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SUMMARY:AVM Conference 2025 - Event Information & Tickets
DESCRIPTION:15-16 October 2025 | 9.10am – 3pm | Online via Zoom \nAVM’s annual conference is highly regarded as one of the best learning events for volunteer managers\, leaders and heads of volunteering. \nThe role of volunteer managers is ever evolving\, and this year’s conference will provide you with the opportunity to delve into key aspects of our profession\, providing you with the opportunity to gain insights from leading voices and learn about best practices alongside peers from across the sector. \nEach day will include an informative and inspiring keynote\, a choice of engaging workshops\, and a thought-provoking panel discussion — all designed to challenge your thinking\, spark new ideas\, and support you in your role. \nKeynotes\nBoth days will start with an inspirational keynote from our guest speakers who will be exploring the significance of community research\, engagement\, and outreach in facilitating social action initiatives and the roles we can all play in fostering a more inclusive and equitable society through volunteerism and community involvement. \nWorkshops\nThis year\, there are twelve workshops to choose from. They have been structured around the following themes\, ensuring you gain targeted expertise in the topics that matter most to you: \n\nThe Volunteer Experience: From Recruitment To Retention\nBuilding Your Volunteering Infrastructure\nInclusive Volunteering: Engaging Diverse Communities\nThriving As A Volunteer Manager: Wellbeing And Professional Development\n\nPanels\nEach day will include an insightful panel discussion. Hear from representatives from key volunteering bodies in England\, Wales\, Scotland and Ireland in the ‘Four Nations’ panel on Wednesday\, and from peers on how volunteer-led initiatives are driving significant\, positive change within organisations in the ‘Succeeding with Volunteer Voice Initiatives’ panel on Thursday. \nMeet the Sponsors\nThe conference sponsors will be running Meet the Sponsor sessions during the lunchbreaks\, giving you the opportunity to speak to them about the products and services that they offer. \nProgramme\nWednesday 15 October 2025\n9.10am – Registration\n9.30am – Welcome by Ruth Leonard (Chair\, AVM)\n9.40am – Keynote: Kheron Gilpin\n10.40am – Break\n10.55am – Workshops 1-6\n12pm – Lunch*\n12.45pm – Workshops 7-12\n1.55pm – Panel: Four Nations\n3pm – Close \nThursday 16 October 2025\n9.10am – Registration\n9.30am – Welcome by Ruth Leonard (Chair\, AVM)\n9.40am – Keynote: Siân Whyte\n10.40am – Break\n10.55am – Workshops 1-6\n12pm – Lunch*\n12.45pm – Workshops 7-12\n1.55pm – Panel: Succeeding with Volunteer Voice Initiatives\n3pm – Close \n*Delegates also have the opportunity to meet with the Conference Sponsors during the lunch break on both days. \nBased on feedback from previous conferences\, we will not be including dedicated networking sessions at this year’s event. Instead\, the conference will focus firmly on learning and development—designed to equip and energise you in your role with inspiring talks\, thought-provoking discussions\, and practical guidance. \nFor those looking to connect with peers\, we continue to offer free\, in-person Peer Support Networking Meetings throughout the year\, which provide dedicated space for connection and conversation. New events are added to our website regularly. \nFind out more about the programme sessions \nSponsors\nOur sponsors help us to keep our conference affordable. \n\n\n\n\nFind out more about the conference sponsors \nBuy your ticket\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the conference ticket price. Please login to your account so that your discount can be automatically applied. \nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to the conference\, as well as receiving lots of other benefits\, including access to free member-only events\, discounts for all public events and the annual AVM conference.  \nYou will also have access to the AVM BiteSize webcasts and AVM Replay videos of previous events. Members also have the opportunity to join our Mentoring Scheme and build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM today to access your discount for this event.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/avm-conference-2025-event-information-tickets/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
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SUMMARY:AVM Conference 2024 - Event information & tickets
DESCRIPTION:AVM’s annual conference is highly regarded as one of the best events for volunteer managers\, leaders and heads of volunteering. \nIt will provide you with the opportunity to gain insights from industry experts\, share best practices and network with a wide variety of people from across the volunteer management sector. \nThe conference is a two-day\, online event making it easy for you to attend from wherever you are based.  \nEach day will feature a keynote speaker\, a variety of workshops\, and a panel discussion\, which are all designed to inspire\, educate and challenge you to think differently about what you do. \nVideo recordings of all the sessions will be made available to delegates after the conference\, so that you can replay them at your leisure. \nYou’ll also be able to attend our dedicated Networking sessions to help you make new connections and share ideas\, knowledge and experiences with your fellow delegates.  \nAnd the conference sponsors will be running Meet the Sponsor sessions\, giving you the opportunity to speak to them about the products and services that they offer. \nProgramme\nWednesday 23 October 2024 \n9.10am – Registration\n9.30am – Welcome by Ruth Leonard (Chair\, AVM)\n9.40am – Keynote: Future Readiness – leading volunteers tomorrow by John Mark Williams (CEO\, Institute of Leadership)\n10.40am – Break\n10.50am – Workshops 1-6\n11.55am – Lunch*\n12.55pm – Panel: Volunteer Voices\n1.55pm – Workshops 7-12\n3pm – Close \nThursday 24 October 2024\n9.10am – Registration\n9.30am – Welcome by Ruth Leonard (Chair\, AVM)\n9.40am – Keynote: My Senior Leader and I with Rebecca Hand and Samela Macon (Buckner Children and Family Services)\n10.40am – Break\n10.50am – Workshops 1-6\n11.55am – Lunch*\n12.55pm – Panel: Career Progression within Volunteer Management\n1.55pm – Workshops 7-12\n3pm – Close \n*Delegates also have the option to meet with the Conference Sponsors or join a Networking session during the lunch break on both days. \nFind out more about the programme sessions \nSponsors\nOur sponsors help us to keep our conference affordable. \n\nFind out more about the conference sponsors \n\nBuy your ticket\nIf you’re an AVM member\, please log in first in order to access your discounted ticket.
