{"id":15539,"date":"2026-01-26T20:55:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-27T01:55:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/artspond.com\/?page_id=15539"},"modified":"2026-02-09T19:55:38","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T00:55:38","slug":"exploring-care-based-futures","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/artspond.com\/fr\/ilmgo-projects\/exploring-care-based-futures\/","title":{"rendered":"Exploring Care-Based Futures: Volunteerism in Ontario"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wpb-content-wrapper\"><p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15587&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb1920&#215;720&Prime; add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<strong>Created by<\/strong><br \/>\nAmanda Tkaczyk,<br \/>\nFellow, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/fr\/ilmgo-projects\/\">I Love My Gig Ontario 2025<\/a><\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<strong>Published<\/strong><br \/>\nFebruary 4, 2026[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<strong>A creative guide re-imagining volunteering in Ontario, offering practical tools to address challenges while supporting care, resilience, and new paths away from burnout.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title ez-toc-toggle\" style=\"cursor:pointer\">Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/fr\/ilmgo-projects\/exploring-care-based-futures\/#About_this_guide\" >About this guide<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/fr\/ilmgo-projects\/exploring-care-based-futures\/#Section_1_Why_volunteerism\" >Section 1: Why volunteerism?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/fr\/ilmgo-projects\/exploring-care-based-futures\/#Section_2_Care-based_considerations\" >Section 2: Care-based considerations<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/fr\/ilmgo-projects\/exploring-care-based-futures\/#Section_3_Sample_simple_scorecards\" >Section 3: Sample simple scorecards<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/fr\/ilmgo-projects\/exploring-care-based-futures\/#Section_4_Frictions_futures\" >Section 4: Frictions &amp; futures<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/fr\/ilmgo-projects\/exploring-care-based-futures\/#Section_5_Design_of_collaborative_human-AI_roles\" >Section 5: Design of collaborative human-AI roles<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/fr\/ilmgo-projects\/exploring-care-based-futures\/#Section_6_Call_to_action\" >Section 6: Call to action<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/fr\/ilmgo-projects\/exploring-care-based-futures\/#About_the_creator\" >About the creator<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_this_guide\"><\/span>About this guide<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I hope this research-creation project inspires reflection, action, and change to improve the ways we care for others, especially during crises.<\/p>\n<p>Three things you can expect in this guide:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Reimagine future of volunteering with hope &amp; innovation<\/li>\n<li>\u00a0Practical tools to discuss problems in volunteerism<\/li>\n<li>Validation and exploring paths away from burnout.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>My perspective is based on over 20 years as community volunteer, deep listening to others, and academic research. I have no affiliations or interests to protect.<\/p>\n<h3>Optional art activities<\/h3>\n<p>In each of the six sections below, I share two art activities for your creative exploration and expression. I crafted these 12 activities based on the themes and expressions in this guide. I encourage you to change the formats, mediums, and activities as needed.<\/p>\n<p>These are intended to be strengths-based explorations of your experiences with volunteering. I am not a mental health clinician and this is not meant as art therapy. These activities are intended to be hopeful and inspiring.<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019d love to see what you create!<\/p>\n<h3>Support &amp; resources<\/h3>\n<p>If you require immediate mental health support, please call 9-8-8 for crises mental health support across Canada. For additional resources, please reach out to ArtsPond at <strong><a href=\"mailto:hello@artspond.com\">hello@artspond.com<\/a><\/strong>.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15588&Prime; add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Section_1_Why_volunteerism\"><\/span>Section 1: Why volunteerism?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Commentary and four digital collages on why volunteerism matters in the future of care during crises.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Optional art activities<\/h3>\n<p>1.1: What does volunteering mean to you?<br \/>\nCreate a digital collage about volunteering<\/p>\n<p>1.2: How can volunteers impact the world?<br \/>\nDraw an image of the power of volunteers in community[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]When imagining the future of care in Ontario, <strong>why should we care about Volunteerism?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>My motivation is driven a from shared experiences and frustrations, such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Why do we have to go to 10 different websites to learn about opportunities to volunteer in our local community?<\/li>\n<li>Why are organizations in my community closing down due to lack of volunteers, but when I go to community volunteer boards I don\u2019t see them recruiting?<\/li>\n<li>Who gets ignored and rejected from the opportunity to offer care?<\/li>\n<li>Who is not invited to contribute?