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SUMMARY:Recognising & Rewarding Volunteers
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 26 March 2025 | 9.30am to 12.30pm | Online via Zoom\nTicket prices: Members £27 | Non-members £43 \nWhether raising funds\, cheering at events or working directly with your beneficiaries\, volunteers play a critical part in a charity’s success\, so recognising them appropriately is fundamental to the volunteers’ experience and your overall retention strategy. \nAt this event\, we will be joined by three speakers who will all provide insights into various aspects of recognising and rewarding volunteers. \nVictoria Dickenson\, a charity consultant\, will give an overview of the importance of volunteer recruitment and how it starts from the moment they are recruited. Victoria will draw on her extensive knowledge of the voluntary sector and also incorporate some recent findings from sector research on current trends.   \nJoe Langtree will speak about the Room to Reward awards programme. Room to Reward is a fantastic concept where hotels all around the country donate unsold rooms so that volunteers nominated by their charity can benefit from a two night hotel stay. There is no cost to the charity and Joe will explain this simple but rewarding scheme.   \nLeah Parolin from MacMillan Cancer Support will talk about how MacMillan co-created their MacMillan Moments ongoing recognition scheme with the input and feedback directly from volunteers. From survey feedback the charity realised there was a gap in their recognition programme which needed to fit a diverse range of volunteers and that recognised those volunteers who need a special thank you throughout the year. This concept was low cost and easily adaptable to any organisation. Leah will also speak about some of the charity’s other methods of recognition.  \nThis event will cover:\n\n A strategic overview of the importance of recognition based on recent research\n Ideas on successful recognition with little or no budget\n How to make existing volunteers feel valued and appreciated\, encouraging them to stay involved and spread the word\n How to involve volunteers in the design of your recognition programme to ensure it recognises the diversity of your volunteers and is meaningful to them.\n\nAbout the Speakers\nVictoria Dickinson –  Consultant\nVictoria Dickinson is an independent consultant (VA Consultancy) bringing over 30 years of expertise in volunteer management. She specialises in collaborating with organisations to design and implement volunteering programmes that foster lasting\, positive change. Victoria has recently partnered with organisations such as the Commonwealth War Graves Commission\, the English-Speaking Union\, the Touch Trust\, and Advocacy People\, delivering impactful solutions tailored to their needs. As an experienced trainer\, she conducts high-quality workshops covering all aspects of volunteering\, equipping individuals and teams with the knowledge and skills needed for success. In addition to her own consultancy work\, Victoria is a NCVO Associate Consultant and a consultant with HRAtkinson. She contributes her time and expertise as a Trustee at Community People and volunteers to support young children’s education.  \nJoe Langtree – Room to Reward \nJoe Langtree joined Room to Reward in October 2018 and became Operations Director in early 2020. Room to Reward uses donated unsold rooms from over 900 hotels across the UK to give nominated volunteers the chance to enjoy a well-earned break. So far\, R2R partners have donated over 3000 breaks to volunteers nominated by over 1000 organisations. R2R breaks are for 2 nights\, 2 people\, on a bed & breakfast basis and at no cost. \nLeah Parolin – MacMillan Cancer Support\nLeah Parolin is a Volunteering Support Officer at Macmillan Cancer Support\, working for the past 4 years as part of a team whose remit is to improve the overall volunteer experience. Her work has a particular focus on delivering and developing Volunteer Reward and Recognition initiatives that thank and motivate those who give their time in an inclusive\, sustainable way. \nAVM Members’ discount\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event 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 this event\, 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\, including our annual conference. 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/recognising-rewarding-volunteers/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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SUMMARY:Masterclass: How to Develop Your Volunteer Strategy
