Professional association of individuals responsible for generating philanthropic
support for a wide variety of nonprofit, charitable organizations
AVA = any local Association of Volunteer Administrators
[or Association for Volunteer Administration]
eg BAVA [Barrie Association of Volunteer Administrators],
BRAVA [Brant Region Association of Volunteer Administrators],
KAAAV [Kingston & Area Association of Administrators of Volunteers],
DRAVA [Durham Region Association for Volunteer Administration],
LAVA [London & Area Association for Volunteer Administration],
TAVA [Toronto Association for Volunteer Administration]
TBAVA [Thunder Bay Association of Volunteer Administrators]
the national professional organization for managers of volunteers in Canada
MOV = a manager of volunteers
IVMD or IVM Day = International Volunteer Managers Day, celebrated on November 5 each year
NVW = National Volunteer Week,
celebrated each year in Canada and the US during the third or fourth week in April;
celebrated in Australia during May;
celebrated in the United Kingdom (as Volunteers' Week) during June
future dates for North America: 18 - 24 April 2010
17 - 23 April 2011
15 - 21 April 2012
PAVR-O = Professional Administrators of Volunteer Resources - Ontario
the provincial organization which promotes professional standards of excellence
in the administration of volunteer resources throughout Ontario. It was formed in
1998 as a consolidation of OAVA (Ontario Association of Volunteer Administration)
and ODVH (Ontario Directors of Volunteers in Healthcare).
Other provincial organizations are:
AVRBC [Administrators of Volunteer Resources - British Columbia]
AGRBQ [Association des gestionnaires de ressources bénévoles du Québec]
MAVA [Manitoba Association for Volunteer Administration]
NLAVR [Newfoundland and Labrador Association of Volunteer Resources]
VIK = Volunteer & Information Kingston
the volunteer and information centre serving the City of Kingston and the counties
of Frontenac, Lennox and Addington.
