Since 1978, DOVIA Sacramento has served to broaden community awareness of volunteerism by furthering communication among DOVIA Sacramento, its member agencies and institutions, and the general public. DOVIA Sacramento membership is open to any person, salaried or volunteer, whose primary job responsibility within any agency or organization, public or private, is that of directing, coordinating or conducting the volunteer program of said agency or organization, and others interested in furthering volunteerism. Membership categories include individual, agency, student, and retiree.
It has been 46 years since people with foresight decided that there needed to be an organization for networking and training of volunteer managers. On November 6, 1978, March Fong Eu, then-Secretary of State signed the Articles of Incorporation making the Directors of Volunteers in Agencies, Sacramento (DOVIA) an official agency.
DOVIA Sacramento has changed with the times in both size and function. DOVIA Sacramento today has a variety of agency members, more meetings, and a larger Executive Board which basically does all the work of planning and executing events that benefit volunteer managers. The board partially changes personnel yearly and is totally responsible for providing an educational year for DOVIA Sacramento members.