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 6 February 2025 | 9.30am – 12.30pm | Online via Zoom\nTicket prices: Members £43 | Non-members £65\nA great volunteer strategy is the launchpad for building a movement around your cause.  If you’re thinking of developing your organisation’s first volunteer strategy\, or if you’re due a strategy refresh this workshop is for you.  \nYou will learn how different organisations approach volunteer strategy development\, learn hints and tips about ensuring your volunteer strategy will succeed and explore with peers new approaches to strategy development in your organisation. \nThe session will use real life case studies and tips to cover: \n\nExploring why you might need a volunteer strategy\nCo-producing the strategy with volunteers and volunteer managers\nThe difference between a strategy\, plan and tactics \nUnderstanding the internal and external landscape\nAudit and analysis\nAligning with your organisation’s cause and goal\nAligning to volunteer motivations and preferences\nStaffing\, budget and ways of working – resourcing the strategy\nSome ideas for implementation\nEvaluating and reviewing your strategy live.\n\nAbout the trainer\nLaura Elson has worked in volunteer involvement for over 20 years and now works as an independent consultant specialising in supporting organisations to build ambitious and cohesive volunteer strategies that build movements around a cause. \nLaura has worked in volunteer leadership roles at a number of grassroots organisations\, and at Volunteer Centre Leeds\, Parkinson’s UK\, and England Netball. As a consultant she has helped over 30 organisations with their strategic volunteering including Dogs Trust\, Blood Cancer UK\, RABI\, The Marine Conservation Society\, The Churches Conservation Trust\, The Solicitors’ Charity\, The Peak District National Park Authority and the MS Society.  \nLaura is an Associate Consultant with NCVO\, Consultants for Good and the Association of Chairs. She volunteers as Strategic Lead for Volunteering with Yorkshire Netball\, and as a trustee of Bramley Elderly Action and Older Wiser Local Seniors. \nAVM Members’ discount\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event 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 this event\, 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\, including our annual conference. 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/masterclass-how-to-develop-your-volunteer-strategy-2025/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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SUMMARY:L&D Event: Attract\, Engage and Retain Volunteers Through Powerful Communication
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 23 January 2025 | 9.30am to 12.30pm | Online via Zoom\nTicket prices: Members £27 | Non-members £43\nEffective communication is key to attracting\, engaging\, and retaining volunteers. \nThis event will empower you to: \n\nCraft compelling messages and learn how to create a positive brand awareness and stand out on social media\, in the press\, and through emails\nDevelop techniques to ensure existing volunteers feel valued\, appreciated\, involved and encouraged to spread the word\nGain confidence in storytelling through online and offline methods to connect with existing volunteers\, restore their enthusiasm\, and motivate them to stay engaged\nLearn how to use Canva in an interactive workshop to produce digital and printed materials\nDesign eye-catching diverse posters and online graphics to capture the attention of your target audience and recruit new volunteers\n\nAbout the presentation\nImpactful Storytelling\nThis session will explore how Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland (CHSS) embed storytelling in attracting\, engaging\, and retaining volunteers.  Robyn will look at the different methods used to create compelling content for social media\, in the press\, and through emails and draw on examples of collaborative work to increase the chain of support for CHHS.  \nIt will include: \n\nExamples of three volunteer stories with reference to sourcing\, storytelling and sharing\nSourcing process and how to empower Volunteer Managers and colleagues to spot stories\nThe importance of storytelling including ethical storytelling and building a narrative\nTips for sharing stories through local media\, social media and internally\n\nRobyn Donoghue\, Content and Digital Marketing Officer at CHSS\, works across the organisation to create content and share stories of people with chest\, heart\, stroke conditions and long covid. The organisation works to help people live life to the full.  Through digital marketing the team aims to reach more people with our conditions\, raise vital income to fund services and support new relationships for supporters and volunteers.  Robyn has previously worked with Dundee Volunteer and Voluntary Action\, and other third sector organisations\, supporting charities and community groups by connecting opportunities and distributing grant funding.   \nAbout the workshop\nCreate with Canva \nThis interactive workshop will dive into how to use this web-based design tool to enhance your volunteer recruitment and retention.   \nLearn how to successfully use Canva to attract new volunteers and retain existing ones.  The workshop consists of two 45 minute sessions.  Katy will show participants how to use Canva to create digital assets and materials for offline use such as posters and volunteer handbooks.  There will be a break before the second session where participants will have the opportunity to create a digital and print-ready asset to support recognition of current volunteers by the end of the session. \nCanva is a great\, free tool that enables you to create professional-looking media such as posters\, event flyers\, slide shows\, cards\, certificates and social media images.  