- A Bravenet.com Forum

General Forum

Start a New Topic

Topic

Author

Views

Replies

Last Post

Ellen Didimamoff, CVA - AVA President

AVA Info

According to AVA bylaws/policies, AVA membership list cannot not be distributed. AVA board president, Ellen Didimamoff, has computer back up information and Virginia AVA member, Katie Campbell, is currently storing several boxesof materials for the Association....

Views: 603 Replies: 0

Last Post: May 3, 2006 1:18pm
by Ellen Didimamoff...

Ellen Didimamoff, CVA - AVA President

AVA Dissolution/Transfer of Assets

It is with regret that I am announcing that on April 22, 2006 the members of the Association for Volunteer Administration, in a vote of 494 yes and 6 no, voted to dissolve the Association and transfer assets. Sixty days notice was given to vote. For questions and...

Views: 545 Replies: 0

Last Post: May 3, 2006 1:18pm
by Ellen Didimamoff...

Michael Lastfogel

Get started!

Click "post" while viewing the forum main page to start your own thread. While viewing a thread, click "reply" to reply to that specific thread. Best, Mike

Views: 883 Replies: 2

Last Post: Mar 1, 2006 10:45am
by Evelyn Reyes

Michael Lastfogel

Code of Conduct

Welcome to vmforum! Please review our code of conduct. Appropriate Language: The purpose of our forum is to exchange information, thoughts, and ideas about volunteer management. Please avoid flaming personal attacks, slurs, and profanity in your interactions....

Views: 700 Replies: 0

Last Post: Feb 27, 2006 4:45pm
by Michael Lastfoge...

Aimore

Software Course

Aimore Technologies is the best software training institute in chennai with 5+ years of experience. Python Training in Chennai | Selenium Training in Chennai | R Programming Training in Chennai | best Software Training institute in Chennai | Sas Training in Chennai...

Views: 15 Replies: 0

Last Post: Nov 1, 2021 2:31am
by Aimore

Aimore

Software Training

Aimore Technologies is the best software training in chennai with 5+ years of experience. We are offering online and classroom training. best software training in chennai | Python training in chennai | Aws training in chennai | Selenium training in chennai | R Progra...

Views: 20 Replies: 0

Last Post: Jul 28, 2021 5:21am
by Aimore

ferregal

Erotic Fair - Stripper - Sarah Lopez_Rossane Bom.x264.aac.720p

Erotic Fair - Stripper - Sarah Lopez_Rossane Bom.x264.aac.720p > http://shorl.com/prahatydrufobre Erotic Fair - Stripper - Sarah Lopez_Rossane Bom.x264.aac.720p b92c5eb40e POSER 8 SERIAL NUMBER.rar Minilyric...

Views: 228 Replies: 0

Last Post: Jan 25, 2016 9:29am
by ferregal

nadhelm

O Harem De Kadafi .pdf

O Harem De Kadafi .pdf > http://tinyurl.com/oynpmsf 97ffa81d91 sex girl virgina Ross Westerfield and Jaffe Corporate Finance 9th edition.rar zfx belly of the beast gopika hot sexy navel kissing and sexy...

Views: 126 Replies: 0

Last Post: Jul 15, 2014 6:38pm
by nadhelm

sacala

Heredis 12 Pro Francais Crack

Heredis 12 Pro Francais Crack > http://urlin.us/0f2wg Heredis 12 Pro Francais Crack, Collage FX Studio V2.0.rar 972c82176d Sitting Volleyball Drills.pdf wolfgang hohlbein ebook sammlung german p...

Views: 347 Replies: 0

Last Post: Jul 13, 2014 3:23pm
by sacala

aaronmatt

human resource benefits

A human resources department is a critical component of employee well-being in any business, no matter how small. HR responsibilities include payroll, benefits, hiring, firing, and keeping up to date with state and federal tax laws... _______________________________...

Views: 64 Replies: 0

Last Post: Nov 8, 2012 12:22am
by aaronmatt

Marina

pokemon on pokemon leaf green

And chansey, and the pokemon,Or hitmonlee, hitmonchan, or an pokemon emerald cheats for game boy easier cheat for pokemon leafgreen catch them, up defeat the pokecenter, defeat the agreement. Break from the second city with the way, into a low level, please pokemon y...

