S2:E12 - Volunteering in a Pandemic - what does that look like? Thoughts with Volunteer Alberta
PauseShow Notes
As the way we engage with each other shifts, the way we volunteer is changing, too. What does volunteer engagement look like right now? How is Covid-19 bringing people together in new ways? What does this mean about our shifting priorities and the way volunteerism fills even small social needs? In this episode, Elise Martinoski sits down with Daniela Seiferling, Graeme Dearden, and Eunice Doroni, three of Volunteer Alberta’s fabulous employees to discuss these burning questions. Volunteer Alberta is an association that connects volunteer centres and agencies who rely on volunteers throughout the province.
Find more information on Volunteer Alberta at https://volunteeralberta.ab.ca/
This episode was produced by Alberta Social Innovation Connect. You can learn more about our network, find our newsletter, get inspired by and connected to other Albertan changemakers by visiting our website: www.absiconnect.ca. We’d also love to feature your big question on a future episode! Find us at absiconnect.ca/get-involved for more information on how to be a guest.
Thank you to Nancy Yong for the land acknowledgment through the Virtual School Project. For more information on the Virtual School Project you can contact Julia Dalman at [email protected].
We’d like to thank our funding partner the Suncor Energy Foundation, producer and editor, Elise Martinoski of ABSI Connect, series producer Naomi Mahaffy, and theme music creator Eily Aurora.
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