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SUMMARY:Webinar - DEI, GBA+, ROI: How does this alphabet soup present opp
 ortunities for your volunteer program?
DESCRIPTION:VMPC Members-Only Webinar - \n\n-- DEI, GBA+, ROI: How does t
 his alphabet soup present opportunities for your volunteer program? --\n
 \nThe COVID-19 pandemic has been challenging to our volunteer programs t
 o say the least, but are there now opportunities to re-imagine volunteer
  engagement so that your organization comes back stronger, more diverse 
 and more vibrant? How does focusing on Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, 
 using the principles of Gender-Based Analysis Plus provide volunteer coo
 rdinators with a positive Return on Investment? This webinar will elabor
 ate on these concepts, and illustrate each theory with case studies from
  the front lines of Parks Canada.\n\nDate: February 24, 2021\n\nTime: 1
 1:00 – 12:30pm PT/ 2:00 – 3:30pm EST\n\nCost: Free for VMPC Members*
 \n\nClick here to register: https://www.vmpc.ca/cgi/page.cgi/Member_Only
 _Webinars.html\n\n \n\n*Want to attend this webinar? Become a member wi
 th VMPC here or join one of our provincial affiliate groups and get a d
 iscount with VMPC.\n\n \n\nAbout the Presenters\n\nCate Watrous has bee
 n the National Volunteer Program Coordinator for Parks Canada since 2015
 . She cut her teeth in volunteer management as the president and program
  coordinator for her local community centre, followed by a stint in muni
 cipal politics. She was also the founder and managing editor of a commun
 ity newspaper. She teaches a course at the University of Manitoba in the
  Environmental Studies Department, in public engagement and facilitated 
 decision-making, which includes a unit on citizen science.\n\nTina Barzo
  has been the Leader of Volunteer Engagement in Banff National Park sinc
 e 2006, where she developed the volunteer program from scratch. She has 
 also worked in non-profits and corporate settings for more than 20 years
 , in mainly volunteer management, ecotourism and voluntourism. In 2018, 
 she earned a Master of Arts in Leadership from Royal Roads University, h
 er thesis was on advancing conservation through leadership in citizen sc
 ience. She l loves hiking, canoeing, and hanging out with her dog, cat a
 nd husband in the beautiful Rocky Mountains.\n\n \n\n 
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