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15540&Prime; add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]During times of crises when individuals are desperately seeking opportunities to receive and give care, gaps in volunteerism infrastructure, operations, and practices become amplified.<\/p>\n<p>Resources go to waste becasue volunteers can not be activated or meaningfully engaged in service.<\/p>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15553&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bblarge\u00a0\u00bb add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<strong>If volunteerism is transformed to a care-based approach, what could it impact?<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Better service delivery<\/li>\n<li>Reduced social isolation<\/li>\n<li>Inclusive approaches to authentic engagement<\/li>\n<li>Address ineffective, disappointing, and disrespectful volunteer experiences<\/li>\n<li>Eliminate systemic barriers in access to resources &amp; meaningful participation in third-sector care-based activities<\/li>\n<li>Prevent closure of services in community due to \u201clack of volunteers\u201d<\/li>\n<li>Address the significant gaps in NPOs and community volunteers wanting to contribute<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15545&Prime; add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<strong>Volunteerism as an abstraction for care. <\/strong><strong>By understanding and improving the experience of volunteerism, we can elevate how we care in community<\/strong>:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Shared resources<\/li>\n<li>Shared support<\/li>\n<li>Access to information<\/li>\n<li>Access to community<\/li>\n<li>Collaborative solutions<\/li>\n<li>Prosocial engagement<\/li>\n<li>Identity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15546&Prime; add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Section_2_Care-based_considerations\"><\/span>Section 2: Care-based considerations<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Eight approaches to embed care into volunteer recruitment and engagement paired with short poems.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Optional art activities<\/h3>\n<p>2.1: What does caring mean to you?<br \/>\nWrite a short poem about a moment of care that inspires you<\/p>\n<p>2.2: When you think about accessible opportunities, what does that feeling sound like?<br \/>\nDescribe the instruments and musicality of how it feels for you.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>Make It Known<\/h3>\n<p>How can I learn<br \/>\nWhat you do not share<\/p>\n<p>How can I understand<br \/>\nWhat do you not explain<\/p>\n<p>How can I do<br \/>\nWhat you do not describe<\/p>\n<p>How can I find<br \/>\nWhat you hide<\/p>\n<p>What is it that<br \/>\nYou do not<br \/>\nWant me to find[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15547&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bblarge\u00a0\u00bb add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>No Other Way<\/h3>\n<p>The food bank closes at 4pm<br \/>\nIt does not open on weekends<\/p>\n<p>If you need food<br \/>\nYou might need a day off of work<br \/>\nYou might need to ask your friends<br \/>\nto help you again<\/p>\n<p>You and the volunteers are restricted<br \/>\nto make it there in time for the<br \/>\nadministrative staff<br \/>\nTo lock the doors<br \/>\nTo stop the service<br \/>\nTo halt operations<br \/>\nBecause evening accessibility<br \/>\nWas not a board of directors priority<\/p>\n<p>Most who come<br \/>\nNeed their own cars<\/p>\n<p>They say<br \/>\nThere is no other way<br \/>\nThere is no funding to help those who<br \/>\ndo not have access to gas guzzlers to<br \/>\narrive safely<\/p>\n<p>There is no other way<br \/>\nUntil the organziers decide there has to be another way<br \/>\nMaybe tomorrow at 9am[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15548&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bblarge\u00a0\u00bb add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>The Guilt of Overhearing How People Who Make Decisions About Recruitment &amp; Selection Perpetuate Harm &amp; Exclusion Without Any Repercussions<\/h3>\n<p>If I speak up<br \/>\nThey roll their eyes and ignore me<br \/>\nThey tell me I don\u2019t understand<br \/>\nThey insist they know it all<\/p>\n<p>If I stay<br \/>\nI can continue to help<br \/>\nMaybe if I can keep my mouth shut tight enough,<br \/>\nI won\u2019t be excluded<br \/>\nMaybe if I can smile and nod phony<br \/>\nenough, I can gain their trust<\/p>\n<p>Maybe one day I can be a leader<br \/>\nMaybe I can make a change<br \/>\nMaybe, maybe, maybe not<\/p>\n<p>It makes me feel sick[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15549&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bblarge\u00a0\u00bb add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>Coach Cardy\u2019s Way<\/h3>\n<p>He sat in the office late into the evening making phone calls<br \/>\nMaking sure to reach out to each player who tried out for the team<\/p>\n<p>Coach Cardy\u2019s Way was to give everyone meaningful feedback<br \/>\nThose who did not make the team were told<br \/>\nWhat skills and techniques that they needed to improve<br \/>\nThey were invited to play on the practice teams<br \/>\nThey were told about house leagues and lunch hour open courts<br \/>\nHe wanted each player to continue to play &#8211; that was his way<\/p>\n<p>He didn\u2019t post an annoucement with an apology<br \/>\nHe cared for each of them<br \/>\nThis was over twenty years ago<br \/>\nI was a witness who passed by as he made those calls<br \/>\nI\u2019m sure as they years passed, he had to make more and more calls<br \/>\nI imagine if it became too much, he brought on an assistant<br \/>\nIf it became too much again, another assistant<\/p>\n<p>Uncompromising commitment to care<br \/>\nHow can you be like Coach Cardy today?