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B.A., B.S.W., M.A. Consultant, Trainer, Author, author on VolunteerToday.com Contact Information: LINDA GRAFF AND ASSOCIATES INC. 167 Little John Road Dundas, Ontario. Canada L9H 4H2 Telephone/Fax: 905-627-8511 Email: LL.GRAFF@sympatico.ca |
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Current:
1989 - Present: President, LINDA GRAFF AND ASSOCIATES INC. 1995 - Present: Member, Editorial Review Board. Journal of Volunteer Administration 1999 - Present: Faculty, Institute for Advanced Volunteer Management, London, England 2000 - Present: Faculty, Institute For Advanced Volunteer Management, Battle Creek, MI 2001 - Present: Member, Editorial Advisory Board, Australian Journal on VolunteerinPrevious:
1980 - 1989: Executive Director, Voluntary Action Centre, Hamilton, Ontario. Canada
Consultation:
Volunteer program development and volunteer program audits and reviews All aspects of volunteer program management, with specialties in risk management, policy development, and screening protocol development Outcome development for outcome evaluation programsResearch & Writing:
Research in all aspects of volunteerism, including volunteer program operations, infrastructure, and systems Volunteer program policy manuals, volunteer administration handbooks, volunteer handbooksTraining:
Workshops, seminars, keynotes on all aspects of volunteerism and volunteer program administration, specializing in advanced topics such as risk management, screening, policy development, discipline and dismissal, volunteer - paid staff relations, empowerment, values & ethics, trends & issues, and rural volunteers. Hundreds of presentations to tens of thousands of participants in North America, Europe, Asia.
Board development, specializing in roles and responsibilities, board liabilities, and board succession planning.Facilitation:
Facilitation through process issues such as mergers, collaborations, and partnerships; consumer input and citizen participation design and facilitation in service and infrastructure planning Volunteer - paid staff - union relations and related policy development
Books & Manuals:
- Volunteer Paid Staff Union Issues. Hamilton: Social Planning and Research Council
- Volunteer For The Health Of It. Etobicoke: Volunteer Ontario
- Special Needs Volunteering In Canada: A Directory. Etobicoke: Volunteer Ontario
- Volunteer Transportation Services: Coordinators Manual. Toronto: Office of Seniors Issues
- Well-Centred: Policy Development For Volunteer Centres. Ottawa: Volunteer Canada
- By Definition: Policies For Volunteer Programs. Dundas, Ontario: Linda Graff And Associates Inc.
- Beyond Police Checks: The Definitive Volunteer & Employee Screening Guidebook. Dundas, Ontario: Linda Graff And Associates Inc.
- Heads Up! Risk Management In Volunteer Programs & Community Service. Dundas, Ontario: Linda Graff And Associates Inc.
AudioWorshops:
Policy Development For Volunteer Services. Dundas, Ontario: Linda Graff And Associates Inc. 95 min. audio cassette and 16 page workbook. Yes You Can! Discipline and Dismissal of Volunteers. Dundas, Ontario: Linda Graff And Associates Inc. 95 min. audio cassetteArticles (Samples Only):
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2002
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"It Should't Be This Difficult: The Views of Agencies and Persons With Disabilities on Supported Volunteering." (With John Vedell) The Journal of Volunteer Administration. Vol 20 (3). |
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2002
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"Making The Case For Risk Management In Volunteer Programs." The Journal of Volunteer Administration. Vol 20 (2). |
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2001
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"Risk Management In Volunteer Programs:" "Policies For Volunteer Programs," and "Volunteer Screening" In The Nonprofit Handbook. (Third Edition). Tracy Daniel Connors (ed.) New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. |
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2001
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"It's Never Over: Ongoing Screening of Volunteers and Paid Staff," e-Volunteerism (July/Sept). |
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2000
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"Opportunities For All - the Potential for Supported Volunteering in Community Agencies." (With John Vedell) The Journal of Volunteer Administration. Vol. XVIII(2). |
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1999
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"Risk Management In Volunteer Programs" and "Volunteer Screening." In The Nonprofit Management Handbook (Second Edition). Tracy D. Connors, (Ed.). New York: John Wiley and Sons. |
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1997
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"Policy Development and Physical Activity Volunteer Programme Management." (with Sue Inglis) Avante - A Journal of the Council of University Professors and Researchers. Vol 3 (3). |
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1997
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"Selection, Screening & Placement," "Risk Management," and "Policies For Volunteer Services" Chapters in Management of Volunteer Services in Canada: The Text, Ginette Johnstone (ed.). Carp, Ontario: Johnstone Training and Consultation Inc. |
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1996
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"Past, Current and Expected Future Trends in Volunteering by Retired Persons: The Development of Personal Talents and Fulfillment of Civic Responsibilities," in M. Maunsell (ed.) Designing Meaningful New Volunteer Roles for Retired Persons. (Victoria: Centre of Aging and the Centre for Studies in Religion and Society, University of Victoria). |
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1995
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"Taking Volunteering Into The Twenty-first Century: Risk Management Is Indispensable." The Journal of Volunteer Resources Management. Vol. 4(2). |
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1993
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"The Key To The Boardroom Door: Policies For Volunteer Programs." The Journal of Volunteer Administration. Vol. XI(4). |
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1993
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"Paid And Unpaid: Who Should Do What?" The Journal of Volunteer Resources Management. Vol. 2(3). |
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1989
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Voluntary Organizations and Volunteering: Size Doesn't Matter. and Voluntary Activity in Ontario: How Much is 4.5 Billion Dollars Worth? Profiles of Volunteers Based on the 1987 National Survey of Volunteer Activity - Profile Numbers 20 & 25. Monographs published by the Voluntary Action Directorate of Multiculturalism and Citizenship Canada. |
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1984
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"The Role of Volunteers During a Strike." The Journal of Volunteer Administration. Vol. II(4). |
Clients Served (Samples Only):
Volunteer Centres in: Toronto, Hamilton, Halton Hills, Kitchener, Niagara Falls, London, Burlington, Windsor, Cambridge, Perth, Ottawa, Belleville, Brantford, Kingston, Victoria, Winnipeg, Calgary, Edmonton, Peel, Sechelt BC., Campbell River, Lower Mainland BC., Grande Prairie, Hinton AB., Regina SK.
Associations of Managers of Volunteers in: Hamilton, Owen Sound, Tillsonburg, Clinton, Toronto, Peterborough, Thunder Bay, Jacksonville FL., Calgary AB., Barrie, Saskatoon SK., Sudbury, Midland MI., Peel, Regina SK; Winnipeg MB., Champaign IL., Lethbridge AB; Peoria IL.
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