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Coming Soon:  INVESTigate Background Screening Program

VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads to Launch
New Background Check Program in September

In keeping with our mission to increase the capacity of nonprofit organizations in Hampton Roads, VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads is pleased to announce that the INVESTigate™ Background Screening program will launch in early September 2010.  This new initiative will give nonprofits further resources to “INVEST” in the safety of their volunteer and employee programs.  

Volunteer background checks are used to ensure the quality of volunteers as well as to protect the clients served by a nonprofit organization.  In addition, background checks also reduce the number of potential “bad-hires;” thereby reducing staff turnover and increasing productivity in the nonprofit sector.  

Click here for our INVESTigate FAQ or for more information, or to learn about how your organization can benefit from this program, contact VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads at (757) 624-2400 or email volunteer@volunteerhr.org.   


Fine Dining for a Cause

Todd Jurich's BistroJoin us on September 28, 2010 at Todd Jurich's Bistro in Downtown Norfolk for a special evening.  Renowned local chef, Todd Jurich, will prepare a three course chef's tasting menu with wine pairings included.  Twenty percent of all pre-tax proceeds will be donated to support the mission and programs of VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads.  Reservations are available from 5:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. by calling (757) 622-3210 or by clicking here and the cost is $50.00 per person (non-inclusive of tax and gratuity). 


Hampton Roads Corporate Volunteer Excellence Awards:

Joe Thomas, Regional Vice President, GEICO, to Receive 2010 Hampton Roads Corporate Volunteer Leadership Award

On Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott, Joe Thomas, Regional Vice President for GEICO, will be recognized as the 2010 Hampton Roads Corporate Volunteer Leadership honoree at the Hampton Roads Corporate Volunteer Excellence Awards. 

GEICO has continued to be a major sponsor for causes like United Way, the Urban League, Children’s Hospital of the King’s Daughters, USO, Special Olympics and American Cancer Society and is a member of the Hampton Roads Corporate Volunteer Council.  In 2009, GEICO contributed over $1 million dollars to about 30 different charities combining their philanthropic and fundraising efforts.  GEICO associates also take their talents into the schools, neighborhoods, and communities of Virginia in areas where help is needed most.  Over 1,300 GEICO associates volunteered over 5,900 service hours in Virginia in 2009. 

The Hampton Roads Corporate Volunteer Excellence Awards are presented annually by VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads and in partnership with the Hampton Roads Corporate Volunteer Council and with Virginia Business magazine.  The awards recognize the vital role workplace volunteer programs play in strengthening our community and the workforce.

Now Accepting Nominations for the 2010 Hampton Roads Corporate Volunteer Excellence Awards

Is your company socially responsible?  Then nominate them for the Corporate Volunteer Excellence Awards!  Nominations are currently being accepted for Good Corporate Neighbor - Large and Small and Corporate Volunteer Program Coordinator.  Download the nomination form here and return to VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads by close of business Friday, September 10, 2010.  Honorees will be recognized at a morning banquet on Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at the Norfolk Waterside Marriott. 


Online Training Now Available!  Point, click and learn TODAY!

laptopsVOLUNTEER Hampton Roads is proud to offer online training classes.  Online classes can be accessed through the VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads website by clicking here.  The online course offerings provide a web-base complement to The Nonprofit Leadership Development Center's portfolio of on-site classes. The tracks offered include:  Board Development, Volunteer Management and How to Start a Nonprofit.  Tuition is $40.00 for nonprofit members and Hampton Roads Corporate Volunteer Council members of VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads and $60.00 for non-members.  


HOT Latin Nights Auction heats up Ghent! 

HLN guestsThank you to everyone who came out and raised money for VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads at our 5th annual HOT Latin Nights Auction on Saturday, July 17, 2010.  

Guests danced the night away to 10 Spot, shopped our over 200 item auction and enjoyed food from area restaurants all on a HOT July night.  We even auctioned off an Apple iPad!

Check out all the great photos here!

 Many Thanks to our Presenting "En Fuego" Sponsor

  


VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads 
400 West Olney Road, Suite B
Norfolk, VA 23507
Phone: (757) 624-2400  
Fax:  (757) 624-3618 
Web: www.volunteerhr.org


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Leadership

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Fall Classes:

The Nonprofit Leadership Development Center, a program of VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads, is proud to announce the fall schedule of the Nonprofit Resource Training Series.  Join us for these classes in September, all of which are new additions to our curriculum!
 
Instructor:  Kay Carey, Horizons Consulting
September 14, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
 
Instructor:  A Special Guest
September 21, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
 
Instructor:  Rich Garner, Garner New Media
September 28, 2010
9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
 
All classes are held at VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads at 400 W. Olney Road in Norfolk.  Classes are $60.00 for Nonprofit members of VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads and $80.00 for non-members.  For more information contact Vanessa Evans, Director of Training and Technology at (757) 624-2400 or e-mail vevans@volunteer.org.

Web-Based Training:

We are excited to announce that web-based training launched on July 7, 2010.  Tracks include:  Board Development, Volunteer Management and How to Start a Nonprofit.  Click here to register.  For more information on training classes, contact Vanessa Evans, Director of Training and Technology at (757) 624-2400 or e-mail vevans@volunteerhr.org.


Announcement: 

Obici Healthcare Foundation has provided VOLUNTEER Hampton Roads with funding to use as tuition assistance for nonprofits wishing to attend any of the Nonprofit Resource Training Series offerings.  Beneficiaries must serve Western Tidewater or Gates County to be eligible.  Please contact Vanessa Evans, Director of Training and Technology, at (757) 624-2400 for more information.


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