Canva is designed to be accessible for users of all levels\, from beginners to experienced designers – this workshop will enable you to gain confidence in its use and you will learn how to create engaging and eye-catching materials to enhance engagement with your current and future volunteers. \nKaty Penman\, Trainer\, Facilitator and Investing in Volunteers Assessor\, has 25 years of experience working in standard-setting and quality improvement across a range of settings and is an Investing in Volunteers (IIV) Assessor with Volunteer Scotland.  In addition to this role\, Katy is a freelance trainer working with others in the Third Sector to embed high quality and improvement methodology across all aspects of their work\, with a focus on volunteering and public engagement.  She also works on a part time basis for Link Living\, a trauma-informed Scottish health and wellbeing charity\, where she is responsible for the design and delivery of leadership and trauma-skilled practice training and qualifications. \nAVM Members’ Discount\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event 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 this event\, 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\, including our annual conference. 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/attract-engage-retain-volunteers/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20241205T150000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241205T163000
DTSTAMP:20260531T072000
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SUMMARY:Launch of Digital in Volunteering Toolkit
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the online launch of a Digital in Volunteering Toolkit to explore the toolkit\, hear from experts in volunteer management and tech\, and get inspired. The toolkit launch also kicks off a new Community of Practice\, empowering volunteer managers to advocate for their tech needs\, share insights\, and build a supportive network. \nTechnology is changing faster than ever\, and it can be tough to keep up – especially when you’re busy managing volunteers! That’s why we’ve worked with TeamKinetic to develop this toolkit. Packed with practical advice and insights\, the toolkit will help you find the right digital solutions for your needs. \nWant to learn more about the toolkit? Sign up to be the first to get your (virtual) hands on the Toolkit here: https://teamkinetic.co.uk/digitaltoolkit \nThe toolkit was developed by Gethyn Williams\, TeamKinetic\, and the Association of Volunteer Managers (AVM).
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/launch-of-digital-in-volunteering-toolkit/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20241127T110000
DTSTAMP:20260531T072000
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SUMMARY:Leading Volunteers Through Change
DESCRIPTION:Leading Volunteers Through Change\nWednesday 27 November 2024 | 9.30 to 11am | Online via Zoom\nTicket Prices: Members £27 | Non-members £43\nHow do we support volunteers through organisational change? \nWhat approaches and strategies can we employ to support our volunteer teams through change? \nOrganisational change is taking place in many charitable organisations across the UK as charities are forced to make difficult decisions to cut back on services and staff and change the nature and scope of those services.  Not-for-profits are facing many challenges including economic uncertainty\, an increased demand for services\, recruitment difficulties\, increased legal obligations\, changing needs of those accessing services and shifts in the political landscape.   \nThese challenges and the changes they bring mean that good communication and effective change management are more vital than ever for staff and volunteer morale.  In this session\, we will be joined by Jeremy Board from St John Ambulance\, who will share his understanding on the nature of change and how engagement and communication can help facilitate change and support people in moving from fearful resistance to positive commitment. \nThis event will cover: \n\nThe nature of change\nHow change affects people\nHow to navigate and facilitate the change journey\nA model for facilitating change\n\nAbout the speaker\nJeremy Board is the Change and Communications Lead at St John Ambulance. He has over 30 years of experience working in communications to facilitate change at organisations such as Apple\, Royal Mail\, University of Portsmouth\, West Sussex County Council\, Aetna International and St John Ambulance. During his career Jeremy has developed an intimate knowledge of change and how it can negatively and positively impact people.  \nAVM members’ discount\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price. Please log in 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 this event\, 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. You will also have access to the AVM BiteSize webcasts and AVM Replay videos of previous events\, including our annual conference. 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 on this event.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/leading-volunteers-through-change/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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SUMMARY:Safeguarding 101
