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Annual Volunteer Survey


WE WANT TO HEAR FROM YOU!



This survey has questions in the following sections:

  1. About you
  2. About volunteering
  3. About Volunteer Dufferin - website, social media, training, newsletter and volunteer fair
  4. Initiatives
  5. Follow up


Please complete this survey by August 15, 2026.


Your feedback matters to us. Thank you for sharing your brilliance with us.


Contact Information

(optional)
Contact Name
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Contact Email
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SECTION 1: About You
Age Range
Tell us about some identities you hold. This helps us understand who this is reaching, and who it isn't reaching. Tell us as much as you are comfortable sharing - your gender identity, race, socio-economic class, status, religion, if you have any disabilities or any other identities you hold that you think would be helpful for us to understand. Share only what you are comfortable sharing.
0/500

SECTION 2: About volunteering
What best describes your current volunteer status?
Please rank the below options in terms of what is most important to you about volunteering
What type of volunteering is most of interest to you? Check all that apply.
Approximately how many hours do you give monthly, to “formal volunteering”. I.e. with an organization like a food bank, sports club or shelter.
Approximately how many hours do you give monthly to “informal volunteering”. E.g. unpaid care for children or seniors, helping out a neighbour.
Have you done any “virtual volunteering”? E.g. helping an organization or cause remotely, such as assistance with websites, social media, online events, phone calls, organizing/coordinating for programs.
Have you done any “microvolunteering”? I.e. gig-based, short time commitment, tasks that can be completed quickly, may or may not require a specific skill. E.g. signing petitions, writing letters, giving career advice or answering business questions, voting in contests, running for a cause.
Please elaborate on your virtual or microvolunteering (describe what you did and approximately how much time you spent):
0/250
What stops you from volunteering more?
0/500
Would you say Dufferin is a good place to volunteer?
How safe do you feel volunteering?
Not safe
Extremely safe
Please elaborate on how safe you feel volunteering:
0/250
What do you wish organizations and volunteer coordinators would do to better support volunteers?
0/250
What would help you volunteer more in your community?
0/500
What would make Dufferin a better place to volunteer?
0/250
Is anyone better off because of your volunteer work?
If you have one, please tell us a success story from your experience volunteering:
0/500
Anything else you'd like to share regarding your current volunteer activities and experiences?
0/250

SECTION 3: About Volunteer Dufferin
Has Volunteer Dufferin helped you find a volunteer placement(s)?
Please elaborate on Volunteer Dufferin's role in helping you find placements:
0/250

If you have used the following Volunteer Dufferin features and services, please rate how useful they were to you. If you have not interacted with it, please leave it blank.

An in-person volunteer fair where organizations showcase their volunteer opportunities
Not useful
Very useful
Our new Civic Engagement page with information about the municipal election, running for office, getting involved, and voting
Not useful
Very useful
Volunteer Dufferin's matching portal (volunteerdufferin.ca) where you can browse available opportunities, update your profile and see matches.
Not useful
Very useful
Volunteer Dufferin e-newsletters with information about current volunteering opportunities, tips and local events
Not useful
Very useful
Volunteer Dufferin's social media, focusing on civic engagement, supporting new candidates and increasing voter turnout
Not useful
Very useful
How well does Volunteer Dufferin do what you'd like it to do?
Not well at all
Extremely well
What can Volunteer Dufferin do to better meet your needs as a volunteer?
0/500
Please share a singular call to action or cause that you think Volunteer Dufferin should take up.
0/500

SECTION 3a: Website
How often do you visit volunteerdufferin.ca?
How did you hear about volunteerdufferin.ca? Check all that apply.

SECTION 3b: Social Media
Do you follow us on social media?
If you would like to follow us on social media, what platform are you most likely to see and engage with our content?

SECTION 3c: Training

Rate how likely you are to attend information sessions, webinars or coffee chats on the following:
Volunteer Dufferin 101: how to use the site for best results
Very Unlikely
Very Likely
Getting Ready to Volunteer: Setting new volunteers up for success
Very Unlikely
Very Likely
Equity, diversity and inclusion considerations in volunteer placements
Very Unlikely
Very Likely
Volunteer health and safety, mental health, and other workplace considerations
Very Unlikely
Very Likely
Opportunities for mentorship, leadership or serving on a board of directors
Very Unlikely
Very Likely
Student volunteer hours
Very Unlikely
Very Likely
Are there any other topics related to volunteering that you would like to learn more about?
0/250
In what format would you rather attend training?

SECTION 3d: Volunteer Fair
Would you be interested in attending a volunteer fair in fall 2026?
What would you like to see there and what do you think would make people want to come out? Check all that apply.
Would you be interested in volunteering at the volunteer fair?

SECTION 3e: Newsletter
How often would you like to receive a newsletter from Volunteer Dufferin? This is in addition to any automated notifications you may have set up on your profile.
What would you like the Volunteer Dufferin newsletter to include? Check all that apply.

SECTION 4: Initiatives

Community Connectors

Our Community Connectors group is growing. We have been building a network of people in the community who are connected to many things themselves and have a knack for connecting other people in their neighbourhoods. The goal is to create more connected communities and a stronger social fabric. If that sounds like you or someone you know, please join our newsletter and we will reach out.  


Sign up to stay informed about Community Connectors
Would you like to be more involved in helping identify, support and celebrate Community Connectors?

Civic Engagement - Election 2026

Volunteer Dufferin has two goals with this initiative for the municipal election on October 26, 2026:


  1. zero acclaimed seats and
  2. increased voter turnout


To learn more about this work, please visit https://volunteerdufferin.ca/election2026
Are you planning to vote in the 2026 municipal election?
Name one person you think would make a good municipal councillor. Please indicate for which town/township.
0/50
Have you ever considered running for municipal office?
Please elaborate on why you have or have not considered running for municipal government.
0/250
What supports, if any, do you think would make it more likely that you would run for municipal government? Check all that apply.

SECTION 5: Follow up
Is there anything we missed, or anything else that you would like to share with us?
0/250
Is there anything that Volunteer Dufferin is not doing that you think they should be doing? (We cannot promise we will do it, but we would like to know what it is)
0/250
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