VOLUNTEERS
By the Numbers
Here are some interesting statistics from a recent study found at www.givingandvolunteering.ca
27% of Canadians (6.5 million people) volunteer an average of 162 hours per year. 2.2 million of them (35%) are sport volunteers.
Volunteers undertake a wide range of activities. The most common was organizing or supervising events, which accounted for 57% of all volunteer activities. The second most common activity was as a board or committee member.
More volunteers get involved because they were asked by an organization (30%) than by any other way.
Recognizing Your Volunteers
A large and active volunteer workforce is essential to the survival of sport. A good strategy to keeping volunteers is reward and recognition. Check out this website for volunteer recognition tips.
Don't forget that provincial sport organizations can recognition volunteers by nominating them for Sport Manitoba's Volunteer of the Year....more info
Volunteers drive amateur sport in Manitoba and Sport Manitoba celebrated National Volunteer Week with the rest of Canada April 19 - 25. Please take a look at our THANK YOU ad posted in the Friday April 21 Winnipeg Free Press.
Coaches make up a significant number of sport volunteers and we are pleased to recognize and thank them annually. Check out the the Coaching Manitoba Excellence Awards.
Definitely check out Canada's National Volunteer Week website.
