Every year I take time to pause and evaluate how and where I spend my time – as a professional, volunteer, community member and mom. I feel it’s important to treat your time as a precious resource, being intentional on where it’s spent.  After taking a closer look at all the various volunteer roles I hold, I realized it was…

About half of all Canadians and 25 per cent of Americans volunteer in some way each year. This includes coaching kids’ sports, visiting seniors, sitting on boards and a variety of other volunteering activities. We can all list a number of benefits organizations get from the work of volunteers. But how often do we think about the benefits to the…