[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15550&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bblarge\u00a0\u00bb add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15551&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bblarge\u00a0\u00bb add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Section_3_Sample_simple_scorecards\"><\/span>Section 3: Sample simple scorecards<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Set of three acrylic abstracts paired with thematic evaluations of volunteerism practices.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Optional art activities<\/h3>\n<p>3.1: Listen to a song that reminds you of the power of community and create an expressive line drawing (let your hand guide you and create what you feel without thinking of a specific object or symbol)<br \/>\n3.2: Draw an image that symbolizes how it feels to take care of something, what colours and shapes do you use?[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>Information access<\/h3>\n<p>Are opportunities and special tasks visible to all and distributed across multiple channels (website, social media sites, event calendars, mailing lists, community news sites, etc.)?<\/p>\n<p>Clear definitions of the requirements that have been verified by multiple individuals with no competing interests?<\/p>\n<p>Is information available in multiple formats (audio, visual, text) and languages?<\/p>\n<p>Self-serve translation (users can easily use their preferred tools to personalize your content to meet their needs)?<\/p>\n<p>Are there active offers to provide help and additional information?[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15563&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bblarge\u00a0\u00bb add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>Availability<\/h3>\n<p>Can individuals adjust the duration, timing, and ownership of their times easily?<\/p>\n<p>Are schedules prepared in advance so that volunteers can organize their personal schedules?<\/p>\n<p>Are their multiple affordable and\/or free options for transportation?<\/p>\n<p>Are we aware of the commute expenses and travel time of volunteers and working to minimize their personal expense?[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15564&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bblarge\u00a0\u00bb add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][vc_empty_space][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>Social support<\/h3>\n<p>How do we acknowledge and celebrate contributions in an ongoing, honest, and meaningful way?<\/p>\n<p>What ways are we helping peers support one another through formal and informal programs so that trust, engagement, and asistancce is available from one another?<\/p>\n<p>How are we collecting, sharing, and taking action the feedback?<\/p>\n<p>If each piece of volunteer feedback required action (no excuses), are we prepared to act?[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15565&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bblarge\u00a0\u00bb add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Section_4_Frictions_futures\"><\/span>Section 4: Frictions &amp; futures<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>An illustrated deck of eight critical conversations starters.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Optional art activities<\/h3>\n<p>4.1: Take or find a photograph that makes you smile, if you think about the future of volunteering, what title would you give this photo?<br \/>\n4.2: Draw a sketch of what radical fairness in volunteering would look like, what colours and symbols do you use?[\/vc_column_text][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15566&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bblarge\u00a0\u00bb add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb onclick=\u00a0\u00bblink_image\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>Design of volunteer systems rooted in care<\/h3>\n<h4>Principles<\/h4>\n<dl>\n<dt>Transparecy:<\/dt>\n<dd>What if we had a clear understanding of opportunities, how they are created, and their outcomes?<\/dd>\n<dt>Accountability:<\/dt>\n<dd>What if there was care-based monitoring of unfair and harmful indicidents?<\/dd>\n<dt>Access:<\/dt>\n<dd>What if you had a single source of information with multiple formats\/channels?<\/dd>\n<dt>Support:<\/dt>\n<dd>What if everyone who wants help or to offer help receives it?<\/dd>\n<dt>Interoperability:<\/dt>\n<dd>What if training\/oboarding could qualify you for multiple positions\/orgs?<\/dd>\n<dt>Integration:<\/dt>\n<dd>What if inter-organizational gaps are addressed by community?<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Section_5_Design_of_collaborative_human-AI_roles\"><\/span>Section 5: Design of collaborative human-AI roles<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>High-level speculative design of three AI tools that could help humans deliver better volunteer.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Optional art activities<\/h3>\n<p>5.1: Think of an important role in a care-based organization, if that role had superpowers to do more, what would that look like? Write a short poem or draw a sketch of the superpowers<br \/>\n5.2: Draw a big beautiful body of water that is a shared resource, if the water was technology what shared resources would beneift you and your community?[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]I have a Master\u2019s degree in Artificial Intelligence. I care deeply about ethical and responsible approaches to using AI for social good. I fight against AI harms &amp; injustice against people, animals, planet. I create ideas and art with AI to imagine what could be good and spark critique.<\/p>\n<p>In this section, my goal is to share ideas about how the human work that supports our volunteer systems could be assisted with AI tools. I choose to focus on key three roles and present high-level thoughts about how AI might be used to improve delivery, services, and experiences.