DESCRIPTION:Safeguarding 101\nThursday 7 November 2024 | 10am to 11.30am | Online via Zoom\nTicket Prices: Members £20 | Non-Members £35\nAre you new to Volunteer Management?\nIs safeguarding part of your role and you’re not sure where to start?\nOr would you like to refresh your knowledge around safeguarding? \nIf so\, the first of our new 101 series will introduce you to the basics of safeguarding within a volunteer management context: \n\nWhat is safeguarding?\nWhy does safeguarding matter?\nLegislation around safeguarding\nPrevention\nSafe recruitment\nResponding to concerns\nTypes of Abuse\nAdditional Resources\n\nThis session will cover:\n\nSafeguarding within a volunteer management context \nYour legal responsibilities and where you can go for further support and information\nInsights\, case studies and examples on how other organisations have approached this area\n\nOur 101 sessions are comprehensive introductory sessions for people new to volunteer management or new to specific aspects of the role\, or who would like to refresh their knowledge of a topic. \nAbout the speakers\nKatie Beeston – Safeguarding Lead\, Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland \n \nKatie’s background prior to this role centred around HR\, people and business management. Her journey into the third sector began with various voluntary roles before joining the HR team at Children’s Hospices Across Scotland (CHAS). \nKatie is hugely passionate about the voluntary sector\, and the essential role that good governance and robust safeguarding practices play. Having led safeguarding procedural and cultural change across CHSS over the last 3-4 years\, Katie is keen to share the importance of understanding both regulatory compliance and best practice\, and what we really mean when we say safeguarding is everyone’s business. \nBeck Matthews – Safeguarding Advisor\, British Heart Foundation \n \nBeck works at the British Heart Foundation (BHF) as a Safeguarding Advisor. She has worked in the third sector for 20 years\, supporting and safeguarding people in large and local charities. These roles have led her to work and support children\, young people\, adults\, and families who are affected by a variety of mental health challenges\, substance misuse\, domestic abuse\, sexual violence\, stalking\, harassment\, FGM\, so-called ‘Honour Based Abuse’\, abuse\, neglect\, self-neglect\, modern slavery\, and discrimination. \nBeck is passionate and committed to creating a safe\, healthy\, and inclusive environment and works closely with the British Heart Foundation’s Employee Relations and Volunteering Teams to support managers develop and nurture a culture where positive behaviours are displayed to ensure continuous improvements is embedded\, to create a safe place for all. \nShe has recently become a trustee of a new charity\, the PMDD (Pre Menstrual Dysphoric Disorder) Project. The charity has been created to raise awareness of the condition amongst businesses\, the education system\, and the government\, and to provide support to the PMDD community and to fund research to advance understanding and treatment of PMDD. Beck feels very honoured to be given the opportunity to be part of this new charity. \nAVM members’ discount\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price. Please log in 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 this event\, 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. You will also have access to the AVM BiteSize webcasts and AVM Replay videos of previous events\, including our annual conference. 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 on this event.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/safeguarding-101/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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SUMMARY:National Inclusion Week Event: Volunteering\, Neurodiversity and Inclusion
DESCRIPTION:Monday 23 September 2024 | 1pm to 4pm | Online via Zoom\nTicket prices: Members £27 | Non-members £43\nDid you know that an estimated 1 in 7 people – more than 14% of the population in the UK are neurodivergent? \nAre you a neurodivergent volunteering professional\, or do you have people who are neurodivergent in your teams? \nDo you want to make a positive change in your organisation for volunteers and staff who are neurodivergent? \nNeurodiversity brings many strengths to teams – whether this be volunteer or staff teams – including attention to detail\, innovation\, adaptability\, deep focus\, problem-solving\, communication and creativity – to name a few! Having a well-informed and strengths-based approach to neurodiversity in your teams is key to recruitment and retention\, as well as honouring diversity. \nThis event brings together neurodivergent speakers and specialists experienced in volunteer management and leadership\, with the aim of increasing understanding and exploring