events and ANNOUNCEMENTS

2025 CALENDAR OF EVENTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS

2025 DOVIA Programs

Volunteer Program Manager's Meet & Greet for our Year-End Holiday Gathering
We'll be at the offices of Agency on Aging 4 to gift wrap quilts going to Meals on Wheels from 2pm to 5pm. Register to receive updates--and we need wrapping paper please. See our Events Calendar on the right.

Date: December 9 |  Registration Open for the Holiday Community Project

What we are doing now!

• #GivingTuesday Thank you for giving on December 2! You can still send in a donation - we fundraise year-round. To make a donation anytime for any amount please donate here to DOVIA,
• Shop closing December 5--See's Candy Fundraiser for DOVIA: Yumraising! Help DOVIA earn by shopping directly from your cell phone, table or computer. The candy will be shipped directly to you.

Plan Ahead -- 2026 CALENDAR OF EVENTS and ANNOUNCEMENTS

January 8. 2026 at 11:30am Pacific we have a virtual session on survey data and how to use it.

Big Day of Giving is May 7, 2026. DOVIA will participate in this 24-hour online fundraising event.

Other Partner Programs

Save the Date for the Upcoming AL!VE National Summit in Rancho Cordova, CA
Dates: March 18-20, 2026 | EARLY REGISTRATION (best price until January 15, 2026)
~DOVIA Sacramento is serving as the hospitality committee (Yay us!)

Great Reads

• AL!VE latest blog post on why investing in Volunteer Engagement Makes Cents (and Sense).
• What Are the Biggest Barriers to Volunteer Engagement (And How to Overcome Them)?
•  Example Strategic Plan for Volunteer Engagement by the City of Fort Collins

Resources

• On Demand Volunteer Information Sessions with AL!VE (Use Your Skills to Advance the Profession Nationally!)