CVA Study Group


Make It Happen Now, LLC, (MIHN) offers a virtual CVA study group for qualified candidates that begins July 13th.  Facilitated by the managing partners, CVAs themselves, the study groups help candidates learn from each other through weekly discussions.

Over the last four years, participants have come from throughout the U.S. and Canada with experience in a variety of volunteer engagement settings. A whopping 100% of their participants state they would recommend the study group to their colleagues or friends.

CVA Study Groups Benefit


  • Those with test anxiety
  • Volunteer administrators with experience in limited settings or organizations
  • Individuals with no access to local study groups
  • Those with little or no exam experience in recent years, and/or
  • Those who want to best prepare themselves for the exam.

The MIHN CVA Study Group helps candidates pace themselves as they study the CCVA recommended texts and keeps them focused on their goal of passing the exam.

VEP Ecosystem Offerings


Mary Ella Douglas, CVA and Melissa Gilmore, M.Ed., CVA
Managing Partners
Make It Happen Now, LLC
Achieving Optimal Volunteer Engagement
(757) 560-5556

Standards and Competencies


SAVMA supports professional industry standards (what we know) and industry competencies (what we do with what we know). The professional standards are here. The CVA Competencies Framework by CCVA are available here.

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