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SUMMARY:AVM Conference 2023
DESCRIPTION:AVM Conference 2023\nDates: 18 & 19 October 2023\nLocation: Online via Zoom\nNow in its 16th year\, AVM’s annual conference is highly regarded as one of the best events for volunteer managers\, leaders and heads of volunteering.  \nThe AVM Conference will provide you with the opportunity to gain insights from industry experts\, share best practices and network with a wide variety of people from across the volunteer management sector. \nThe conference is a two day virtual event making it easy for you to attend from wherever you are based. Each day will feature a keynote speaker\, a variety of workshops\, and a panel discussion with Q&As\, which are all designed to inspire\, educate and challenge you to think differently about what you do. \nYou’ll also be able to attend dedicated networking sessions that will give you the opportunity to make new connections and share ideas\, knowledge and experiences. \nVideo recordings of all sessions (including the workshops) will also be made available to delegates after the conference. \nProgramme\nDay 1 – Wednesday 18 October 2023\n9.15am – Registration & pre-conference networking (plus a Meet the Sponsor session from 9.30-9.50am)\n10am – Welcome from Ruth Leonard\, Chair of AVM\n10.10am – Keynote: Volunteers\, volunteers! Who do they think they are? Some kind of superstar? by Debra Alcock-Tyler\, Chief Executive at Directory of Social Change\n11am – Break\n11.10am – Workshop session\n12.15pm – Break\n12.25pm – Panel discussion and Q&A: Volunteering in the UK – shared challenges and opportunities across the four nations\n1pm – Lunch break (plus a Meet the Sponsor session from 1-1.20pm)\n2pm – Networking session (plus a Meet the Sponsor session from 2-2.20pm)\n3pm – Close of Day 1 \nFind out more about the programme sessions including Workshop topics \nDay 2 – Thursday 19 October 2023\n9.15am – Registration & pre-conference networking (plus a Meet the Sponsor session from 9.30-9.50am)\n10am – Welcome from Ruth Leonard\, Chair of AVM\n10.10am – Keynote: Lessons on Leadership and Learning from Sport by Piers Martin MTPL MSc MBA FCIPD FRSA\n11am – Break\n11.10am – Workshop session\n12.15pm – Break\n12.25pm – Panel discussion and Q&A: Artificial Intelligence & Volunteering Management – Opportunity or Threat?\n1pm – Lunch break (plus a Meet the Sponsor session from 1-1.20pm)\n2pm – Networking session \n3pm – Close of Day 2\n \nFind out more about the programme sessions including Workshop topics \nPricing\n\n\n\n\nTicket type\nStandard price\nAVM members’ price\n\n\nBoth days (Early bird*)\n£135\n£72\n\n\nBoth days\n£165\n£82\n\n\nOne day\n£93\n£52\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you’re an AVM member\, please log in first in order to access your discounted ticket. \nIf you require multiple tickets\, please email us to see how we can help you. \n*We have released a fixed number of Early Bird tickets for the first delegates to book a ticket for both days of the conference. \n\n\nConference sponsors\nOur sponsors help us to keep our conference affordable. \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFind out more about our sponsors
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SUMMARY:AVM Conference 2022 #AVM2022
DESCRIPTION:TICKETS ARE SOLD OUT\nJoining instructions should be with you by Monday 17 October. If you have not received them please check your spam or quarantine folder before emailing conference@volunteermanagers.org.uk\n  \nCan’t see member-rate tickets? If you’re an AVM member\, please log in to access your discounted ticket.  \nAVM’s annual conference for volunteer managers is back and online on Zoom\, on Wed 19 & Thu 20 October 2022. \nThe AVM conference is always a highlight in our year. Even though we say so ourselves we believe it is the premier event in the UK for volunteer managers\, leaders and heads of volunteering. \nWe aim to bring together some of the best speakers from our sector. People who are at the forefront of volunteer management and thought-leadership\, and those from outside of volunteer management\, who will challenge and provoke us to think differently. \nEach day will feature a keynote speaker with Q&A\, along with workshops to choose from on a variety of themes\, live panel sessions\, and networking opportunities. \nBook now! \nIf you’re an AVM member\, please log in to access your discounted ticket.  \nTicket sales will close at 5pm on Thursday 13th October. \nAgenda\nDay 1: Wednesday 19 October\n\n09:15 Our virtual doors open for pre-conference networking\, and an opportunity to meet our conference sponsors before the conference starts.\n10:00 Conference opens with a welcome from Ruth Leonard\, Chair of AVM\n10:10 Keynote: How we give – our time\, money and energy. Sarah Vibert\, Chief Executive\, National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)\nSarah’s keynote speech will be followed by a Q&A\, with questions facilitated by Ruth Leonard.\n10:55 Break and move to workshops\nAll workshops will be running in different Zooms and you will need to leave the main Zoom and join your workshop’s Zoom link.\n11:20 Workshops start \nEach workshop will be in a separate Zoom meeting\, hosted by a member of the AVM Board.\nPlease book one workshop choice per day.\n12:05 Break and come back to main Zoom for panel\nAn opportunity for a cuppa and a comfort break after your workshop\, before you rejoin the main Zoom\n12:25 Panel Session – Future Trends in Volunteer Management with Rob Jackson\, Karen Knight and Shaun Delaney\n12:55 Closing remarks\n13:00 Conference closes\n13:00 – 13:45 Meet our conference sponsors after the conference \n14:00 – 15:00: Networking\nJoin us on Zoom to network and share with your peers.\n\nDay 2: Thursday 20 October\n\n09:15 Our virtual doors open for pre-conference networking\, and an opportunity to meet our conference sponsors before the conference starts.\n10:00 Conference opens with a welcome from Ruth Leonard\, Chair of AVM\n10:10 Keynote: The Quiet Power of Kindness at Work. Graham Allcott\, Think Productive\n(Graham is kindly offering a 10% discount on one of his upcoming courses to all AVM conference ticket holders. Details will be shared with ticket holders in due course. Terms and conditions apply\, and AVM does not benefit from this discount.)\nGraham’s keynote speech will be followed by a Q&A\, with questions facilitated by Ruth Leonard.\n11:00 Break and move to workshops\nAll workshops will be running in different Zooms and you will need to leave the main Zoom and join your workshop’s Zoom link.\n11:20 Workshops start \nEach workshop will be in a separate Zoom meeting\, hosted by a member of the AVM Board.\nPlease book one workshop choice per day.\n12:05 Break and come back to main Zoom for panel\nAn opportunity for a cuppa and a comfort break after your workshop\, before you rejoin the main Zoom\n12:25 Panel Session – HR & Volunteering with Angela Wilson\, Lorna Muffet and Laura James\n12:55 Closing remarks\n13:00 Conference closes\n13:00 – 13:45 Meet our conference sponsors after the conference \n14:00 – 15:00: Networking\nJoin us on Zoom to network and share with your peers.\n\nWorkshops\n\nWorkshop A: Creating a culture of volunteering across an organisation\, Adrian Murtagh\, Head of Volunteer Practice\, Volunteer Scotland\nAn organisation’s culture is created\, nurtured and influenced by many factors including its people\, leaders and values. It will grow and change with time and if not acknowledged and managed\, an organisation’s culture can display behaviours and values that don’t reflect the intended employee experience and culture. Now let’s add volunteers\, an area of the team that is often overlooked and its impact on an organisations culture underestimated. This simple yet powerful act of humanity has a massive impact on the culture of your organisation and it’s important that we understand what a volunteer culture means to everyone engaged in and with your organisation. This session will be focusing on your organisation’s volunteer culture and how broader aspects of organisational culture might impact upon someone’s experience of volunteering.\nIn this workshop we will:\n• Explore what is an organisational culture and what does it mean for volunteering.\n• Discuss key aspects of a volunteering culture\, beliefs\, goals\, purpose and values.\n• Share some top tips on how to create and nurture a volunteer culture within an organisation.\nWorkshop B: Fixing the Digital Divide….Understanding the impact of Digital Exclusion and considering how our approach to volunteer management could lessen its effect\, Hilary Nugent\, Good Things Foundation\nThe coronavirus pandemic has exposed and exacerbated digital exclusion across the UK. Millions of people in the UK don’t have the basic skills or access to devices and data that they need to thrive in today’s world\, and are getting left behind. And yet as volunteer managers we have embraced the digital world. Going online allows us to be more efficient\, and train and support volunteers more effectively from a distance.\nThis session aims to introduce the importance of considering digital inclusion in volunteer management and challenges us to begin to think about what we could do to lessen it’s impact. In this workshop you will gain a better understanding of digital exclusion in the UK\, who it affects\, and how this is relevant to volunteer management. It will not provide “the answer”\, but give a space for us to consider how as volunteer managers we may be inadvertently adding to the problem.