Volunteer to gain experience

• Connect to local & national volunteer opportunities
• Check out opportunities to volunteer abroad
• Find more information about volunteerism in the nonprofit sector through related industry links, associations and programs 

Local & national

Career Services – Mount Royal University 

• Volunteer - 100 ways to CONNECT!
• On-campus (leadership/skill development opportunities)
• Links to professional associations

The City of Calgary
Volunteer Calgary
Volunteer Alberta
Volunteer Canada

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International

Mount Royal

• Career Services
  Gain international experience
• International Education
  Online International Resource Centre (volunteering abroad)

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Related industry links, associations & programs

• Association of Directors of Volunteer Resources (ADVR)
  ADVR is an innovative Professional Association promoting excellence in Volunteer Resource Management through the collective strength and diversity of its members
• Canadian Administrators of Volunteer Resources (CAVR)
  National association that provides leadership and professional certification for Administrators of volunteer resources
• Charity Village
  Canada's supersite for the nonprofit sector

Government of Alberta – tip sheets

• Volunteering: Putting your volunteer experience to work
• Volunteering: 6 ways volunteering can boost your career

Imagine Canada

• Imagine Canada - Home page
  Canada's national program to promote giving, volunteering, and support for the community
• Giving and Volunteering.ca
  Charitable giving and volunteering statistics and fact sheets
• Nonprofit Library Commons
  Canada's leading nonprofit knowledge centre! Find practical resources, promising practices and up-to-date intelligence on the state of Canada's nonprofit sector.

Mount Royal 

• Bachelor of Applied Nonprofit Studies
  Program Description
• Institute for Nonprofit Studies
  Statistics and links

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