<\/p>\n<p>Too many times in organizations, whether I was a volunteer, employee, or community member, the labyrinths of ego and politics would get in the way of meaningful organizational change for radical care. Behind closed doors I was told many times \u201cthat\u2019s just the way it is\u201d. This section is not techno-optimism. It is part of my resistance, where I imagine a future where there are less excuses, more access, and higher expectations of how we can help one another with meaningful, enriching, and sustainable volunteering experiences.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15571&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15573&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15574&Prime; css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Section_6_Call_to_action\"><\/span>Section 6: Call to action<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><em>Collection of four short AI-generated audio recordings exploring the disillusioned personas of volunteers and recipients if care-based approaches are not prioritize.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Optional art activities<\/h3>\n<p>6.1: Draw the face of someone you love and then write a short story about how they benefit from volunteers.<br \/>\n6.2: Write a short song about how good it feels to do good in community with your community through volunteering.<\/p>\n<p>As mentioned in Section 5, I use AI to spark conversation and for critique. I know AI causes harm, I also know it can be used for good.<\/p>\n<p>Throughout this collection, I\u2019ve shared visuals, poetry, and provocative questions. I wanted to extend the project to include an audio component.I curated four personas and fictional narratives about what could happen if we do not adopt care-based approaches to volunteerism. This is a small sample of ideas and possible outcomes meant to facilitate dialogue and inspire real action for care-based approaches in volunteerism.<\/p>\n<p>AI-generated audio is used to make the fictional storytelling more vivid and also raise questions of why some voices are listened to more deeply than others. <strong>Each persona has two different audio clips so that you can reflect on which voices warrant more empathy and concern for you, why? As an activity, I suggest you and peers listen to both and discuss what influences your experience.<\/strong>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>1. Burnt out experienced volunteer<\/h3>\n<p>I received my annual \u00ab\u00a0Volunteer of the Year\u00a0\u00bb certificate in a generic email again. After all these years, it feels so empty. I see new, enthusiastic people get ignored or turned away because of cliques and unspoken rules. I&rsquo;ve tried to bring it up, but I\u2019m just told \u00ab\u00a0that&rsquo;s just the way it is\u00a0\u00bb.<\/p>\n<p>I have skills in logistics and scheduling that could really help, but leadership only ever asks me to do the same data entry task I&rsquo;ve done since 2025. There&rsquo;s no room for growth or using my real talents, and no one ever asks for feedback on how to make things better. I&rsquo;m just a pair of hands, not a person with ideas.<\/p>\n<h4>Audio 1A<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15539-9\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-19-1-happy-tone.wav?_=9\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-19-1-happy-tone.wav\">https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-19-1-happy-tone.wav<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Audio 1B<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15539-10\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-19-2-sad-tone.wav?_=10\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-19-2-sad-tone.wav\">https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-19-2-sad-tone.wav<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>2. Eager but rejected new volunteer<\/h3>\n<p>I overheard two of the senior volunteers talking about how they \u00ab\u00a0don&rsquo;t have time\u00a0\u00bb to train new people. It was so discouraging. I have the time and energy to help, but it feels like there are gatekeepers at every turn who aren&rsquo;t willing to give anyone new a chance.<\/p>\n<p>I finally got an interview for a mentorship role. The person interviewing me seemed completely uninterested and gave me no real information about what was expected. A week later, I got a one-line email saying I wasn&rsquo;t a fit, with no feedback on what skills I could improve or other ways to get involved. It felt like they already knew who they were going to pick.<\/p>\n<h4>Audio 2A<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15539-11\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-20-2-frustrated.wav?_=11\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-20-2-frustrated.wav\">https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-20-2-frustrated.wav<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Audio 2B<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15539-12\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-20-1-hesitant.wav?_=12\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-20-1-hesitant.wav\">https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-20-1-hesitant.wav<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>3. Forgotten recipient<\/h3>\n<p>Every time I go to the community centre for a program, there\u2019s a different volunteer at the desk who has no idea what\u2019s going on. The information is never the same, and I get sent from person to person. It makes me feel like a burden and that my needs aren&rsquo;t important enough for them to be organized.