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• Elevate Your Impact: PAVRO's Exclusive One-Day Workshop for Volunteer Engagement Professionals!

  • When
    June 11, 2025
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    9:30 AM - 4:00 PM
  • Location
    Burlington Public Library - 2331 New Street | Burlington, Ontario Canada | L7R 1J4
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  Exciting Update! PAVRO’s New LiVE Event Format for 2025

   Elevate Your Impact: PAVRO's Exclusive One-Day Workshops for Volunteer Engagement Professionals!

  In 2025, instead of our traditional two-day conference, PAVRO is introducing a fresh new format—three one-day events across Ontario! This exciting change creates more opportunities for Volunteer Engagement professionals to connect, learn, and grow in different regions.

  Join us for the first session in Burlington, Ontario!
  The next two sessions will take place in fall 2025—locations to be announced.

  Are you ready to take your volunteer engagement strategies to the next level? This inspiring and interactive one-day professional development workshop is designed exclusively for Volunteer Engagement professionals like you. Expect valuable insights, networking opportunities, and practical strategies to elevate your impact.

  Where and When: Wednesday, June 11, 2025 | ⏰ 9:30 AM – 4:00 PM | Burlington Public Library (2331 New Street | Burlington, Ontario Canada | L7R 1J4). See the schedule at a glance.

  What You’ll Gain:
  ✅ Interactive Sessions – Engage in hands-on activities and real-world case studies.
  ✅ Networking Opportunities – Connect with like-minded professionals and expand your network.
  ✅ Practical Tools & Strategies – Walk away with actionable takeaways to enhance your volunteer programs.
  ✅ Expert Insights – Learn from industry leaders on emerging trends and best practices.
  ✅ Lunch and snacks included!

  This is your chance to refresh your skills, gain fresh perspectives, and recharge your passion for volunteer engagement. Don't miss out on this invaluable opportunity!

  Save your spot today – space is limited! REGISTER NOW!

  More details available soon!

  Not a member yet? Take advantage of the member rate for this and future events by joining PAVRO today!

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• Serving With, Not To: Understanding Power Dynamics in Volunteer-Community Relationships with Breauna Dorelus

  • When
    October 01, 2025
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual
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   The PAVRO Professional Development Team is Proud to Present:

  Serving With, Not To: Understanding Power Dynamics in Volunteer-Community Relationships with Breauna Dorelus

  Join us Wednesday, October 1st at 12 PM ET
  

  Volunteering is often rooted in good intentions but without awareness of power dynamics, even well-meaning service can unintentionally reinforce harm. This workshop invites exploration into the often-overlooked but very present dynamics between individual volunteers, the leaders that engage them, and the community members they all serve alongside. Together, we’ll unpack how pity, paternalism and organizational structures shape these dynamics, and what to do to navigate power in healthy ways. 

  Presenter Bio:
  
  

   Breauna Dorelus is the Founder and Cause Consultant at Connecting the Cause, a consultancy dedicated to dismantling harmful volunteer practices implemented by organizations and volunteers specifically towards Black and brown communities. She started her career as an AmeriCorps member and spent 10+ years in various volunteer management roles in humanitarian aid efforts, refugee resettlement and ministry. Breauna believes in community inclusion in all aspects of the volunteer process, and has dedicated her work to ensuring that service is centered around co-dreaming and not harmful charity. For the past 8+ years as a consultant, she's served as a keynote, speaker, session and webinar host, trainer,  facilitator, and builder. Breauna has worked on multiple projects helping co-create ethos, philosophy, and practices for those who wish to walk alongside others. Her heart work is connected to seeing others have moments of reckoning and reimagination as they move from charity to Co-Dreaming. In her spare time, she loves playing with dinosaurs with her 4 and 3 year old, thrifting, and having a hot matcha latte. 

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• Partnering with Purpose: Corporate Volunteer Engagement – Lessons from the Success of a Holistic Partnership Approach with Erin McLean, CVA

  • When
    November 20, 2025
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    12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
  • Location
    Virtual
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   The PAVRO Professional Development Team is Proud to Present:

  Partnering with Purpose: Corporate Volunteer Engagement – Lessons from the Success of a Holistic Partnership Approach with Erin McLean, CVA

  Thursday, November 20, 2025 at 12 PM ET

  Learning Objectives

  • Evaluation - How to identify your organization’s needs and the value of what your organization has to offer potential corporate partners
  • Recruitment - Identifying new partners and how to work collaboratively within your organization to build relationships based on shared values and benefits
  • Opportunities -   Building a partnership “menu”
  • Volunteer Engagement Best Practices - integrating organizational standards with the corporate volunteer experience
  • Relationship management and evaluation - how to strengthen and steward the partnership

  Session Description/Abstract

  Corporate Volunteer Engagement can sometimes feel like a daunting task, and establishing successful relationships in this area can be a moving target.

  In this session, we will explore lessons learned from the successful development of a Holistic Partnership Approach to corporate volunteering. We will break down the successes and challenges related to this process, as well as discuss how sector trends can impact success. Through discussion and take-away tools, this session will provide a framework for exploring the development and consideration of holistic partnership relationships as an approach to corporate volunteer engagement. Together, we will explore the evaluation and recruitment processes, how to build a partnership menu, and also how to integrate organizational standards into corporate volunteer engagement while incorporating long-term relationship stewardship.

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  Erin McLean, CVA, holds a Master's degree in Political Science with a focus in Conflict Resolution from the University of Waterloo, as well as a certificate in Fundraising and Volunteer Management from George Brown College. Earlier this year Erin earned her CVA (Certified Volunteer Administrator) designation from the Council for Certification in Volunteer Administration, joining 1,100 peers worldwide.  

  Since starting her career as a volunteer engagement professional, she has experience in both provincial and national organizations, with a successful track record in targeted community recruitment, inter-organizational collaboration, resource development and program implementation. Located in Ontario, Canada, Erin’s current role is as Director of Alumni and Volunteer Engagement at Trails Youth Initiatives. 

  McLean is the recipient of the 2016 PAVRO Young Leader Award, and the inaugural winner of the 2020 DRAVA Leader of Volunteers Award, as well as first place honours as 2020’s Emerging Leader Award Recipient from VMPC (Volunteer Management Professionals of Canada). Most recently, Erin was awarded the 2024 Linda Buchanan Award for outstanding contribution to the field of Volunteer Engagement, presented by PAVRO.  Driven by the potential of volunteer impact, McLean is passionate about influencing that potential in her work and as an active member of the volunteer engagement community. Eager to connect and collaborate with peers, Erin currently volunteers as the Chair of Regional Engagement for VMPC, and also sits on the Engage Editorial team as Co-Editor of the Ethics section. In 2022, Erin also spent time with Conestoga College as an Instructor for the Volunteer Management Certificate Program and has been published in Engage (formerly e-Volunteerism). Erin is also an experienced workshop presenter and conference panellist. 

  When not working or volunteering, Erin loves to spend time with her husband, daughter, and puppy! She enjoys cooking, and travel and is a huge Toronto Maple Leafs fan! 

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