There are two publications available on the Volunteer Canada's Web site that would be a great reference to setting up a new volunteer centre. The Emerging Centres Manual and Well-Centred provide the basic structure of setting up a volunteer centre and explains the context of policy development. Refer to the list of volunteer centres across Canada to contact other volunteer centres for guidance as well. The VOE is open to everyone. A volunteer's VOE profile is secure.
Users can submit only the information they feel comfortable sharing with agencies.
The few pieces of information that is mandatory are needed to make the matching process happen. User profiles are only accessible by users themselves and by the VOE administrator to create VOE statistics and to manage the system as a whole. The VOE is an open matching system, meaning that it is open to anyone on the Internet. Volunteers and voluntary agencies should take the necessary precautions in screening one another once a match has been made. For more information on screening visit Volunteer Screening .