practical approaches to creating environments that are more inclusive\, welcoming and positive for neurodivergent volunteers and staff. \nThis event will provide you with the opportunity to:\n\nIncrease your awareness and knowledge of neurodiversity – the language\, concepts and current understanding in this field\nLearn from lived experience of neurodiversity in volunteer management\, with insights about the importance of inclusive practice in this area\nExplore the benefits of embracing and celebrating neurodiversity within organisations\nFind out how digital skills and tools can help neurodivergent (and neurotypical) managers and leaders in their work and in creating content that is more accessible for teams\nDiscover resources and external services freely available for neurodivergent people in the workplace\n\nAbout the presentations\nHow to create inclusive volunteer environments with Sarah Philippe \nThe terms ‘neurodiversity’ and ‘neurodivergent’ have gained prominence in recent years\, with new HR hiring trends emphasising their significance. In this session we will explore the benefits of fostering effective volunteer programs by embracing and celebrating neurodiversity within organisations. We will discuss how to create inclusive volunteer environments that promote the idea of ‘grace’ and meeting each of us where we are at. \nThroughout this session\, we will delve into key aspects of neurodiversity\, including defining the terms ‘neurodiversity’ and ‘neurodivergent.’ We’ll also explore strategies for creating an environment that fosters belonging\, crafting comprehensive position descriptions\, and ways to secure staff buy-in. This presentation encourages organisations to embrace diverse perspectives\, challenging conventional notions of ‘normal.’ \nMemory Shelves and Digital Toolkits with Jennifer Murphy \n\nWorking memory is a cognitive system that determines how much short-term information we can retain at any given moment. Often called the ‘memory shelf\,’ this capacity can be notably reduced in neurodivergent individuals. As a leader of volunteers\, your ability to manage and recall key details and actions relies heavily on this capacity. When faced with a limited memory shelf\, managing these details can be particularly challenging. \nIn this session\, we will explore practical digital tools\, including AI\, digital planners\, and automation workflows\, designed to support and enhance your working memory. These tools will help you gain confidence as a leader and create content that is more accessible and effective for your team. \nWe will examine the benefits of digital versus analogue systems and identify which toolkits are most suitable for personal\, team\, and organisational use. Additionally\, we will cover GDPR and IT policies to ensure your digital practices remain compliant and secure. \nFurthermore\, we will discuss how diagnosis journeys\, stigmas\, and stereotypes can affect the support that neurodivergent individuals receive in the workplace. We will explore strategies for supporting team members\, including reasonable adjustments\, different working styles\, and practical advice on accessing additional support and equipment. \nAbout the speakers\n\nSarah Philippe \nSarah Philippe is passionate about volunteerism\, accessibility\, history\, and ice cream! She has 14 years of experience working with volunteers\, including the last eight in volunteer administration. In 2021\, Sarah earned her Certification in Volunteer Administration (CVA)\, and always a consummate learner\, she has completed certificates in DEIB (Diversity\, Equity\, Inclusion\, and Belonging) at the University of South Florida\, SHRM\, and LinkedIn Learning. \nSarah has presented ‘Neurodiversity in Volunteerism’ at conferences and webinars since 2022\, most recently she presented at the ASC training conference in April 2024. Additionally\, Sarah’s work can be found in “New Voices and Perspectives in Volunteer Engagement 2023\,” edited by Erin Spink. When not advocating for accessibility and inclusivity in volunteerism\, Sarah enjoys trying new ice cream flavours\, listening to history podcasts with her cat\, and reading the Magic Treehouse series with her nieces and nephews. \nJennifer Murphy \nJenny Murphy is the Volunteer Manager at the Museum of the Home and serves as the Communications Executive for the Heritage Volunteer Group. With extensive experience in designing and implementing volunteer programs across various museums and heritage sites\, Jenny has played a key role in developing new infrastructure\, roles\, and training initiatives. As a dyslexic professional\, Jenny has self-taught digital skills to support her work\, which have now become a core component of her practice. Her expertise in creating websites and systems has significantly enhanced volunteer engagement and improved overall volunteer experiences. \nAVM Members’ discount\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price. Please log in 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 this event\, 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. You will also have access to the AVM BiteSize webcasts and AVM Replay videos of previous events\, including our annual conference. 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 on this event.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/inclusive-volunteering-for-neurodivergent-volunteers/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240912T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240912T113000
