Universal Declaration on the Profession of Leading
and Managing Volunteers
Developed by AVA in Toronto � October 2001
As part of AVA�s support for IYV 2001, AVA convened an International
Working Group on the Profession in conjunction with the 2001 International
Conference on Volunteer Administration held in Toronto, October 3-6.
The Working Group was conceived as a forum for global discussion about
volunteer resources management and its future direction, with the
following goals:
- To maximize the International Year of Volunteers
2001 as a springboard for enhancing the visibility of the profession of
volunteer administration
- To develop and strengthen relationships among
individuals and organizations representing the profession from countries
around the globe
- To create a document that complements the Declaration on
Volunteering developed by IAVE and that can be used by leaders
everywhere to generate increased support for their role and their work.
Representatives from 12 countries, AVA and IAVE worked together for two
days to produce the Declaration, which was subsequently adopted by the AVA
board of directors and distributed to all conference attendees.
Specific strategies for how and where to utilize the document are still
evolving, but the possibilities are endless! AVA encourages you to use
this document to raise awareness about and celebrate your role as a
leader. Here are just a few ideas to consider:
Distribute it to your colleagues in your local network of volunteer
resources managers
- Include it in celebrations of International
Volunteer Day, December 5
- Post it in your office, or on the organization�s
bulletin board
- Link to it from your web site
- Share it in your volunteer newsletter (of
special interest to your leadership volunteers)
- Forward a copy to your supervisor, CEO and board members
Use excerpts when preparing reports, presentations,
etc.
AVA has been tremendously enriched by the perspectives of the
International Working Group on the Profession, and that process will
continue. The group will be expanded during the coming months to include
representatives from additional countries which could not participate in
Toronto, but who share the core beliefs and tenets expressed in the
Declaration.
View a copy of the
Declaration .
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Declaraci�n Universal
sobre la Profesi�n de Liderazgo en la Direcci�n y Administraci�n de
Voluntarios
D�claration universelle sur la profession
de direction et de gestion de volontaires
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