\nYou will also discuss ways that we could change our approach to make sure that we are not excluding volunteers because of lack of skills or access to the online world.\nSuitable for those who are:\n* New to volunteer management\n* Experienced volunteer managers\n* Leaders of volunteer involvement\nWorkshop C: Resilience in Volunteer Management\, Lindsay Marston\, Chester Zoo\nThe resilience in volunteer management workshop is an interactive group session where participants will work together to define resilience and identify helpful strategies to deal with challenges.\nThe workshop will support volunteer managers to recognise their skills and abilities\, giving them improved confidence to lead volunteers through growth and change. Participants can expect a mixture of group discussion\, scenario based activities and digital interaction.\nIn this workshop\, you will:\n1. learn more about resilience and how to build it in yourself and others.\n2. identify practical steps and techniques to support volunteer engagement and positive change management.\n3. connect with other participants and learn from their experiences.\nSuitable for those who are:\n* New to volunteer management\n* Experienced volunteer managers\n* Leaders of volunteer involvement\nWorkshop D: Build resilience and mental wellbeing\, and reduce stress and burnout through Workplace Mindfulness\, Karen Janes\, The KJ Way\nThese days people are experiencing so many changes and challenges in the workplace and beyond\, that they are more stressed than ever. In the UK in 2020 the cost of poor mental health to UK business was £45billion. Recent research has shown 50% of workdays lost are through stress\, and 1 in 6 workers experience mental health problems. Over time\, stress can lead to chronic stress and serious health implications\, as well as a sense of overwhelm and even burnout. Join this workshop to try out powerful\, brain based\, quick and easy mindfulness tools and practices that can help you to manage stress\, build resilience and enhance your focus\, effectiveness and wellbeing.\nDuring this workshop:\n1. Discover the neuroscience and evidence-based benefits of mindfulness\n2. Try out a range of mindfulness tools that you can immediately start using\, both in your professional and personal lives\, to create positive and meaningful change for yourselves and your teams – helping you when you need extra support\, energy or relief\n3. Experience mindful movement to remove tension and stress from the body and manage your energy throughout the day\n4. Discuss ways to integrate mindful approaches into every day working life.All the tools and practices offered are secular\, adapted to the workplace\, and trauma sensitive.\nThis session is appropriate for\n* beginners to mindfulness\, as well as experienced practitioners.\nWorkshop E: The Language of Volunteering\, Karen Knight\, Independent Consultant\nIn this workshop\, Karen will look at certain words used in the volunteering space that may (or may not!) be controversial\, discuss how they are used and test some objective ways to evaluate their use. Filled with activities that will get you thinking in a new way about words that we use everyday\, this workshop may not answer all your questions\, but it will start productive conversations around how our language affects inclusivity and a culture of caring.\nDuring this workshop\, you will:\n1. review the history of common words used in the volunteering world\,\n2. learn how other people may view words that you’ve never thought much about;\n3. learn an objective tool for evaluating words that may be questionable; and\n4. learn how to avoid using words that may be controversial.\nSuitable for those who are:\n* New to volunteer management\n* Experienced volunteer managers\n* Leaders of volunteer involvement\nWorkshop F: Building effective corporate volunteering partnerships\, Helen Jones\, Peterborough Citizens Advice\nAre you interested in building effective corporate volunteering partnerships that go beyond staff led fundraising events and painting the office walls? This interactive workshop will focus on how you can develop and maintain a successful corporate volunteering programme for your charity. During the session\, we will discuss ways to identify and communicate with potential corporate partners; consider new and innovative volunteering opportunities that you can offer to local businesses; and develop strategies that will help to manage and extend your corporate partnerships. We will share our experience of building local corporate partnerships to demonstrate how this can be achieved in novel ways.\nDuring this workshop you will:\n1. Gain an understanding of how to find suitable corporate volunteering partners who can support your organisation\n2. Provide you with a diverse range of corporate volunteering opportunities\n3. Help you to actively maintain good relationships with your corporate volunteering partners\n4. Give you the opportunity to work through the barriers preventing you from creating a corporate volunteering programme\nSuitable for those who are:\n* New to volunteer management\n* Experienced volunteer managers\n* Leaders of volunteer involvement\nWorkshop G: Thursday 20th ONLY: (Quiet) Leadership in the Volunteering Sector\, Ruth Leonard and Graham Allcott\nJoin Graham Allcott and Ruth Leonard for an interactive discussion about what ‘The Quiet Power of Kindness at Work’ means for volunteer managers.\n\nMeet our Sponsors\nOur sponsors help AVM keep our conference affordable.  \nThis year we’ll be offering an opportunity to ‘Meet the Sponsor’ before and after the main conference on each day. We’ll have a breakout room open on Zoom for each sponsor\, and you can pop in and say hello. \nSo far for 2022 we have confirmed the following sponsors and partners. Find out more about our sponsors: \nAssemble\n \n  \n\nAssemble is a cloud-based software and mobile-app that’s built specifically for volunteer management and engagement. We provide powerful and flexible features to support organisations with every step of the volunteer journey\, from attracting and recruiting\, to events\, scheduling\, communications and measuring impact. \n\n\nAssemble delivers consistency and scalability to volunteer teams\, encouraging process with customisable\, automated workflows. We empower users with intuitive\, self-serve functionality and features that promote collaboration and communication for greater engagement. \n\n\nAssemble delivers its market leading volunteer management solution to nonprofits of all sizes\, including RSPCA\, Save The Children\, British Red Cross and the NHS. Find out more about how we do this here or request a demo. \n\nBetter Impact\n\nBetter Impact has been serving volunteer services and donor relations teams with program management software\, since 2000. Small\, medium and enterprise sized organisations across the USA\, Canada\, Europe\, Australia\, and New Zealand utilise our solutions. \nWhen you choose Better Impact\, you receive more than intuitive\, reliable\, and secure products designed with your program needs in mind. The people behind Better Impact are an impressive extension of the product and of your team. \nVisit www.BetterImpact.co.uk to learn more. \nEmail: sales@BetterImpact.co.uk \nRosterfy\n \nRosterfy helps Volunteer and Workforce Managers streamline their end to end volunteer and paid workforce management by replacing manual processes with automations. \n\nWith over 1 million volunteers and staff using Rosterfy worldwide\, organisations including non profits\, large scale events\, sporting federations\, cities and local governments\, universities and professional teams utilise Rosterfy to centralise and streamline the way they engage their workforce community. Current clients include The Super Bowl\, British Heart Foundation\, LA Sports & Entertainment Commission\, Football Australia\, Colorado State University\, and more. \nWhat sets Rosterfy apart is their automations engine\, allowing administrators to build their end to end workflow from registration\, screening and scheduling through to training\, timesheets and payroll\, and comprehensive reporting. On average clients reduce their workload by 40%\, with automations replacing previously manual processes. This allows workforce management teams to focus on more productive outcomes like growing and retaining their workforce database. \n\nFor volunteers\, Rosterfy’s unique workforce profiles allow users to track their events\, shifts\, communications\, training progress\, role offers and available rewards all in the one place\, providing an engaging experience from start to finish.\n\nTo find out more about Rosterfy\, visit their website\, read their blog\, view their case studies\, or find them on LinkedIn\, Facebook and YouTube.\nTeam Kinetic\n \nTeam Kinetic have been delivering volunteer management solutions for over a decade\, with tools to help organisations of any size recruit\, retain\, and reward volunteers.  \nThe Team Kinetic system is continually developing based on user feedback and the latest trends in the third sector\, serving clients in a range of markets.  \nTeam Kinetic were recognised for their work supporting the vulnerable\, elderly\, and self-isolating through volunteering during the COVID-19 pandemic by the TechForce19 challenge\, set by NHSx and the UK Government.  \nTo find out more about Team Kinetic\, visit their website\, read their blog\, or find them on social media: Twitter\, Facebook\, LinkedIn\, YouTube. You can also listen to their podcast\, featuring two episodes with AVM! \nTeam Kinetic is AVM’s corporate partner. \nNetworking\nWhen it comes to networking\, we know that nothing quite beats in-person. However\, as many of us have become accustomed to\, online networking isn’t a bad second choice. We will be using a Zoom meeting to enable you to chat with other leaders of volunteering from across a variety of sectors and organisations during this conference. \nThis year we will be offering networking opportunities from 9:15am\, before the conference starts. We will also be holding post-conference networking between 2 and 3pm each day. \nPricing\nAVM members are eligible for a member discount on our Conference. \nIf you’re an AVM member\, please log in to access your discounted ticket.  \nWe release a fixed number of early bird tickets: when they’re gone\, they’re gone! \n\n\n\n\nPricing\nStandard price\nAVM members’ price\n\n\nBoth days (early bird)\n£135\n£72\n\n\nBoth days\n£165\n£82\n\n\nOne day\n£93\n£52\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nIf you require multiple tickets\, please contact conference@volunteermanagers.org.uk to see how we can help you. \nBook now! \nTicket sales will close at 5pm on Thursday 13th October. \nAbout our keynote\, panelists and workshop speakers\n \nSarah Vibert\, Chief Executive\, NCVO\nSarah joined NCVO in January 2020 as director of membership and engagement. She agreed to be interim chief executive from January 2021\, before being appointed permanently in March 2022. \nSarah has held a number of leadership roles in the voluntary sector\, most recently as chief executive of the umbrella charity The Neurological Alliance. She also spent time in senior management roles at Epilepsy Society\, In Kind Direct and The Prince’s Charities. She started her career in local government management\, including working for the Mayor of London. \nSarah is a trustee of The Brain and Spine Foundation\, a charity that supports people affected by neurological conditions by providing expert information\, support and education. She also volunteers as a committee member of her son’s primary school Parent Teacher Association. \nConnect with Sarah on Twitter. \nFollow NCVO on Twitter. \n  \n \nGraham Allcott\, founder\, Think Productive\nGraham is one of the laziest and most impatient people he knows. He hates anything that takes longer than it needs to and spending 5 minutes in a queue is a recipe for self-combustion. \nDespite being the author of a book called “How to be a Productivity Ninja”\, Graham’s own productivity is variable. He is allergic to detail of any description and will regularly do the exact opposite of the things he talks about in his book. He then remembers he wrote a book about it and follows his own advice again. Repeat cycle. Regularly. \nFor someone whose work often means putting himself and his ideas “out there”\, he’s naturally a shy introvert. He hates the bragging of conference bios\, hates sales and marketing and even hates writing about himself in the third person. \nGraham is both terrified and bored by small talk and he’s the guy at networking events who has one really deep conversation and forgets to\, y’know\, network. Most mornings he switches off the internet\, lets his emails go unread\, puts his phone on silent and retreats into a kind of cocoon\, which is where he does most of his writing and gets ideas. He calls this “going dark” and cunningly turns it into a ‘ninja tactic’ in his books so that no one suspects a thing. \nAlthough his career to date can be disguised as a neat narrative arc\, in truth he has still yet to decide what he wants to be when he grows up. Previous ideas include\, in chronological order: fireman\, footballer\, aid worker in Africa\, charity chief executive\, folk singer\, tea shop owner\, author and the man who tells you off for checking your iPhone too often\, jazz club owner. When he finally cracks it\, he’ll be sure to let you know. \nGraham will be talking about ‘The Quiet Power of Kindness at Work’. \nGraham is kindly offering a 10% discount on one of his upcoming courses to all AVM conference ticket holders. Details will be shared with ticket holders in due course. Terms and conditions apply\, and AVM does not benefit from this discount. \n\n \nAdrian Murtagh\, Volunteer Scotland\nAdrian Murtagh has worked in the learning and development field for over 30 years as a trainer\, coach\, facilitator and consultant. His work has seen him develop and deliver learning solutions to the third\, private and statutory sectors. Using a range of formats and methods\, these mainly focus on behavioural change\, workplace relationships\, leadership and mental health. His volunteer practice experience includes chief officer of a volunteer centre\, head of volunteer practice at Volunteer Scotland and volunteering for a number of charities. Recently he developed the national volunteer inclusion group for Scotland and manages a number of quality assurance systems to support volunteer practice. Prior to working in the voluntary sector Adrian was a psychiatric nurse\, counsellor and therapist. \n  \n  \nHilary Nugent\, Volunteer Manager\, Good Things Foundation\nHilary has worked in volunteer management for over 15 years in both large national and small local charities. She has been the Volunteer Manager at Good Things Foundation\, the UKs leading digital inclusion charity for 3 years. \nGood Things is a social change charity\, who help people improve their lives through digital\, by working in partnership with thousands of community organisations across the UK. She runs training and information sessions for this network as well as developing volunteer schemes for corporate partners and running her own small team of volunteers. \nShe openly admits that before she started working for Good Things her understanding of the widespread and complex nature of digital exclusion was practically non-existent so she is keen to spread the word amongst her AVM colleagues! \n\n\nLindsay Marston\, Chester Zoo\nLindsay joined Chester Zoo’s Conservation Education and Engagement team in 2019 to manage their award-winning volunteer team. She’s worked in the charity sector for over 15 years\, managing volunteers and working with children and young people.  \nLindsay is Chair of the national volunteer managers working group for the British and Irish Association of Zoos and Aquariums (BIAZA) and enjoys connecting with volunteer managers to improve best practices and enhance the volunteer experience.  \nLike many volunteer management professionals\, Lindsay adapted volunteer engagement during the pandemic\, and despite challenges\, she worked with her team to achieve the Investing in Volunteers Award and develop a new vision for volunteering. It was through the pandemic that Lindsay and her team were able to recognise what resilience means to them and what lessons they could use to help them overcome future challenges. \n  \n  \nKaren Janes\, The KJ Way\nKaren Janes is a Certified Workplace Mindfulness Facilitator\, and owner of The KJ way\, delivering workplace mindfulness solutions to help organisations and its people to flourish and thrive. \nKaren had 20-year career in the charity sector\, working in senior volunteer leadership roles\, and is a previous Director of AVM. Karen left the sector in 2020\, and found mindfulness has been transformational in her life. \nKaren’s business – The KJ Way – teaches people powerful brain-based mindfulness exercises that help them to reduce their stress\, increase their resilience\, and enhance their focus\, effectiveness and personal wellbeing. Bringing the benefits of mindfulness into the workplace with tools people can immediately start using\, both in their professional and personal lives\, to create positive and meaningful change for themselves and their teams. \nAll the tools and practices Karen offers are based on the well-researched and proven Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) programme\, and are secular\, adapted to the workplace\, and trauma sensitive. They are equally suitable for beginners as well as people with previous mindfulness experience. \nKaren Knight\, Independent Consultant\nKaren Knight has been providing volunteer recruitment\, engagement and training for not-for-profit organizations in Canada for over 25 years. \nThrough her passion for making a difference in the world\, she has gained decades of experience in not-for-profits as a volunteer\, a leader of volunteers and as a board member. \nAfter many years working and volunteering with not-for-profits\, Karen found that many leaders of volunteers have difficulty with certain aspects of their volunteer programs. \nUsing hands-on experience\, combined with the extensive studying and research she has completed in the sector\, Karen helps solve these challenges for not-for-profit organizations. \nFascinated with how the trend toward more inclusive language in our society and our workplaces is impacting the not-for-profit sector\, Karen has studied the words that we use around volunteering\, and has suggestions and ideas that you can implement in your own