DTSTAMP:20260531T072000
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SUMMARY:Masterclass: Unleash Your Personal Brand Power
DESCRIPTION:Masterclass: Unleash Your Personal Brand Power \nThursday 12 September 2024 | 9.30am to 11.30am | Online via Zoom\nTicket prices: Members £40 and Non-members £60\nThis Masterclass will equip you with the essential tools to land your dream job. In just two hours\, you’ll gain the knowledge and confidence to craft a compelling CV and supporting statement\, master interview techniques\, and build a powerful LinkedIn profile that attracts recruiters. \nIn this dynamic workshop you will hear from Adam Stacey\, Managing Director of Charisma Charity Recruitment\, who will share his experience of supporting candidates to take their next step on the career ladder. \nThis event will cover:\n\nCreating a compelling CV and supporting statement\nMastering interview techniques\nOptimising your LinkedIn profile to attract potential employers.\n\nAgenda\nIntroduction \nSession 1 – CV & Supporting Statements \n\nKey elements of a Strong CV\nCrafting Compelling Supporting Statements\nQ&A\n\nSession 2 – Interview Techniques \n\nTypes of Interview\nThe Power of First Impressions\nAnswering Interview Questions\nAsking Powerful Questions\nQ&A\n\nSession 3 – LinkedIn Profile Optimisation \n\nLeveraging LinkedIn for Job Search\nBuilding a Strong Profile\nCreating a Personal Brand\nQ&A\n\nAbout the speaker\nAdam Stacey – Managing Director\, Charisma Charity Recruitment\nLeveraging over a decade of non-profit leadership\, Adam Stacey injects strategic expertise and social purpose into Charisma Charity Recruitment. He now empowers not-for-profit organisations across the UK to find changemakers at all levels\, from trustees to entry-level roles. \nAVM Members’ discount\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price. Please log in 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 this event\, 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. You will also have access to the AVM BiteSize webcasts and AVM Replay videos of previous events\, including our annual conference. 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 on this event.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/unleash-your-personal-brand-power/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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SUMMARY:Digital Skills and Inclusion in Volunteering
DESCRIPTION:Digital Skills and Inclusion in Volunteering \nWednesday 19 June 2024 | 9.30am to 12.30pm | Online via Zoom\nTicket prices: Members £25 | Non-members £40\nAcross the volunteering sector\, organisations are increasingly adopting a ‘digital first’ approach\, looking to embrace the flexibility and efficiency of digital tools and systems.  \nAlthough the world is increasingly moving online\, we know not all our volunteers (and colleagues that work with\, and support\, volunteers) are confident to use digital tools. We also know there are barriers around access to devices\, connection to the internet\, and with an unfolding Cost of Living Crisis\, the ability to afford these tools. \nAt this interactive online event we will hear from a range of speakers who are working to support volunteers to develop their digital skills and confidence and break down barriers around access to digital initiatives and developments. \nThis event will cover:\n\nWhat digital means to you as a volunteer manager\, or volunteering leader\, your colleagues and the volunteers you work with and how to make digital work for you\, your volunteers and your organisation\nThe wider context around digital exclusion – and the positive impact digital inclusion can have on people’s lives\nDigital tools\, platforms\, resources and approaches to engage volunteers\, and colleagues who work with volunteers \nBarriers to accessing digital systems and how as individuals and organisations we can work together to break down those barriers and how to ensure our volunteering roles and opportunities are digitally inclusive\nHow to support volunteers (and colleagues working with\, and supporting volunteers) to develop their digital skills and confidence with insight and case studies from the Scouts and Barclays Digital Eagles on how they have supported volunteers to develop their digital skills\n\nSpeakers\nTori Ellaway – Head of Digital Practice\, Centre for the Acceleration of Social Technology (CAST) \nTori Ellaway has a diverse background in digital roles\, primarily within the charity sector. As Head of Digital Practice at CAST\, she’s all about helping nonprofit organisations get savvy with digital tools. But it’s not just about tech – she’s also passionate about supporting individuals to level up their digital skills and ways of working\, so they can navigate the digital world with ease. \nHilary