Labour and Volunteers

Most workplace wellness programs a waste of money: study

New research shows volunteering is the exception and helps improve mental health

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Robust youth sport critical to community development, founder says

Motion Ball Sports founder Chris Campbell provides lived experience to the youth who take part in the program

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Benevity releases data showing significant increase in volunteers, volunteer hours

Gen Z is most drawn to voluntary acts of kindness

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Diverse volunteers crucial to making sure racialized, newcomer kids participate: Umoja Community Mosaic

UCM’s invitation to contribute, not just participate, creates ripple effects through Calgary communities

The last national survey of Canadian non-profits and voluntary organizations was 20 years ago. Why has this information been missing?

“It’s hard to push for investment or public policy change when you’re invisible.”

Record 14.3 million volunteer hours recorded by Benevity clients in 2022

Some new clients logged upwards of 380,000 hours in their first year; existing clients also saw volunteer hours increase by 61 per cent

A quarter of Canadian volunteers expect to cut down or stop altogether, new report finds

The report from Sage Canada, an enterprise software company, surveyed more than 1,000 Canadian volunteers and donors.

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