Volunteer Administration
Organizations
(As of January 2006)
IHA - Illinois
Hospital Association
- IHA is a non-profit
voluntary organization whose objective is health care
advocacy.
- IHA and its members are
committed to making certain that the goal of highest
quality patient care is never lost in the wake of human
resource shortage and government restraints to produce
more but spend less.
IHA - CoV - Illinois
Hospital Association - Constituency on
Volunteers
- CoV is one of the
constituency sections of IHA.
- CoV represents auxilians,
in-service volunteers, directors of volunteer services,
and other hospital staff who work with volunteer
programs of IHA member institutions.
- CoV emphasizes educational
programs and resources to motivate and guide auxilians,
volunteers, and hospital staff in their role as
community advocates for IHA member institutions.
- CoV offers
three workshops a year aimed at assisting auxilians/volunteers
in expanding their knowledge about the health care field
and the role of the auxiliary. All auxilians,
volunteers, and directors of volunteer services of IHA
member hospitals are welcome to participate in these
workshops.
- CoV also holds a 1-1/2 day
Volunteer Leadership Retreat in the fall.
- CoV distributes
scholarships annually to deserving students in the
health care field.
IHA - AVR -
Administrators of Volunteer Resources
- AVR is an affiliate
society (a personal membership group) of the Illinois
Hospital Association.
- AVR is a
statewide group whose purpose is to provide educational
and networking opportunities.
- AVR is an affiliate group
of the American Society of Directors of Volunteer
Services
- AVR sponsors educational
opportunities at the state level as well as in each of
its three districts.
- AVR publishes a quarterly
newsletter called "Inside AVR."
- Membership is available to
anyone responsible for the management and direction of a
volunteer program in a health care institution or
organization or any person with a continuing interest in
the management and direction of a volunteer program.
- Dues are $75 per year for
the first person from an institution/organization; $50
each additional person; $25 courtesy member (retired DVS).
- This group was formed in
1999 as a collaborative effort between Chicago Directors
of Healthcare Volunteer Directors (CDHV) and Illinois
Society for Directors of Volunteer Services (ISDVS).
IHA Staff Contact:
Renna Lemberis
AHA - American Hospital
Association
- AHA is a national
organization for hospitals and represents health care
institutions in Washington, D.C., for the purpose of
lobbying for legislation.
- Periodic educational
events are offered throughout the country for auxilians
and volunteers.
ASDVS - American Society
of Directors of Volunteer Services
AVA - Association of
Volunteer Administration
- AVA is an international,
multi-discipline membership organization of
professionals in the field of volunteerism and volunteer
administration.
- AVA's mission is to shape
the future of volunteerism locally and nationally by
promoting and strengthening the profession of volunteer
management.
- AVA sponsors the only
professional certification program in the field of
volunteer management called Certified in Volunteer
Administration (CVA). Certification is awarded to
applicants who meet AVR professional standards and
certification criteria, and is offered out of the
University of Colorado in Boulder.
- AVA publishes a
newsletter entitled "AVA Member Briefing" and a
quarterly journal entitled "The Journal of
Volunteer Administration."
- Dues: Variety of membership categories.
Staff office telephone (804) 672-3353
ICOVA - Illinois
Conference on Volunteer Administration
- Annually holds a
collaborative conference sponsored by various Illinois
volunteer organizations.
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