PAVRO upcoming events

Volunteer Planning for large-scale events: ensuring a smooth volunteer experience at multi-site and multi-day events with Alexandra Cherry (May 06, 2026)

Wed, 06 May 2026 16:00:00 GMT

The PAVRO Professional Development Team is Proud to Present:

Volunteer Planning for large-scale events: ensuring a smooth volunteer experience at multi-site and multi-day events with Alexandra Cherry
Wednesday, May 6th, 2026 at 12 PM ET

Learning Outcomes:

Planning for a positive volunteer experience when you're not the point of contact
Setting expectations for the experience (volunteers, your team, etc)
How to establish cross-departmental buy-in when thinking on a large scale

Alexandra was the Senior Manager of Volunteer Services at the 2023 North American Indigenous Games. She was responsible for recruiting, training and retraining over 3,000 volunteers to ensure the smooth delivery and running of the Games in support of over 4,000 athletes, playing 16 different sports and with volunteers in 60 different venues - across 9 action packed days. She has also been the Volunteer Manager for Nocturne: Art at Night which is a one night event where most volunteers have to find their location independently and are volunteering at night and usually in the cold - and supporting the 100+ artists and projects the over 65,000 people who come out to enjoy the contemporary art festival. This presentation will aim to answer the following questions: How can you seek to ensure a positive volunteer experience, when you will likely never meet many of the volunteers who have committed to your program? What are the logistical barriers to a positive volunteer experience for all involved in a one off or yearly event?

Presenter Bio:

Alexandra specializes in helping non-profits grow their volunteer programs and ensuring that they are sustainable, supportive and thoughtful. She also has extensive experience in large scale event management, notably with the 2023 North American Indigenous Games and Nocturne: Art at Night (Halifax's version of Nuit Blanche). She believes in the power of volunteering and events in bringing people together and building community, which lead to her starting the Halifax Volunteer Fair with Halifax Public Libraries in 2025. She founded Bienvenu Consulting in 2024, which is named after her mother's family. It is a Halifax based consultancy that focuses on sustainable volunteer strategy development, volunteer and staff training, event strategy and planning.

Mentorship Moments - Tuesday, June 2nd 2026 at 10 AM ET (June 02, 2026)

Tue, 02 Jun 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Welcome to PAVRO's

Mentorship Moments
peers sharing and supporting each other
*This event is available to PAVRO members only

Administrators and Managers of volunteers and volunteer programs work in fast paced environments where we manage multiple tasks, responsibilities and challenges. Although there are many resources available to us, connecting with colleagues within our profession is invaluable.

Upcoming Date: Tuesday, June 2nd, 2026
Time: 10 AM ET

The Zoom link will be sent after your register. Please do not share the link.

Topic: To be confirmed soon.

Mentorship Moments is open to all PAVRO members.

Anyone looking for support on a specific topic can reach out directly to the mentorship program committee at - pavro@pavro.on.ca

PAVRO Mentorship Committee: Meaghan Innes, Kari Astles, Amanda Maragos and Lynda Laird. If you have topic ideas for upcoming Mentorship Moments, please send them to pavro@pavro.on.ca.

The AI Toolkit: 4 Free Tools to Transform Your Volunteer Program with Veronica Deally (June 18, 2026)

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 16:00:00 GMT

The PAVRO Professional Development Team is Proud to Present:

The AI Toolkit: 4 Free Tools to Transform Your Volunteer Program
with Veronica Deally

Join us on Thursday, June 18, 2026, at 12 PM EST

Description: Are you feeling the weight of administrative burnout? In the world of volunteer engagement, we often find ourselves buried under "robotic" tasks—drafting role descriptions, chasing schedules, and formatting newsletters—leaving little time for the human connections that fuel our mission.

Join us for a practical, "no-tech-experience-required" session where we reveal how AI is a catalyst for capacity by helping small teams do big things. We will walk through four powerful, free AI tools specifically curated for volunteer managers. You’ll learn how to use AI as your new "digital assistant" to handle the heavy administrative lifting, allowing you to reclaim your time and bring back more meaningful connection with your volunteers.

What you’ll walk away with:

• The 2026 Toolkit: A hands-on look at 4 free tools you can start using tomorrow.

• The "Human-First" Workflow: How to use AI to draft the work while you provide the heart.

• Live Demo: See how AI can solve your biggest "blank page" headaches in under 60 seconds.

Stop managing the "noise" and start leading the "signal." Let’s discover how to make technology work for your people, not the other way around.

Presenter Bio:

Veronica Deally

With over 14 years in Human Resources, Veronica Deally has built her career around connecting people to purpose—whether through talent acquisition or volunteer engagement. She is passionate about supporting those who lead volunteers and believes in making tools, training, and resources both practical and engaging. Currently pursuing studies in instructional design and data analytics, Veronica is excited about bringing fresh, creative approaches to the future of volunteer management.

Mentorship Moments - Tuesday, September 8th, 2026 at 10 AM ET (September 08, 2026)

Tue, 08 Sep 2026 14:00:00 GMT

Welcome to PAVRO's

Mentorship Moments
peers sharing and supporting each other
*This event is available to PAVRO members only

Upcoming Date: Tuesday, September 8th, 2026
Time: 10 AM ET

The Zoom link will be sent after your register. Please do not share the link.

Topic: To be confirmed soon.

Mentorship Moments is open to all PAVRO members.

Anyone looking for support on a specific topic can reach out directly to the mentorship program committee at - pavro@pavro.on.ca

PAVRO Mentorship Committee: Meaghan Innes, Kari Astles, Amanda Maragos and Lynda Laird. If you have topic ideas for upcoming Mentorship Moments, please send them to pavro@pavro.on.ca.

Mentorship Moments - Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026 at 10 AM ET (November 03, 2026)

Tue, 03 Nov 2026 15:00:00 GMT

Welcome to PAVRO's

Mentorship Moments
peers sharing and supporting each other
*This event is available to PAVRO members only

Upcoming Date: Tuesday, November 3rd, 2026
Time: 10 AM ET

The Zoom link will be sent after your register. Please do not share the link.

Topic: To be confirmed soon.

Mentorship Moments is open to all PAVRO members.

Anyone looking for support on a specific topic can reach out directly to the mentorship program committee at - pavro@pavro.on.ca

PAVRO Mentorship Committee: Meaghan Innes, Kari Astles, Amanda Maragos and Lynda Laird. If you have topic ideas for upcoming Mentorship Moments, please send them to pavro@pavro.on.ca.