Views: 226 Replies: 0

Last Post: Nov 3, 2007 10:46am
by Marina

Janet Morris

Volunteer statistics

What common statistics do you keep on volunteers - beyond the number of hours? Number of applications? Number attending orientation? Thanks.

Views: 277 Replies: 0

Last Post: Jan 11, 2007 2:48pm
by Janet Morris

Ann O'Doyle

Looking Ahead

As a new member to this fine profession, I am looking forward to the future and know that with the great dedicated people with whom I have already shared dialogue, a phoenix will rise from the ashes.

Views: 652 Replies: 1

Last Post: Dec 8, 2006 6:50am
by Kristen Lueth

Bob D'Ambrosio

Equipping Church Conference

Faith-based organizations may be interesetd in knwoing about a conference this fall! Turn your volunteers into disciples! Network with other leaders in all areas of ministry and learn how to successfully empower volunteers by creating an equipping culture in yo...

Views: 395 Replies: 0

Last Post: Jun 21, 2006 9:27am
by Bob D'Ambrosio

Susan Ellis

What happened in Seattle (the quick overview)

Hi, all -- For a very preliminary summary of what happened during two long but productive meetings in Seattle to discuss a possible new association, go to http://www.energizeinc.com/hot/2006/Mar06HT2.html. Thanks to everyone who attended in person or by phone. O...

Views: 433 Replies: 0

Last Post: Jun 21, 2006 8:50am
by Susan Ellis

Margaret Brewer, CVA

AVA By-Laws

Ellen, Would you post the most recent version of the AVA By-Laws? We on the Governance Taskforce Committee would be greatly aided by having this as a reference tool. Thank you,

Views: 408 Replies: 0

Last Post: May 25, 2006 6:08pm
by Margaret Brewer,...

Susan J. Ellis

SOME PROPOSED GUIDELINES for this board -- please join in!

Hi, everyone: As I said in the other thread, a big thank you to Michael for getting this started. It looks as though at least 85 people have already taken the survey on the homepage, so we are succeeding in circulating news of this new site. My March Hot Topic,...

Views: 1052 Replies: 9

Last Post: May 17, 2006 12:14pm
by Pat McCarthy

Ray Long

Recommendations

What are your thoughts on volunteer management in the entertainment industry today? Do you think it's a wise move to get yourself in the door in the entertainment industry? If so, do you have any recommendations of who to contact to get started?

Views: 675 Replies: 1

Last Post: May 11, 2006 5:31pm
by Laurie Switzer

Jason

open source volunteering management system

Hi everyone, just wondering what you guys think of the potential of open source volunteering management system and who would be interested in participating such a project. What do you think would be the best approach to this startup. thanks in advance, Jason...

Views: 779 Replies: 12

Last Post: May 11, 2006 5:29pm
by Laurie Switzer

Michael Lastfogel

So many titles, what is yours?

I see so many different titles for the profession. Is there a standard and how did yours come to be? Did you inherit it and does it adequately describe your role? Some of the more common titles I see are: Volunteer Coordinator Volunteer Manager Director of V...

Views: 695 Replies: 4

Last Post: May 11, 2006 5:22pm
by Laurie Switzer

Marion Connell

Nonprofit Human Resources Handbook?

Greetings: I am a newcomer to this dialogue but hope for some replies to my inquiry. The Washington Tennis & Education Foundation (WTEF) is an after school and college prep program for at risk kids in the Metro DC area. We are 50 years old and revising our Staff H...

Views: 460 Replies: 1

Last Post: May 11, 2006 5:18pm
by Laurie Switzer

Laurie Switzer

board members as volunteers

Hello all - I am curious about how other orgs recognize (appreciate) their board members vs "other/general" volunteers. In other words, do you include your board members in your annual volunteer recognition event? Do your board members log hours? etc..

Views: 409 Replies: 0

Last Post: May 11, 2006 5:17pm
by Laurie Switzer

Piper Kamins

Volunteer Appreciation Dinner - activities?

