Comprehensive Volunteer Services

Our Comprehensive Volunteer Services Program focuses on two groups: Community Volunteers who are interested in serving their community; and Nonprofits in Western Connecticut that welcome and utilize volunteers. The components of our Comprehensive Volunteer Services Program are:

Volunteer Recruitment and Referral
The Volunteer Center recruits volunteers to benefit nonprofit agencies. Volunteers can assist your professional staff with general administrative duties or support the work of your special events. Volunteers can also help with your infrastructure in areas such as: finances, public relations and technology or as Board Members to govern your organization. Read more »

Board Member Recruitment and Workshops
We recruit volunteers with a wide variety of skill sets and backgrounds to serve on local Nonprofit Boards of Directors. We conduct BOARD MEMBER BASICS and BUILDING A BETTER BOARD workshops to prepare prospective board members and strengthen existing boards. Read more »

Volunteer Management Training Series
The comprehensive Volunteer Management Training Series (VMTS) builds the skills of area nonprofit organizations to utilize volunteers effectively. VMTS participants who have completed all six sessions receive The Volunteer Center's Certificate of Volunteer Management. Read more »

Networking and Professional Development
DOVIA — Directors of Volunteers in Agencies is a professional association of directors and supervisors of various volunteer programs in Western Connecticut. DOVIA's mission is to promote volunteer administration through workshops and educational programs and providing a forum for the exchange of ideas and best practices. Read more »

Board Member Round Table is a networking group for members of nonprofit boards of directors. It is a forum for the exchange of ideas and best practices and a great opportunity to network, promote professionalism and enhance board leadership skills. Read more »

Western Connecticut Business Volunteer Council (WCBVC)
The WCBVC is a coalition of businesses and corporations in the Greater Danbury area that promotes volunteerism among their employees to benefit our community. The BVC works to provide for an exchange of information and best practices and to link the corporate community to area nonprofits. The BVC sponsors annual initiatives to benefit members of our community: Spring Buddy Baskets, Back-to-School Program and Holiday Fruit Baskets. Read more »

Community Service Restitution Program
The Community Service Restitution Program, based in the Danbury Superior Courthouse, provides court-ordered juveniles and adults with appropriate community service placements at nonprofits and other selected sites.