You are Invited! To Strengthening Community Connections 2025
Connect Belong Impact! An event for Organizations & Groups on Quadra Island & those interested in volunteering with them.
Everyone who would like to attend is welcome! Please tell ALL of your staff & volunteers. And ask them to RSVP.
Do you ever wonder…
- What motivates people to volunteer?
- How important is connection, belonging, and impact?
- How can we get better at utilizing and keeping volunteers?
- How could we work together to support volunteers on Quadra?
- Let’s find out!
Please join us on Saturday, March 22, 2025 10 am – 3:00 pm (Lunch provided) at the Quadra Community Centre (main hall)
Pay at the door: $10 (for lunch)
Hosted by the Quadra Island Foundation
or email Jen Banks-Doll, event facilitator, at events@quadraislandfoundation.ca or Barbara Neff, Executive Director of QIF, at ed@quadraislandfoundation.ca
More Information:
Last Year the Quadra Island Foundation brought together local groups and organizations for the first ever “Strengthening Community Connections” event! Attendees reported that they really appreciated the chance to gather and it was a very worthwhile event! “Bringing engaged islanders together was a brilliant idea! This needs to be done on a regular basis!” “I learned so much and left feeling very energized!”
This Year we are going to focus on the #1 challenge we discovered in our 2024 survey of Quadra groups and organizations: Volunteer Capacity.
In the survey, groups and organizations reported such issues as:
- Lack of time and overwork of current volunteers
- Aging out of volunteers
- Difficulty attracting younger or new volunteers
- No one to “pass the torch” of leadership to
Research shows that impact, connection and belonging are the top three reasons why people volunteer. This is especially true for people who are retired and people who are new to their community. If we are trying to attract and retain volunteers, and support volunteers as a community, we should understand these three things and how we can get better at them.
Let’s explore what can be done to improve in the areas of impact, connection and belonging for volunteers.
What to expect:
- Great coffee and nourishing food to fuel the day
- An opportunity to connect with engaged community volunteers
- A keynote presentation exploring research and best practices regarding attracting, keeping and managing volunteers, with a focus on connection, belonging and impact
- A chance to discuss the common challenge of volunteer capacity and come up with solutions
- An update from the Foundation on their plans for 2025
Mark your calendars for March 22 and plan to attend Strengthening Community Connections 2025!