for Members of Recreation Nova Scotia http://www.recreationns.ca/insurance
Youth Secretariat - To facilitate and coordinate the provincial government’s response to the needs, concerns, and aspirations of Nova Scotian youth and youth-serving organizations. http://youth.ednet.ns.ca/links/links.asp
Volunteer Canada - Information on volunteering http://www.volunteer.ca/index-eng.php
The A - Z Directory for Board Governance - is designed to take you along a continuum from the early organizational stage of building your Board in Section One (Yellow) A - G, through the stage for organizations who have been in existence for a few years in Section Two (Blue) H - 0, through to the stage for more mature organizations with experienced Board members in Section Three (Red) P - Z.
http://www.vcn.bc.ca/volbc/resources/governance/index.html