organizations. \nHelen Jones\, Peterborough Citizens Advice\nHelen is the Volunteer Development Manager at Citizens Advice Peterborough\, responsible for building and delivering the volunteering strategy as well as the recruitment\, training and ongoing management of our volunteers. Helen works across the charity to ensure volunteers play an increasing role in the future work of the advice service\, including our social policy\, communications and advocacy. Helen leads on external promotion of the charity brand by building links with local businesses\, attending events and conferences\, and delivering a programme of corporate volunteering. With an environmental and teaching background\, Helen is passionate about encouraging people to share their skills and experiences\, especially through voluntary work. Helen strives to engage with people and businesses from a range of backgrounds to think about how they can support their local community. Helen has more than 10 years experience of managing networks of volunteers\, both remotely and face to face\, within the charity sector. \nRob Jackson\, Rob Jackson Consulting Ltd\nRob Jackson is Director of Rob Jackson Consulting Ltd\, a consultancy and training company that helps engage and inspire people to bring about change. Rob has almost 30 years experience working in the voluntary and community sector\, holding a variety of strategic development and senior management roles that have focused on leading and engaging volunteers. \nRob has run his company since 2011 working with a wide range of clients in the UK\, Australia\, New Zealand\, Europe\, the USA and Canada. Rob is co-author of The Complete Volunteer Management Handbook (DSC\, 2012 and 2019) and From The Top Down – UK Edition (Energize Inc.\, 2015). \n  \n  \n \nLorna Muffett\, Volunteering Business Partner\, National Deaf Children’s Society\nLorna has been a full-time Volunteer Manager for over 13 years. She has a Level 3 qualification in Volunteer Management. Before this Lorna gained both volunteer management and training experience as a volunteer for Samaritans. She has managed volunteers in a range of settings including naval bases\, a 13th century palace\, police cells\, a Victorian cemetery and the oldest continually running cinema in the country. Her work has included the day-to-day coordination of volunteers\, setting up volunteering programmes as well as working strategically at a UK-wide level. She has run an accredited volunteer centre and a regional forum for Volunteer Managers. Lorna caught the volunteering bug years ago while still at school. This has included animal fostering\, holiday provision for children\, trustee positions\, wildlife recording\, all kinds of roles at Samaritans including answering the phones regularly for 10 years. She has been a magistrate on the Avon and Somerset bench for five years. \nAngela Wilson\, Head of Organisational Development\, Versus Arthritis\nAngela has worked\, volunteered and lived (literally – through a London home-share scheme!) in the voluntary sector for over 20 years\, mostly in roles which are about helping people and organisations to perform at their best. Anglea has been Head of Volunteering at Samaritans and the MS Society and have led organisational change across the UK in a variety of settings. Currently Anglea is Head of OD at Versus Arthritis. Her team are responsible for learning\, internal comms and wellbeing\, and we serve both staff and volunteers. Anglea believes we’re doing exciting stuff to build an integrated experience across the two audiences. Angela currently lives down South but hails proudly from the north (Hull)\, has two kids and a dog and enjoys a boogie round her kitchen of a Friday afternoon. \nBook now! \nTicket sales will close at 5pm on Thursday 13th October. \nTerms and conditions of ticket sales\nPayment and cancellation terms\nPayment must be made by the date of the event. \nIf you require an invoice\, please ensure you book your place a minimum of two weeks before the start date of the event. After that we will only accept payment by credit card or PayPal. \nWant to pay by credit card but can’t pay now? No problem! You can pay against an invoice by credit card: we will send you a link to do this online. \nAs you follow the online booking process – select the payment option at checkout “Request invoice”. If you need us to add a payment reference or purchase order number to the invoice – just add it in at checkout. \nYou’ll receive your invoice by email once we have accepted your booking. You can pay for your ticket by BACS or online with a credit or debit card. Please note we no longer accept payment by cheque. \nWe will check your membership status at time of booking. If you are not a current member – or have not applied for membership – you will be re-invoiced at the non-member rate. \nWe know things happen and that sometimes you can’t come to an event. If you are unable to come\, you can pass your ticket on to a colleague\, but if they are not an AVM member they will need to join AVM. If they don’t\, they will be charged at the non-member rate. \nIf you have to cancel\, please let us know by email. \n\nCancellations received more than 20 days before the start of the event – before or on 29th September – regardless of date booked\, will incur a 25% cancellation charge\, whether the place has been paid for or not\,\nCancellations received 19–0 days before the start of the event – on or after 30th September – regardless of the date booked\, will incur a 100% cancellation charge\, whether the place has been paid for or not.\n\nAVM will not accept liability for people unable to attend due to circumstances outside our control\, such as travel disruption\, work commitments\, illness\, or other personal commitments. \nAVM reserves the right to take the necessary steps to recover unpaid amounts\, which may include suspension of membership and the associated access\, as well as engaging external debt collection agencies\, as appropriate. \nWhere circumstances force AVM to cancel an event\, the liability of AVM shall be limited to a refund of any fees paid for tickets to that particular event. AVM is not liable for any consequential loss\, such as travel costs you may incur. \nL&D organisational package holders are limited to 10 tickets per organisation for AVM’s annual conference. If you would like to make a bulk order\, please get in touch. \nBuying for a colleague?\nIf you are buying tickets for colleagues you can only buy your own ticket at a member rate\, and additional tickets at the non-member rate. If you require multiple tickets for AVM members\, please contact us at conference@volunteermanagers.org.uk to and we’ll be happy to help you. \nWe reserve the right to re-issue an invoice for any tickets for non-members bought at the member rate if they are not a member at the time of booking. \nJoin AVM now\nYou can join AVM online now to qualify for your event discount. As long as your application is submitted\, you can purchase tickets for our events at the member rate. You will need to complete your membership payment\, otherwise you will be liable for the non-member price for the event. \nDisclaimers\nWhilst the programme is correct at time of going to press\, AVM reserves the right to change details of an event without notice. Alterations may occasionally be necessary due to circumstances beyond our control. \nViews expressed by speakers are their own. AVM disclaims any liability for advice given\, or views expressed\, by any speaker at the event or in any documentation provided to delegates. \nBy attending AVM’s conference on Zoom\, your profile information\, including your name and profile picture\, may be visible to other attendees. Your name and email address may also be visible to AVM – the account owner – and any staff\, volunteers or contractors who are supporting the conference and workshops. \nYour name\, job title and organisation may be shared as a delegate list on a conference private web page\, to facilitate networking. This will only be made available to those who have access to the event page: AVM staff and volunteers\, event delegates\, speakers and conference sponsors. \nIf you do not want your details in the list\, please let us know at least three weeks in advance of the event. AVM will not sell or share your contact details\, and delegate list should not be used for sales to our delegates\, either during or after the event.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/avm-conference-2022/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:AVM 2021 annual conference
