Volunteer Center

Volunteer Center

Volunteer Centers or Volunteer Centres exist primarily to foster and develop volunteerism in the community as a whole. In general they do 4 things: Promote volunteerism, capacity building for effective local volunteering, provide leadership on issues relating to volunteerism, provide leadership on issues relating to volunteerism and connect people with opportunities to serve. [This part of the definition was formally adapted by the Board of Directors of Volunteer Canada on September 30,2001]

ee also

*Community service
*Volunteer
*Volunteer Center National Network
*Volunteer Centres Ireland

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