Organization Profile

Volunteer Wood Buffalo

Mission: To promote, develop and support volunteerism in the Wood Buffalo Region. Vision: Wood Buffalo residents embrace volunteerism to enhance engagement in creating community.

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What We Care About:

 

Arts & Culture

     

    Environment

       

      Health & Wellness

         

        International Development

           

          Social Services & Justice

             

            Youth & Education

               
               

              Skills and Expertise Needed:

              • Board Work
              • Mentoring & Training
              • Event Coordination
              • Fundraising
              • General Admin
              • Mentoring & Training
              • Other
              • Outreach
              • Sports & Rec
               
               

              About Us

              • Facilitate a variety of FREE educational-based programming from the health benefits of volunteerism, to how to market your organization through local media, to charitable tax laws. • Innovative marketing on behalf of the nonprofit sector through presentations, networking, social media, video conferencing, monthly e-newsletters and weekly newspaper and radio profiles. • Administer and promote Getinvolved.ca; one-stop shopping for volunteer opportunities in the region. • Celebrate volunteerism through events including National Volunteer Week, International Volunteer Day and the Bill Bloomfield Volunteer Recognition Award. • Hold positions on a variety of boards and committees including Emergency Social Service. On these committees and boards we represent a variety of roles from chairperson, to volunteer advisory, to communications and marketing coordinator. • Offer summer youth programming where we facilitate community engagement activities for youth between the ages of 11 to17.

              How To Get Involved With Us

              194 Grenfell Crescent, Wood Buffalo Community Village Fort McMurray, AB, T9H 2M6 Email: info@volunteerwoodbuffalo.ca Phone: 780-791-9333 Fax: 780-750-4333