by Beth Cougler Blom | May 26, 2013 | Uncategorized
I just spent the last three and a half days immersed in thinking about volunteer management. The bi-annual conference for my professional group – the Administrators of Volunteer Resources British Columbia (AVRBC) was here in Victoria at the beautiful Delta... by Beth Cougler Blom | May 16, 2013 | Workshops
A few weeks ago I taught a half-day workshop called “Vital Volunteer Management” with a group of about 20 participants. It was a very interactive introduction to Volunteer Canada’s volunteer screening cycle. I began the day introducing some of the... by Beth Cougler Blom | Apr 30, 2013 | Facilitation, Online facilitation
I’ve been a little irregular on this blog lately so I thought I better post about why. There are several reasons! One is that I’ve been involved in planning and preparing for a work transition. Another is that I’ve been gearing up activities as... by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 28, 2013 | Online facilitation
Last November I took Royal Roads University’s Instructional Skills Workshop Online (ISWO) course in order to prepare for co-facilitating it in February as part of my work responsibilities there. (I’m on a one-year contract as an instructional designer... by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 13, 2013 | Facilitation
A couple of weeks ago I took a fantastic course through RRU Continuing Studies called The Practice of Council. It was a course held in council (what some people call “circle”), and taught us the basics of council process. We had two fabulous facilitators... by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 9, 2013 | Uncategorized
To recognize International Women’s Day today I interviewed Dianne de Champlain, Volunteer Program Coordinator at Victoria Women’s Transition House Society. Dianne was kind enough to explain more about her role, her work with volunteers, and why she’s... by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 5, 2013 | Workshops
There’s an event coming up that I’ve been looking forward to attending since about December 2011. That’s when I and a few other dedicated individuals started working on planning it! It’s the 2013 Administrators of Volunteer Resources BC... by Beth Cougler Blom | Mar 2, 2013 | Facilitation, Workshops
In January I presented to The Victoria Business Moms at the invitation of the group’s organizer, Heather Solomonson. The topic I spoke about was non-traditional ways to create professional development opportunities for ourselves. At the delightful... by Beth Cougler Blom | Feb 16, 2013 | Uncategorized
In 2011 the Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources went back to the drawing board with their professional certification process for individuals who manage volunteers and last year decided to partner with the Council for Certification in Volunteer...