<\/p>\n<p>The local ride program for seniors is my only way to get to doctor&rsquo;s appointments, but the schedule is always full. I know there are people in my neighbourhood who would love to help drive, but the organization&rsquo;s sign-up process is so complicated that no one new ever joins. So, I miss appointments because of a \u00ab\u00a0lack of volunteers\u00a0\u00bb that doesn&rsquo;t feel real.<\/p>\n<h4>Audio 3A<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15539-13\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-21-2-exhausted.wav?_=13\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-21-2-exhausted.wav\">https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-21-2-exhausted.wav<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Audio 3B<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15539-14\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-21-1-comedic.wav?_=14\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-21-1-comedic.wav\">https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-21-1-comedic.wav<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h3>4. Overwhelmed coordinator<\/h3>\n<p>We desperately need volunteers for our evening programs, but the board insists we can&rsquo;t afford to keep the lights on past 6 pm. I&rsquo;m caught between the community&rsquo;s needs and a leadership team that perpetuates the very barriers we&rsquo;re supposed to be solving.<\/p>\n<p>Another local organization just launched a program that&rsquo;s almost identical to ours. We&rsquo;re now competing for the same volunteers and grants because there&rsquo;s no system for us to collaborate or share resources. We could do so much more for the community if we just worked together, but instead, we\u2019re stuck in our own silos.<\/p>\n<h4>Audio 4A<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15539-15\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-22-2-whimsical.wav?_=15\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-22-2-whimsical.wav\">https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-22-2-whimsical.wav<\/a><\/audio>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Audio 4B<\/h4>\n<audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-15539-16\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/wav\" src=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-22-1-dejected.wav?_=16\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-22-1-dejected.wav\">https:\/\/artspond.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2025-IHG-11-Amanda-Tkaczyk-22-1-dejected.wav<\/a><\/audio>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][vc_empty_space][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"About_the_creator\"><\/span><b>About the creator<\/b><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/3&Prime;][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15859&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb400 x 400&Prime; add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=\u00a0\u00bb2\/3&Prime;][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<span class=\"x_gmail-a_GcMg x_gmail-font-feature-liga-off x_gmail-font-feature-clig-off x_gmail-font-feature-calt-off x_gmail-text-decoration-none x_gmail-text-strikethrough-none\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 255)\" data-olk-copy-source=\"MessageBody\"><strong>Amanda Tkaczyk<\/strong> is an interdisciplinary artist that combines abstract acrylics, dreamy digital art, accessible poetry, and creativity technology to explore themes of loss, belonging, grief, and spontaneity. She is an Expressive Arts Practitioner with the Ontario Expressive Arts Therapy Association. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"x_gmail-a_GcMg x_gmail-font-feature-liga-off x_gmail-font-feature-clig-off x_gmail-font-feature-calt-off x_gmail-text-decoration-none x_gmail-text-strikethrough-none\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 255)\">\u00a0<\/span><a class=\"x_gmail-a_GcMg x_gmail-font-feature-liga-off x_gmail-font-feature-clig-off x_gmail-font-feature-calt-off x_gmail-text-decoration-underline x_gmail-text-strikethrough-none\" title=\"http:\/\/www.whatsoever.ca\" href=\"http:\/\/www.whatsoever.ca\/\" data-auth=\"NotApplicable\" data-linkindex=\"0\" data-ogsc=\"rgb(0, 0, 255)\">www.whatsoever.ca<\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]<span style=\"font-size: 0.8em;\">\u00a9 Amanda Tkaczyk, 2025.<br \/>\nAll texts, recordings, and artworks are published with the permission of the artist. The creation and publication of this work was made possible with the support of Canada Council for the Arts, Government of Canada, Ontario Arts Council, and Government of Ontario.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15587&Prime; img_size=\u00a0\u00bb1920&#215;720&Prime; add_caption=\u00a0\u00bbyes\u00a0\u00bb css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]Created by Amanda Tkaczyk, Fellow, I Love My Gig Ontario 2025[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=\u00a0\u00bb1\/2&Prime;][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]Published February 4, 2026[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text css=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb]A creative guide re-imagining<span class=\"excerpt-hellip\"> [\u2026]<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":15588,"parent":15698,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-15539","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Exploring Care-Based Futures: Volunteerism in Ontario - ArtsPond<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/artspond.com\/fr\/ilmgo-projects\/exploring-care-based-futures\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"fr_FR\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Exploring Care-Based Futures: Volunteerism in Ontario - ArtsPond\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space][vc_single_image image=\u00a0\u00bb15587&Prime; 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