There are tasks of all shapes and sizes that help our Chapter exist and grow. These can look like (but aren’t exclusive to) fundraising, marketing, keeping the accounts, training, recruitment. Have a special interest? CISV Victoria has several standing committees related to specific subjects that you can join. There’s lots of things that need to get to in our chapter. Some may be in support of bigger areas, but can also be done as one-off tasks. Take a look at some of the volunteer opportunities below!

Area of interest:

Communications
Communications need to take place both internally (within CISV Victoria) and externally (to the outside world). There are lots of different areas that the Communications Chair can be supported in getting the word out about CISV Victoria, our events, programmes, and activities.
  • Writing newsletters
  • Managing/updating our website
  • Social media content creation
  • Promoting CISV Victoria to outside sources (news outlets, blogs, magazines, etc.)
JB Support
Our Junior Branch is primarily self-sufficient, but there are ways that we can help support them in the background.
  • Booking venues for JB Meetings and minicamps
  • JB Liaison (supporting the Steering committee)
  • Carpooling to/from events
  • Chaperoning JB events
  • Setting menus and cooking at minicamps
  • Welcoming new families at JB Meetings
Fund Development
The programmes offered by CISV Victoria are made possible through various fundraising endeavours, generous donations of individuals, sponsorship and grants. Without fund development CISV Victoria becomes more costly and less accessible. It's through our fundraisers that we are able to lower the financial barriers of participation for our members.
  • Grant research, writing, and applications
  • Organizing bottle drives
  • Running small fundraisers
  • Seeking sponsorships
  • Merchandise designing, ordering, and sales
Mosaic
Using the core CISV Values, local members develop projects in conjunction with like minded organizations or community groups. The aim is to create an authentic learning experience for participants and deliver a benefit to the wider community. We are currently recruiting a new Mosaic Coordinator. If you have an idea for a Mosaic initiatives or would be interested in stepping into this role, please reach out to Lilly & Sarah.
  • Lead our CNOY team (February)
  • Build partnerships with like-minded organizations
  • Organize volunteer opportunities with local organizations
Hosting
Hosting a programme is a big responsibility and requires a lot of hard work and organization from our Chapter. It is also incredibly rewarding and a huge contribution to the CISV community. We hosted an incredibly successful Youth Meeting this past summer, and we'll be doing it again in 2026! Want to be involved? There are lots of ways!
  • Find a site
  • Secure homestays
  • Plan excursions
  • Coordinate Open Day
  • Seek donations (in-kind or monetary)
  • Cook in the kitchen
60th Anniversary
CISV Victoria turns sixty in 2025! We’d love to hear how you want to celebrate this amazing milestone. This is open for anyone (JBers, parents, leaders, alumni, and community members alike!) to join and share ideas about ways we can commemorate our sixtieth anniversary. Have thoughts about our diamond jubilee that you want to share? Send them to Lilly & Sarah; they’d love to hear from you!
  • Celebration planning
  • Special-edition merchandise design
  • Alumni engagement
  • Social events
Profile-Raising / Recruitment
Profile-raising is the act of increasing the visibility CISV Victoria. It means supporting our Chapter in our efforts to become better known and understood by people in our community as we engage with new families, volunteers, potential sponsors/donors, and like-minded organizations.
  • Present in schools / community organizations
  • Coordinate with and volunteer at local festivals
  • Manage our membership list
  • Write op-eds for local media
Programmes
All programs share the common goals of building global friendships and learning about the educational areas of diversity, conflict and resolution, human rights and sustainable development. We want to offer the best experiences to our members and to ensure this there are lots of things that need to go on behind the scenes!
  • Programme invitation selection (October)
  • Interview delegates, leaders, and staff (December-January)
  • Coordinate travel (April)
  • Support delegations in their preparations before camp (February-June)
 

Want to volunteer with our youth?

Please consider getting a free Criminal Record Check (CRC) if you want to participate in CISV events such as Mosaic projects, minicamps, and fundraisers. CISV needs CRCs to be completed every 3 years for adults 18 and over that may be around our CISV children. This includes leaders, executive members, chaperones, staff at minicamps and hosting family members. You can even do it every year since it is a free service offered to volunteer organizations!

Processing times are currently long, so please consider getting your CRC done sooner rather than later. Contact our Risk Manager, Steve for more information.

Looking to take on a bigger volunteer role in our Chapter? Consider joining our executive board and work with other like-minded folk to facilitate the governance of our organization.

Help us plan our next programme!

Be a homestay

Depending on flight availability, sometimes delegations arrive before the camp begins or need to leave after the camp ends. CISV Victoria is proud to offer our hospitality to delegates and leaders alike for up to two nights before/after the programme. Would you like to open your home to CISVers around the world? Contact hosting@cisvvictoria.ca for further details.

Ask for donations

It takes a lot of resources to host a CISV programme. From food, to craft materials, and first aid supplies, everything is important. Do you have a contact that might be interested in providing us with physical or in-kind donations? We can provide you with a sample letter to ask for donations that you can send along! Email hosting@cisvvictoria.ca for inquiries.

Be a camp cook

Like to cook? Volunteer as a chef or a kitchen volunteer at our Youth Meeting! We can provide accommodation if you'd like to cook for multiple days, or you can just come up for a day of meals. Contact hosting@cisvvictoria.ca for more details.

Run errands

We never know what we might need at our Youth Meeting! Are you available during the summer but don't want to take on a huge task? Consider being a camp gofer! Be on call for a given day and if we discover we need something, you'd be the one to get it and drop it off. Easy! Contact hosting@cisvvictoria.ca if interested.