DESCRIPTION:AVM’s annual conference for volunteer managers is back and online on Zoom Wed 20 & Thu 21 October 2021. \n\n\n \nThe AVM conference is always a highlight in our year. Even though we say so ourselves we believe it is the premier event in the UK for volunteer managers\, leaders and heads of volunteering.  \n\n\n \nWe aim to bring together some of the best speakers from our sector. People who are at the forefront of volunteer management and thought-leadership\, and those from outside of volunteer management\, who will challenge and provoke us to think differently. \n\n\n \nThe 2021 conference will be held across two days – Wednesday 20 and Thursday 21 October\, 10 am to 1pm. Each day will feature a keynote speaker with Q&A\, along with workshops to choose from on a variety of themes (seven on Wednesday 20th and six on Thursday 21st)\, plus Working with Emotions in Volunteering Toolkit (Day 1) and a Live Panel Session (Day 2). \n\n\n \nFor 2021 we are again holding a virtual conference on Zoom. Find out how to make the most of AVM events on Zoom. \n \nAgenda\n\n\n \nDay 1: Wednesday 20 October\n\n\n \n\n09:30 Our virtual doors open for registration and (optional) pre-conference networking Join AVM and other delegates for informal networking in Zoom\, ahead of our Conference.\n10:00 Conference opens with a welcome from Ruth Leonard\, Chair of AVM\n10:10 Keynote: ‘Shaping the Future of Volunteering post Covid19: How we can embed volunteering in our communities’\, Matt Hyde OBE – Chief Executive\, The Scout AssociationMatt will give a 20 minute keynote speech\, followed by a 20 Q&A\, with questions facilitated by Ruth Leonard.\n11:00 Break and move to your workshopsAn opportunity for a cuppa and a comfort break\, before you move to your chosen workshop for the day.All workshops will be running in different Zooms and you will need to leave the main Zoom and join your workshop’s Zoom link.\n11:20 Workshops start (details below)Each workshop will be in a separate Zoom meeting\, hosted by a member of the AVM Board and an AVM conference volunteer.Please book one workshop choice per day.\n12:05 Break and come back to main Zoom for 12:25pmAn opportunity for a cuppa and a comfort break after your workshop\, before you re-join the main Zoom.\n12:25 Plenary session: Launch of the ‘Working with Emotions in Volunteering Toolkit’This live session will include time for questions.\n12:55 Closing remarks\n13:00 Conference closes\n14:30 – 15:30: Networking Join us on Zoom to network and share with your peers. The Wednesday session has been moved from earlier advertised.\n\n\n\n \nDay 2: Thursday 21 October\n\n\n \n\n09:30 Our virtual doors open for registration and (optional) pre-conference networking\nJoin AVM and other delegates for informal networking in Zoom\, ahead of the event.\n10:00 Conference opens with a welcome from Ruth Leonard\, Chair of AVM\n10:10 Keynote: ‘Renaissance or regression? The five themes that are going to dominate volunteering management after the pandemic’\, Joe Saxton – Driver of Ideas at nfpSynergy and its founderJoe will give a 20 minute keynote speech\, followed by a 20 Q&A\, with questions facilitated by Ruth Leonard.\n11:00 Break and move to your workshopsAn opportunity for a cuppa and a comfort break\, before you move to your chosen workshop.All workshops will be running in different Zooms and you will need to leave the main Zoom and join your workshop’s Zoom link.\n11:20 Workshops start (details below)Each workshop will be in a separate Zoom meeting\, hosted by a member of the AVM Board and an AVM conference volunteer.Please book one workshop choice per day.\n12:05 Break and come back to main Zoom for 12:25pmAn opportunity for a cuppa and a comfort break after your workshop\, before you re-join the main Zoom.\n12:25 Live panel sessionThe live panel session will be your opportunity to ask your questions of our expert panel members (tbc).\n12:55 Closing remarks\n13:00 Conference closes\n14:30 – 15:30: NetworkingJoin us on Zoom to network and share with your peers.\n\n \n \nWorkshops\n\nWorkshop A: Volunteering Management in the Digital Space\, Carly Bell\, Volunteering Manager\, Media Trust & Rob Janke\, Marketing & CRM Manager\, Media Trust\nWednesday 20th only. Workshop B: Making the Volunteer Experience Inclusive\, Jarina Choudhury (She/They)\, Strategic Volunteering Lead\, NCVO & Amy McGarvey (She/They)\, Research Manager\, NCVO\nWorkshop C: How to genuinely engage your audiences: an introduction to co-production\, Jo Keller\, Head of Volunteering\, RNIB\nWorkshop D: Assessing impact in challenging times\, Shehnaaz Latif\, Associate\, NCVO\nWorkshop E: Investing in Volunteers – UK standards for volunteer involving organisations\, Korina Tsioni (She/Her)\, Volunteering Quality and Resources Officer\, WCVA – on behalf of the UK IiV Operations group\nWorkshop F: “What have student volunteers ever done for us?!” – bursting myths and stereotypes\, Mariana Vieira da Rocha\, National Chair\, UK Student Volunteering Network and Volunteering and Civic Engagement Manager\, University of West London\, and David Coles\, Volunteer Centre Manager\, London School of Economics\nWorkshop G: Befriending: maintaining quality and impact when you move online\, Anne-Marie Zaritsky\, Head of Volunteering\, Mencap\n\nYou can find full details of our programme and speakers on our conference page\n \nNetworking\n\n\n \nWhen it comes to networking\, we know that nothing quite beats being face to face in person. However\, as many of us have become accustomed to\, online face to face isn’t a bad second choice. We will be using a Zoom meeting to enable you to chat with other leaders of volunteering from across a variety of sectors and organisations during this conference. \n\n\n \nThis year we will be offering networking a variety of networking opportunities: \n\n\n \n\nJoin us and other delegates for a Zoom networking call each afternoon\, to discuss what you’ve learnt from the conference with your peers. We’ll be running these sessions at 4pm on Wednesday 20th October\, and 2:30pm on Thursday 21st October.\nSign up to AVM Conference Connect when you register\, and grow your professional network. If you sign up we will randomly match you with another delegate\, and connect you over email once the conference is over\, so you can connect over a virtual (or real life\, if you’re near enough) cuppa. \n\n \n \nPricing\n\n\n \nAVM members are eligible for a member discount on our Conference. Please select this at the checkout. \n\n\n \n\n\n\n\nPricing\nStandard price\nAVM members’ price\n\n\nBoth days (early bird)\n£130\n£70\n\n\nOne day (early bird)\n£70\n£40\n\n\nBoth days \n£160\n£80\n\n\nOne day\n£90\n£50\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \nWe are ticketing through TicketTailor as our website is in the process of being upgraded. \n\nTerms and conditions of ticket sales\n\n\n\nPayment and cancellation terms\n\n\n\nPayment must be made by the date of the event. \n\n\n\nIf you require an invoice\, please ensure you book your place a minimum of two weeks before the start date of the event. After that we will only accept payment by credit card or PayPal. \n\n\n\nWant to pay by credit card but can’t pay now? No problem! You can pay against an invoice by credit card (or PayPal): we will send you a link to do so. \n\n\n\nAs you follow the online booking process – select the payment option at checkout “Request invoice”. If you need us to add a payment reference or purchase order number to the invoice – just add it in the “Additional information” section when confirming your billing details at checkout. \n\n\n\nYou’ll receive your invoice by email once we have accepted your booking. You can pay for your ticket by BACS or online with a credit or debit card. Please note we no longer accept payment by cheque. \nWe will check your membership status at time of booking. If you are not a current member – or have not applied for membership – you will be re-invoiced at the non-member rate. \n\n\n\nWe know things happen and that sometimes you can’t come to an event. If you are unable to come\, you can pass your ticket on to a colleague\, but if they are not an AVM member they will need to join AVM. If they don’t\, they will be charged at the non-member rate. \n\n\n\nIf you have to cancel\, please let us know by email. \n\n\n\n\nCancellations received more than 20 days before the start of the event – before or on 30th September – regardless of date booked\, will incur a 25% cancellation charge\, whether the place has been paid for or not\,\nCancellations received 19–0 days before the start of the event – on or after 1st October – regardless of date booked\, will incur a 100% cancellation charge\, whether the place has been paid for or not.\n\n\n\n\nAVM will not accept liability for people unable to attend due to circumstances outside our control\, such as travel disruption\, work commitments\, illness\, or other personal commitments. \n\n\n\nWhere circumstances force AVM to cancel an event\, the liability of AVM shall be limited to a refund of any fees paid for tickets to that particular event. AVM is not liable for any consequential loss\, such as travel costs you may incur. \n\n\n\nL&D organisational package holders are limited to 10 tickets per organisation for AVM’s annual conference. If you would like to make a bulk order\, please get in touch. \n\n\n\nBuying for colleagues?\n\n\n\nIf you are buying tickets for colleagues you can only buy tickets at the member rate for them if they are currently members. We reserve the right to re-issue an invoice at the non-member rate if they are not a member at the time of booking. \n\n\n\nJoin AVM now\n\n\n\nYou can join AVM online now to qualify for your event discount. As long as your application is submitted\, you can purchase tickets for our events at the member rate. You will need to complete your membership payment\, otherwise you will be liable for the non-member price for the event. \n\n\n\nDisclaimers\n\n\n\nWhilst the programme is correct at time of going to press\, AVM reserves the right to change details of an event without notice. Alterations may occasionally be necessary due to circumstances beyond our control. \n\n\n\nViews expressed by speakers are their own. AVM disclaims any liability for advice given\, or views expressed\, by any speaker at the event or in any documentation provided to delegates. \n\n\n\nBy attending AVM’s conference on Zoom\, your profile information\, including your name and profile picture\, may be visible to other attendees. Your name and email address will also be visible to AVM\, the account owner and host when you buy your ticket and register on Zoom. \n\n\n\nYour name\, job title and organisation will be shared as a delegate list on a conference private web page\, to facilitate networking. This will only be made available to those who have access to the event page: AVM staff and volunteers\, event delegates\, speakers and conference sponsors. \n\n\n\nIf you do not want your details in the list\, please let us know at least three weeks in advance of the event. This delegate list should not be used for sales to our delegates\, either during or after the event.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/avm-2021-annual-conference/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:AVM Conference 2020 (AVM Replay)
