Monthly Archives: January 2017

Volunteer of the Month – January 2017

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dsc00625It’s a new year! What does that mean for us at VOKRA? It means a whole new year dedicated to saving and improving the lives of kitties. However, that’s not possible without the help of our lovely volunteers who pour their hearts and souls into their roles. To kick of 2017 we’d like to give a special shout out to our first Volunteer of the Month for the year, Joyce Grassi!

If you’ve ever visited VOKRA’s website to adopt a kitty or two, learn about our organization or seek volunteer opportunities, you’ve come across our galleries of cats and kittens. Joyce joined VOKRA as a photography coordinator in September 2015. This role not only fueled her love for cats, but also her passion for photography. As the photography coordinator, Joyce is the link between our volunteer photographers and fosters who need a photo session done for the kitties in their care. Once the adorable photos are captured, it’s Joyce’s job to upload them to the website. Additionally, she coordinates with fosters when she notices cats need updated photos. Joyce has seen great success in getting kitties adopted quickly after new and improved photos have been uploaded to our site. She enjoys letting the photographer know when there has been a successful adoption – warm fuzzies all around!

One of Joyce’s favourite moments so far has been meeting the kitties who star in VOKRA’s current Facebook banner photos:

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Here is Joyce with Suzie-Q behind the scenes of the banner shoot:

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Joyce enjoys volunteering with VOKRA as it brings satisfaction to hear applicants are interested in a specific cat as a result of seeing their awesome portraits. As a frequent traveler, being a photography coordinator works well for Joyce as she always has her laptop and files with her, giving her access to coordinate photo sessions whenever and wherever.

Without Joyce, our website and social media channels would seriously be lacking a great number of photos.  We’re grateful we have an incredibly dedicated coordinator on our team to make sure aesthetically our kitties are looking sharp in our galleries. Thank you Joyce for playing a crucial role in helping our kitties find their forever homes and family. You’re sincerely the best!

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As a 100% volunteer-driven non-profit, we clearly couldn’t do what we do without our extremely dedicated and hard working team of volunteers. THANK YOU!

If you’re interested in volunteering with us visit our website at vokra.ca/volunteer.

Wanted: Volunteer Recruitment Coordinators

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As a volunteer-driven organization, VOKRA’s success depends on our ability to recruit new volunteers. We’r looking for Volunteer Recruitment Coordinators to assist with attracting and matching volunteers with suitable positions. As this important role is the face of VOKRA for potential volunteers, a positive and encouraging attitude is essential. If you have experience or an interest in recruitment or human resources, we’re looking for you!

Responsibilities:

  • Review and process volunteer applications
  • Conduct phone interviews
  • Respond to email and phone inquiries
  • Liase with department leads to fill vacancies and coordinate interview and orientations
  • Make recommendations for volunteer positions suitable for the applicant
  • Collaborate with other recruitment coordinators
  • Use creativity to increase awareness in the community about volunteering opportunities with VOKRA

Skills:

  • Education or experience in human resources is an asset
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Ability to work independently, as well as collaborate with others
  • Efective written and verbal communications skills

Requirements:

  • We ask for a commitment of 3 – 5 hours per week (based around your schedule) for a minimum of six months
  • Volunteers must have access to a personal computer, internet and phone as this position is based almost entirely from home.

To apply please complete the volunteer application form here and then email Raj at [email protected] to let him know you’ve completed the application.