Hi Everyone, I am a Volunteer Coordinator and am looking for some good icebreakers and other activities for our upcoming "Volunteer Appreciation Dinner." Any suggestions? Thanks! Piper Kamins KaminsP@changelives.org

Views: 432 Replies: 0

Last Post: Apr 24, 2006 10:52am
by Piper Kamins

kelly

manual suggestions

Hello from the Southernmost City, Key West,FL! I am the volunteeer Coordinator at AIDS Help,Inc. We are a nonprofit AIDS agency in Monroe County, FL aka the Florida Keys! Anyway we are the process of updating our Buddy Program. One the major steps that needs to be...

Views: 437 Replies: 0

Last Post: Mar 27, 2006 12:07pm
by kelly

Erica

Recruitment ideas...

Hello, I am in process of recruiting 300+ volunteers for a festival that Chicago hosts every year. Because students and teachers receive free tickets it seems that they are a bit of a hard recruit. I have posted on idealist, volunteermatch, and chicagovolunteer, a...

Views: 693 Replies: 3

Last Post: Mar 26, 2006 11:04am
by Stacie Ford-Bonn...

Rosanna Tarsiero

I would help a "new AVA" if...

Somebody asked me what I think about starting a "new AVA" or something to that extent. I took the name of the sender off and posted what I replied here. Hello, The biggest of my concerns are the ones I blogged about here: http://gionnetto.blogspot.com/2006/03/...

Views: 623 Replies: 1

Last Post: Mar 23, 2006 5:35pm
by Celeste Sauls-Ma...

Ed Blaine

New Organization

Looking at recent events as an opportunity to regroup, I would like to make a suggestion. Perhaps we could build into the new organization an advocacy role. We, in Broome County NY, have been searching the internet for information on some type of tax credits or oth...

Views: 471 Replies: 1

Last Post: Mar 22, 2006 12:44pm
by Chris Mitchell

Dave Andrews

Judge for VPM Award

Hi - I'm looking for folks who'd be interested in being a judge for an award given to a local volunteer program administrator by our local DOVIA. If you'd be willing to help by reading approximately 20 nominations, i'd really appreciate it. Thanks. Dave Andrew...

Views: 534 Replies: 3

Last Post: Mar 21, 2006 7:04am
by Dave Andrews

Jason

Virtual Volunteer Management

Hi Everyone, Just a couple of queries: 1. are there any off-the-shelf virtual volunteer management systems that are available? 2. are there any academic research groups that are currently doing work in this area?

Views: 525 Replies: 1

Last Post: Mar 18, 2006 10:48am
by Tony Goodrow

Susan J. Ellis

Please clarify about this site

Dear Mike: I've tried to contact you directly and was glad to see that you started the posting here. We all appreciate the fact that, as a final act, AVA and you set up this Web site and discussion forum. But for everyone's sake, would you please clarify the foll...

Views: 2387 Replies: 15

Last Post: Mar 17, 2006 2:28pm
by Kathy Halstead

Andrea

AVA membership

How many members did the AVA have? If you know, please email me reply to andreas@ntelos.net.

Views: 471 Replies: 0

Last Post: Mar 17, 2006 11:10am
by Andrea

Emily Jones

professional credential

It is great to hear that the CVA process will continue under Katie Campbell's leadership.

Views: 761 Replies: 3

Last Post: Mar 16, 2006 3:08am
by Katie Campbell

Matt Coatar

Let's think this out

There are many issues floating around right now. My advice is to salvage what can be salvaged from the remnants of the AVA. In that, there is a slightly more complicated issue: what actions have the AVA board taken to understand what rights they hold in transferrin...

Views: 570 Replies: 1

Last Post: Mar 15, 2006 4:29pm
by Tina Scaccio

Rosanna Tarsiero

Point of Lights transparent initiative

March 15, 2006 Dear Colleague, The Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network has received many calls and emails about the closing of the Association for Volunteer Administration. These contacts have encouraged us to look at how we can be...

Views: 430 Replies: 0

Last Post: Mar 15, 2006 2:29pm
by Rosanna Tarsiero

Katie Campbell

CVA Program Status Update

The CVA Credentialing Program: Current and Future Status March 12, 2006 When it became clear that AVA was in trouble and might be forced to dissolve as an organization, efforts began to preserve the CVA (“Certified in Volunteer Administration”) cr...