DESCRIPTION:Watch again with AVM Replay\nAVM members can log in to access the recordings from this and other events. Watch: \n\nKeynote:  ‘In Conversation With…’\, Karl Wilding\, Chief Executive\, NCVO\nKeynote: ‘Be More Pirate’\, Alex Barker\, Be More Pirate\nRead: ‘Being More Pirate: reflections on AVM’s 2019 conference’\, blog by Hannah Kinghorn\n\nNot an AVM member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to these recordings\, as well as other benefits of AVM membership\, including: \n\nA back catalogue of selected past events\, in our Resources section of the website\nDiscounts to future public events – including our annual conference\, which takes place every October\nAVM BiteSize webcasts\nExclusive member-only events\, including AVM’s book club\nAVM Connect\, our random matching\, connecting you to expand your networks\nAVM’s mentoring programme\n\nJoin AVM now \n 
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/avm-conference-2020-avm-replay/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201021T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201022T130000
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SUMMARY:AVM Conference 2020 - 21 & 22 October (AVM Replay)
DESCRIPTION:AVM’s conference\, by its members\, for our profession\nThe AVM conference is always a highlight in our year. Even though we say so ourselves we believe it is the premier event in the UK for volunteer managers\, leaders and heads of volunteering.  \nWe always try to bring together some of the best speakers from our sector\, people who are at the forefront of volunteer management and thought-leadership\, and those from outside of volunteer management\, who will challenge and provoke us to think differently. \nThis year\, for obvious reasons\, we are unable to hold our conference face-to-face\, so this year we are holding it on Zoom. \nThe 2020 conference will be held across two mornings – Wednesday 21 and Thursday 22 October. On each day we will have a keynote speaker with a Q&A\, eight workshops to choose from on a variety of themes\, and a panel session at the end of each morning  \nWe realise the opportunities to network and chat to other leaders of volunteering from across a variety of sectors and organisations are more limited online\, so will be using Zoom meeting\, which allows you to chat with one another. We will also be hosting two optional ‘cuppa and a chat’ sessions\, on the afternoons of both days\, for more networking\, and to reflect on what you’ve heard during the morning. \nWatch again with AVM Replay\nAVM members can log in to access the recordings from this and other events. Watch: \n\nKeynote: Martha Awojobi – Charity So White\nKeynote: Martin Houghton-Brown\, Chief Executive St John Ambulance\nWorkshop A: ‘Inspiring Impact – NCVO Charities Evaluation Services – The importance of measuring your impact: a practical guide’\, Amira Tharani\, Senior Consultant\, NCVO Charities Evaluation Services\nWorkshop B: ‘Generating youth engagement with your organisation’\, Anjali Raman-Middleton\, Student Organiser\, UK Student Climate Network\nWorkshop C: ‘Employer Supported Volunteering (for your own employees)’\, Claire Booth\, Volunteering Development Manager\, Fairtrade Foundation\nWorkshop D: ‘Establishing an alumni network’\, Morven MacLean\, Head of Volunteering \, Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS)\nWorkshop E: ‘The links between volunteering and wellbeing – findings from research’\, Ingrid Abreu Scherer\, Civil Society Lead at the What Works Centre for Wellbeing\nWorkshop F: ‘First steps in volunteer management – making great relationships’\, Laura Hamilton\, Laura Hamilton Consulting\nWorkshop G: ‘How to Integrate Coaching & Mentoring in your Organisation: Start with the Why’\, Sherie Olmstead\, Managing Director of ‘Energy for Life and Soul’\, Personal & Professional Coach\nWorkshop H: ‘Influencing colleagues effectively’\, Stephen Hill\, Head of Volunteering\, Parkinson’s UK\n\nNot an AVM member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to these recordings\, as well as other benefits of AVM membership\, including: \n\nA back catalogue of selected past events\, in our Resources section of the website\nDiscounts to future public events – including our annual conference\, which takes place every October\nAVM BiteSize webcasts\nExclusive member-only events\, including AVM’s book club\nAVM Connect\, our random matching\, connecting you to expand your networks\nAVM’s mentoring programme\n\nJoin AVM now \n  \n 
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/avm2020/
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SUMMARY:AVM Conference 2019
DESCRIPTION:Your voice\, together with AVM\, advancing volunteer management\nBookings are now closed and conference is full! \nWatch this space for details about next year’s conference. \n\n[TABS_R id=111439] \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nTwitter\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPlease use the hashtag #AVM2019 to join the conversation and involve others in this event.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/avm2019/
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SUMMARY:AVM Conference 2018 - London
DESCRIPTION:18th October 2018\, Royal National Hotel\, London\nYour voice\, together with AVM\, advancing volunteer management\nThe premier event for volunteer managers\, leaders and heads of volunteering. There will be inspiring keynotes\, a range of workshops and seminars\, networking activities and much more. Regularly attracting nearly 250 delegates\, this event brings together those passionate and proactive about volunteer management.  \n						“Great attendance\, great speakers\, great venue”\n								DelegateAVM Conference in 2017\n						“Really well organised; great choice of workshops; busy\, buzzy atmosphere”\n								DelegatesAVM Conference 2017\n						“Networking was great\, standard of speakers was high\, I felt stretched by the discussions”\n								DelegateAVM Conference 2017			 \nConference 2018 – Programme\nConference chair – Rachael Bayley\, Ramblers and AVM Director \n\n\n\n\n			            				            				            				            \n\n			            				            				            				            \n\n			            				            				            				            \n\n\n\n\n9.15am\nConference registration opens\nRefreshments served\n\n\n10.00am\nWelcome address\nRuth Leonard\, AVM Chair\n\n\n10.10am\nKeynote speech: Futurology: The UK trends that may impact Volunteering by 2030\nTiger de Souza\, Director (Volunteering\, Participation & Inclusion)\, National Trust\n\n\n10.55am\nMorning workshops\nSee below\n\n\n\nMorning workshops\nWhen you make your booking\, please choose one workshop. Click on the workshop title below for a full description. \n												A: Mindfulness and Resilience – Sherie Olmstead\, Managing Director\, Unicorn Consulting Solutions Ltd (workshop)					 \nWake Up! The Surprising Truth about What Drives Stress and How We All Can Build Resilience Incorporating one of many techniques: Mindfulness \nWe will explore a new proven approach for dealing with stress. There is a new approach to dealing with stress and building resilience that a few wise people have known about for a long time; it’s time more people did.  You will be introduced to the research of Dr. Derek Roger\, one of the world’s leading researchers on stress and resilience. The goal of the session is to convince you that there is no such thing as a stressful job or stressful situation.  You will learn “the key” to enduring resilience and learn to do something you probably haven’t fully done for a long time – wake up.  We will explore mindfulness as a highly effective technique to helping you stay awake and defining for yourselves a stress-free life. \n												B: Organisational Values and Volunteering – Anne-Marie Zaritsky\, Head of Volunteering\, Mencap & Sara Sheard\, Deputy People Director\, Mencap (seminar)					 \nOrganisational values and volunteers – to be lived\, not laminated  \nMencap has gone through an organisational wide cultural change in the last few years\, including the development of a new set of values.  