"What is in your Volunteer Resource Management Tool Box?"

AVACA is the professional association which promotes excellence in
volunteer resources management by providing opportunities for professional
growth and development, networking and collaboration, and training and
education. AVACA also serves as a resource and advocate for the profession
of volunteer resources management. Download the AVACA brochure to learn more.

Membership Benefits

Membership in AVACA is open to all current and former managers, paid or volunteer, of volunteer programs. Annual membership dues are $25 for July 1 through June 30. Memberships are individual, not organizational.

What AVACA memberships offer  

• Monthly meetings, held September through June, combining business with educational programs and networking opportunities.

• A monthly newsletter covering a variety of pertinent subjects and offering
  timely, valuable information.

• Workshops and seminars conducted by national experts, community leaders,
  and AVACA members who focus on all aspects of starting, maintaining, or expanding programs utilizing volunteers effectively.

• An annual volunteer recognition event highlighting the contributions of each agency's outstanding volunteer.

2009-10 AVACA Calendar of Events

• Thursday, September 10, 2009 Bringing Out the Leader in You
  St. Mary’s Food Bank Alliance, 8:30am to 10:30am
• Thursday, October 8, 2009 Social Networking sites – How to Post Your Volunteer Opportunities
  Carnegie Center, 8:30am to 10:30am
• Thursday, November 12, 2009 HandsOn Greater Phoenix- HandsOn Skills &
  “Get Aquainted” techniques
  Mesa Active Adult Center, 11am to 1pm
• Thursday, December 10, 2009 Laugh for the Health of It!!
  Valley of the Sun United Way 2pm to 4pm
• Thursday, January 14, 2010 “When Good Volunteers Turn Bad”
  American Red Cross Grand Canyon Chapter 8:30am to 10:30am
• Thursday, February 10th & 11th – Winter Conference
  Registration
  Featuring:
  Steve McCurley, Internationally known author & consultant in volunteer management
  Sherry Harrison, Arizona based grant writing consultant
  The Inn At Pima
• Thursday, March 11, 2010 Drug Trends, Paraphernalia and Concealment
  City of Chandler Police Department – West Substation 11am to 1pm
• Thursday, May 13, 2010 AVACA Looking Ahead Arizona
  Foundation for Legal Services & Education 2pm to 4pm
• Thursday, June 10, 2010 Program Evaluation
  Carnegie Center 8:30am to 10:30am

Recognition of Outstanding Volunteer Management

AVACA presents the Lucia Causey Award for Excellence in Volunteer Management to a member who is a paid volunteer coordinator. This award honors the administrator of a volunteer program who reflects the high ideals of the profession and whose dedicated efforts allow volunteers to produce significant achievements. The award is named for Lucia Causey, former and long-time Executive Director of the Volunteer Center of Maricopa County, past president of Valley of the Sun DOVIA (now AVACA), and founder of the Corporate Volunteer Council. Lucia Causey also advised, trained and mentored many individuals working in the field of volunteer management. The award is presented annually at the Volunteer Recognition Luncheon held in April.

This annual award consists of a plaque presented to the recipient, a $250 cash award for the agency the recipient serves, and the inscription of the recipient's name and agency on a cumulative plaque displayed at the Volunteer Center.

Please visit www.avrm.org to learn more!