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• Mission Statement
• Policies & Procedures
• Membership Benefits
• Membership Brochure
• Board of Directors
• Quarterly Newsletter

WADVS is a professional state organization for directors and other employed leaders of volunteer services in health care facilities. The purpose of WADVS is to develop and maintain standards and guidelines for quality-based volunteer services administration; and provide educational programming and informational resources to meet the needs of the professionals responsible for volunteer services administration within health care facilities. The WADVS Board and General Membership Meetings are held twice a year in conjunction with the spring and fall WADVS state conferences. The frequency of regional meetings varies throughout the state. A state newsletter is mailed quarterly to all members.

WADVS Mission Statement

The mission of the Wisconsin Association of Directors of Volunteer Services is to promote and advance effective volunteer management in health care institutions and to provide educational and professional development opportunities to its members.

WADVS fulfills its mission by:

1. Developing and maintaining standards and guidelines for quality-based volunteer services administration.
2. Providing educational programming and informational resources to meet the needs of the professionals responsible for volunteer services administration.
3. Facilitate the sharing of information and resources between the American Society of Directors of Volunteer Services (ASDVS) and WADVS regional groups.
4. Collaborate with other organizations that offer support to health care institutions.

WADVS Policies and Procedures

WADVS Membership Benefits

WADVS is beneficial to everyone who is in a volunteer leadership role. Whether you're a seasoned professional / veteran or a "newbie" to volunteer supervision, you will find that the Association and its members are a valuable resource, willing to share their knowledge and tools.

Benefits include:

• Membership within a strong state-level professional organization.
• Opportunity to be part of a stronger voice advocating the integral role of health care volunteer administration within the health care arena and within individual organizations.
• Advancement of professional credibility.
• Educational offerings twice/year (spring and fall).
• Quarterly electronic WADVS Newsletter.
• “Ask the Director” on-line forum provides immediate connection to all WADVS colleagues as a resource for new ideas, programs, recommendations and solutions.
• Updates on WHA and other legislative issues.
• Access to WHA newsletter.
• Learning from each other through networking and sharing of ideas, skills and talents.
• WADVS is health care specific, as opposed to Points of Light or AVA.
• Resources on ASDVS (American Society of Directors of Volunteer Services – a national professional membership group of American Hospital Association) certification. Several current WADVS members have achieved certification in Volunteer Administration.
• Other ASDVS news and educational offerings.

WADVS Board of Directors – 2008 Executive Board of Directors

WADVS Quarterly Newsletter

• 2006 December: Dialogue with the directors (sample page)
• 2006 September: Dialogue with the directors (sample page)