Views: 456 Replies: 0

Last Post: Mar 14, 2006 6:03am
by Katie Campbell

Rosanna Tarsiero

Toolbar

Hello Mike and everybody, does the toolbar work for Firefox? I saw the list requirements and it enlists IE only. On the other side, when I clicked on the EffectiveBrand link, which said it works for both. Which one is true? Thanks Rosanna

Views: 402 Replies: 2

Last Post: Mar 13, 2006 1:43pm
by Rosanna Tarsiero

Carole Damon

Life After AVA

I am the Executive Director of Volunteer Coordinators' Council located in Kansas City, MO. While I was shocked by the circumstances surrounding AVA's demise, I was not surprised. VCC was an affiliated network of AVA for a number of years. During that time, I obser...

Views: 651 Replies: 1

Last Post: Mar 13, 2006 11:09am
by Nicolette Ryan

Diana Rothe-Smith

thank you

A special thank you to Mike who put all this together. It looks great. I am grateful to all your hard work these last few weeks to make this website a resource for the volunteer manager professional. This forum will be a nice compliment to cybervpm, and I look forwar...

Views: 694 Replies: 3

Last Post: Mar 7, 2006 12:46pm
by Diane Leipper

Georgean Johnson-Coffey

Current Status of The Journal of Volunteer Administration (JOVA)

Dr. Dale Safrit recently e-mailed the Editorial Review Board of The Journal of Volunteer Administration (JOVA) giving us an update on the Journal. He granted permission to me to communicate some of the particulars. >>>>>>>>>>>>> With the...

Views: 537 Replies: 0

Last Post: Mar 7, 2006 9:18am
by Georgean Johnson...

Jennifer

Observations on Last Week

I just learned of AVA's closure this morning. While I am not an AVA member, I am involved in volunteer management and was surprised to learn of this occurance. I immediately sought to learn what was going on and found this site. In reviewing the internet and these...

Views: 540 Replies: 1

Last Post: Mar 6, 2006 12:30pm
by Matt Coatar

Jane Hilfer

Observations and Suggestions

In answering Susan Ellis’s charge to speak up, here are my responses. Observations: Let the story of AVA’s demise stand as an example of what can happen without the basic understanding, training and practice of nonprofit management 101. The challen...

Views: 507 Replies: 0

Last Post: Mar 3, 2006 11:03am
by Jane Hilfer

Marcia

AVA Situation

Does anyone know if the Board was receiving financial statements at all since June? Were they asking? Did they contact the bank if this did not materialize? Board can't control everyhting, but I am really concerned that this went on for six months w/o more interve...

Views: 668 Replies: 3

Last Post: Mar 3, 2006 8:55am
by Matt Coatar

Martin J Cowling

September Conference

I am wondering if the event in September is completely unsalvage-able? I am happy to help pull something together. What do others think?

Views: 946 Replies: 4

Last Post: Mar 2, 2006 8:23am
by Martin J Cowling

Beth Gazley

Who was AVA board?

Hello everyone -- I have been a lurker for years. After a profession in nonprofit management, I recently entered academia and teach volunteer management. I was actually in the process of joining AVA -- the form is still sitting on my desk. My question is this: I...

Views: 608 Replies: 1

Last Post: Mar 2, 2006 6:05am
by Beth Gazley

Penny

Question about this site

I have a question about this site. I just found it via a link someone provided me and I was wondering if this site was for Volunteer Coordinators who work at profit organizations?

Views: 504 Replies: 1

Last Post: Mar 1, 2006 5:35pm
by Michael Lastfoge...

Angie Carrera

How can I help?

Although I now work as a language specialist, I still consider myself a professional Volunteer Administrator, manage volunteers and volunteer. As a member of the NVAVA, I support it and my local Volunteer Center. Having said this, I will be very interested in helping...

Views: 514 Replies: 0

Last Post: Mar 1, 2006 1:04pm
by Angie Carrera

Keith Seel

Off basenqf9

As usual I received, the bulletin from Susan Ellis's Engergize website with its attention drawing headlines. I have never been one who thought it to be helpful to have those with little information point fingers and blame after the fact. Such was Susan's role in t...

Views: 565 Replies: 0

Last Post: Mar 1, 2006 11:54am
by Keith Seel