Roadmap to Volunteerism
In June 2025, CSNPEI hosted a full-day Volunteer Symposium with over 130 participants from across the Island. The event sparked conversations, shared lived experiences, and identified solutions for the future of volunteering.
From that work, we created the Roadmap to Volunteerism, a comprehensive guide full of practical strategies, success stories, and policy recommendations to strengthen volunteer engagement on PEI.
Key themes include:
- Recruitment and Retention: Clear roles, flexible models, and supports that reduce barriers.
- Inclusion and Belonging: Welcoming youth, newcomers, and seniors into meaningful opportunities.
- Volunteer Wellbeing: Preventing burnout through training, recognition, and support systems.
- Policy and System Change: Recommendations for government, businesses, and the nonprofit sector to ensure long-term sustainability.
Across Prince Edward Island, volunteers are the quiet champions who keep our communities thriving. They deliver meals to seniors, coach local sports teams, organize food drives, run community events, staff crisis lines, and lend their skills behind the scenes to causes that matter. Their contributions often go unseen, but their impact is felt everywhere.
During National Volunteer Week 2025, CSNPEI invites you to celebrate these everyday heroes and to become one yourself. Whether you’re a long-time volunteer or just thinking about getting involved, now is the time to take the next step.
Together, let’s honour the contributions of those who give their time and inspire a new wave of engagement across our Island.
This initiative is proudly funded by the Government of Prince Edward Island.
Volunteer Symposium
Volunteerism is the heart of community resilience, but volunteer engagement is changing, and many organizations are struggling to keep up.
Join volunteers, nonprofit leaders, government officials, businesses, and passionate community members for a one-day Symposium on Volunteerism focused on reversing the decline in volunteer participation and creating a stronger, more inclusive culture of volunteerism across Prince Edward Island.
This high-impact day will feature expert speakers, panel discussions, interactive workshops, and collaborative strategy-building to generate solutions that address today’s challenges while preparing for tomorrow’s opportunities.
Date and time : Monday, June 16 · 9am - 4pm
Location : Rodd Charlottetown (75 Kent Street Charlottetown, PE C1A 7K4)
Travel Subsidy will be available for participants traveling from outside Charlottetown.
Space is limited, register now to secure your spot!
Join the video challenge for organizations!
We’re inviting nonprofits, clubs, associations, and volunteer groups across PEI to take part in our Volunteer Video Challenge!
Create a short video (30 seconds to 2 minutes) that captures the spirit of volunteering in your organization whether through inspiring stories, valuable lessons, humour, or heartfelt moments.
Post your video on Instagram or Facebook by May 3, 2025, and tag @communitysectornetworkpei.
By participating, you’ll be entered into a draw to win $500 to support your organization’s work and we’ll feature your videos on our channels to celebrate your impact!
Toolkit for organizations!
We’ve put together a bilingual, ready-to-use Volunteer Week Communications Toolkit to help you celebrate and promote volunteerism across PEI.
Inside, you’ll find:
- Sample social media posts and images
- Email templates and thank-you notes
- Creative ideas to recognize and inspire volunteers
Join the #VolunteerChallengePEI for a Chance to Win!
As part of National Volunteer Week 2025, we’re inviting Islanders to take part in the #VolunteerChallengePEI and giving away 3 beautifully curated gift baskets filled with goodies from local PEI businesses valued at $200 each!
How to Enter:
- Pledge to volunteer with a PEI non-profit of your choice. (Already volunteering? You can pledge to continue!)
- Comment under one of our Volunteer Week 2025 posts on Facebook or Instagram, or make your own post using the hashtag #VolunteerChallengePEI.
- Mention the name of the non-profit you're pledging to volunteer with and tag them if they have a social media account!
- Only pledges made between April 27 and May 3 will count.
- Only pledges posted on Instagram or Facebook will be eligible.
- Be sure to tag us: @communitysectornetworkpei
Example Post:
“I pledge to volunteer with (PEI non-profit organization of your choice) #VolunteerChallengePEI @communitysectornetworkpei”