We will share how we have translated these values and new ways of working to both employees and volunteers\, discussing our success and challenges along the way\, and the impact this has had. \nWe will share some of the tools we’ve developed\, and how values can play a key part in the volunteer journey\, from recruitment through to recoginition. \nParticpants will then have the opportunity to reflect on their own organisational values; are they relevant to volunteers?  Do your volunteers know what they are and why you have them? How do values translate into behaviours? How can working towards a shared set of values impact on culture and strategy?  What is the role of the volunteer manager in this? \n												C: Research partnerships- volunteering and academia working together  – Geoff Nichols\, University of Sheffield and Sports Volunteering Research Network (SVRN) (workshop)					 \nHow Volunteer Organisations link with Academic Institutions to achieve Research \nThe workshop will describe ways in which managers and academics can work together on research.  Practical examples will be provided including: student dissertations\, student group projects; university funded research; contracted research and guest speakers on courses.  The examples illustrate the practical details of setting this up and meeting the needs of the stakeholders: managers\, students and academics.  The examples will be followed by participants identifying their own research projects and ways they might be delivered.  The session will include details of organisations through which academics can be contacted.       \n												D: Rethinking the Data We Collect\, GDPR and beyond – Tony Goodrow\, CEO\, Better Impact (workshop)					 \nThe GDPR has forced us to look at data collection in a whole new way. And although it has caused us all a significant amount of new work in our busy lives\, I think that in the end\, everyone\, including Leaders of Volunteers\, will be better off for it. \nThis workshop is divided into three segments. \nThe first is taking a look at what the DGPR means in layman’s terms and seeks to demystify it. \nThe second segment looks a specific examples of how data collection and holding practices called for under GRPR influence overall better practices in volunteer management. These practices will have an effect on workflow efficiencies and an improvement in the volunteer experience. \nThe third segment is interactive look at what the workshop participants think of various pieces of data collection very common in the volunteer sector. Small groups will discuss how they think specific information should be handled in light of the first and second segments of the workshop and we’ll wrap up each example with a short full group discussion. \n\n\n\n\n			            				            				            				            \n\n			            				            				            				            \n\n			            				            				            				            \n\n\n\n\n12.10am\nLunch\nA sit down meal is provided with a range of options. Please let us know of any special dietary requirements\n\n\n1.05pm\nAGM\n\n\n\n1.30pm\nKeynote speech:  Getting past Groundhog Day:  Why our leadership needs to change the conversations we’re having about volunteering.\nHelen Timbrell\, People and Organisational Development Consultant\n\n\n2.15pm\nAfternoon workshops\nSee below\n\n\n\nAfternoon workshops\nWhen you make your booking\, please choose one workshop. Click on the workshop title below for a full description. \n												E: Leadership with impact – Sherie Olmstead\, Managing Director\, Unicorn Consulting Solutions Ltd (workshop)					 \nMaking Leadership Happen \nIn our fast-changing and interconnected world\, organisations feel the need for leadership more than ever.    As a result\, managers get a lot of advice on how to be more effective leaders.  We will explore the challenges leaders face\, define what effective leadership is\, explore how leaders can improve and look at a targeted approach to lead with impact.  \n												F: How to have difficult conversations – Mandy Rutter\, Psychologist and Organisational Consultant (workshop)					 \nDifficult conversations are a significant part of managing employees\, volunteers and strategies. We often want to avoid such conversations for fear of conflict\, but we know that our credibility and performance will be effected if we don’t take our full responsibility. However\, we rarely receive training on what to say and how to manage the inevitable emotional fall-out.  Whether its challenging time-keeping\, safety procedures\, prejudice or inappropriate behaviour\, this workshop will provide practical guidance on how to manage the conversation. We will explore the psychological processes involved in conflict and offer a model of communication that helps managers to maintain flow and focus during emotionally challenging conversations. \n												G: So you think you want a volunteer management system? – Wendy  Halley\, (previously Programme Manager – Volunteering Systems & Processes\, Save the Children)					 \nWhat you need to know if you’re thinking of getting a new volunteer database. A non-tech overview of what to consider and prepare before taking your first step. \nSpreadsheets and Access databases just don’t cut it anymore. The volunteers of tomorrow\, and many of today’s too\, want to interact online. The benefits of a good volunteer management system are mind-blowing. How’s seven minutes to get back a reference without doing any work at all?! But there’s a lot more to it than just buying a system. In this workshop we’ll look at the steps you’ll need to go through\, the questions you need to ask and the ones you’ll need to answer. \nFrom the initial idea\, to the business case and making the arguments internally (often the biggest hurdle)\, we’ll consider the less obvious issues that you could come up against throughout the entire process from proposal to implementation. \nWe’ll not be looking at all the solutions on the market but you’ll get information and guidance\, from the experience of two implementations\, to be more prepared if you choose to go down this exciting route. \n												H: Building confidence for volunteers with support needs\, Fleur Donnelly-Jackson\, Volunteers Manager\, and Walney Virgilio\, Volunteers Coordinator\, Tate Britain & Tate Modern 					 \nDevelop an understanding of the Social Model of Disability and learn from Tate’s experiences of supporting volunteers with learning difficulties\, to become more confident in their volunteering and interacting with the public. Explore how you can make your volunteer opportunities accessible and inclusive\, develop a support offer\, and make appropriate adaptions. This will be an opportunity to hear about and share good practice/ experiences\, and learn about how your organisation could improve opportunities for volunteers with learning disabilities. We will also try out some theatre games\, drawn from the theories of Augusto Boal!  \n\n\n\n\n			            				            				            				            \n\n			            				            				            				            \n\n			            				            				            				            \n\n\n\n\n3.30pm\nTea and coffee break\n\n\n\n3.55pm\nKeynote speech: Putting Volunteering at Our Heart: England Athletics Strategy\nChris Jones\, CEO\, England Athletics\n\n\n4.40pm\nQ&A session: “The Volunteer Managers’ Advice Surgery” \nChaired by Ruth Leonard (AVM Chair)- Q&A panel is: Rob Jackson\, Sherie Olmstead and Helen Timbrell\n\n\n5.20pm\nClosing address\n\n\n\n5.30pm\nConference close – informal post conference drinks\nPlease join us to network and relax\n\n\n\nThere will be networking activities and exhibition stands throughout the day plus news of various exciting  AVM projects. \nTickets\n			\n						Book now\n					 \nPowered by \n																					 \nVenue\nRoyal National Hotel\, Bedford Way\, London\, WC1H 0DG
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/avm-conference-2018-london/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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SUMMARY:AVM Conference 2017 (AVM Replay)
DESCRIPTION:Watch again with AVM Replay\nAVM members can log in to access the recordings from this and other events. Watch: \n\nKeynote Speech: ‘National Service for the UK? What the government’s independent Youth Full-Time Social Action Review might mean for full-time volunteers’\, James Probert\, Director\, The Full Time Social Action Alliance\nKeynote Speech: ‘How to develop and support volunteer led management across a movement’\, Julie Bentley\, Chief Executive of Girlguiding\nKeynote Speech: ‘The role of CEOs in the voluntary sector in supporting\, developing and leading volunteer management/engagement’\, Vicky Browning\, CEO\, Association of Chief Executives of Voluntary Organisations (ACEVO)\n\nNot an AVM member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to these recordings\, as well as other benefits of AVM membership\, including: \n\nA back catalogue of selected past events\, in our Resources section of the website\nDiscounts to future public events – including our annual conference\, which takes place every October\nAVM BiteSize webcasts\nExclusive member-only events\, including AVM’s book club\nAVM Connect\, our random matching\, connecting you to expand your networks\nAVM’s mentoring programme\n\nJoin AVM now
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/avm-conference-2017/
CATEGORIES:Conference
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