Nugent – Community Engagement Manager – Volunteering\, Good Things Foundation \nHilary has worked in volunteer management for over 16 years\, in both large national organisations and small local charities. She has been the Volunteer Manager at Good Things Foundation\, the UKs leading digital inclusion charity for 5 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 (the National Digital Inclusion Network) . \nShe runs training and information sessions for this network as well as developing employee volunteer schemes with Strategic 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! \nGethyn Williams – specialist in non-profit development \nGethyn has spent over 20 years working in the voluntary and community sector across England and Wales in fields as diverse as sport\, youth\, environment and disability. Specialising in volunteering initiatives for the past decade he’s worked on strategy for the London 2012 legacy\, within central government at the height of the Covid pandemic and run national programmes at Volunteering Matters. \nA freelancer since 2020\, Gethyn now focuses on helping non-profits to develop their business\, capture their impact and enhance their volunteer programmes. In recent times he has supported the roll out of a range of national\, high-profile volunteering initiatives\, including the Vision for Volunteering and The Big Help Out. \nThe diversity of these approaches to volunteering provides the thread that now runs through his work – a belief that volunteering is still largely misunderstood or under-valued\, but that by engaging in all of its forms we can help raise volunteering to a level of appreciation and awareness that its social value clearly justifies. \nKirsty Adams – Digital Eagle and Money Mentor team\, Barclays \nKirsty has worked for Barclays for coming up to 19 years\, with the majority of this time in their branches supporting customers and colleagues. She then joined the Digital Eagle and Money Mentor team in 2020 and her role now consists of supporting Barclay’s customers and communities with digital and money skills through it’s Digital Wings platform. \nTom Bell – Digital Skills Community of Practice Lead\, Scouts \nAVM members’ discount\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price. Please log in to your account so that your discount can be automatically applied. \nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price. Please log in 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 this event\, 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. You will also have access to the AVM BiteSize webcasts and AVM Replay videos of previous events\, including our annual conference. 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 on this event.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/digital-skills-and-inclusion-in-volunteering/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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SUMMARY:Beyond The Big Help Out: How to Recruit Your Volunteer Dream Team with a Solid Plan for Action
DESCRIPTION:Beyond the Big Help Out: How to Recruit Your Volunteer Dream Team with a Solid Plan for Action\nThursday 6 June 2024 | 9.30am to 4.30pm | Manchester Metropolitan University\nTicket prices (inc lunch): Members £89 | Non-members £109\nWe are excited to announce a unique\, in-person event with Tobi Johnson who is an internationally sought-after consultant and expert trainer in volunteer engagement. \nThe aim of the day is to help attendees learn the essential skills and frameworks that are needed to expand and deepen volunteer impact using today’s tools and strategies. \nIf your organisation is ready to grow and diversify your volunteer talent\, now is the time to get a concrete plan in place to build your dream team. \nIn this full-day immersive workshop\, you will learn a clear\, step-by-step process to assess your needs and set a course for purposeful growth that is realistic and achievable in the current environment. \nHow do you build a team of committed volunteers that support your agency’s most pressing needs?\nHow do you attract today’s busy volunteers of all ages with today’s tools?\nHow do you onboard volunteers so you don’t lose valuable talent right at the door? \nWe’ll answer these questions and more. \nIn addition to learning step-by-step frameworks through live instruction\, you will translate learning into action through peer-to-peer discussion and sharing. You’ll leave with solid next steps\, ready to launch a volunteer involvement strategy that\ngets results. \nCome and learn from a trainer with deep experience in digital marketing and volunteer engagement and a fresh\, modern set of strategies for today’s leaders of volunteers. Volunteers are vital assets to your association’s sustainability\, and if they are engaged in the right way everyone wins! \nAgenda\nIntroduction \nSession 1 – Plan for Strategic Volunteer Involvement \n\nAssess your current strategy and address fixed mindsets that may be barriers to your success\nUse a 5-step plan to attract volunteers and build momentum for service\nPinpoint your ideal volunteers so you can speak to their greatest needs & desires\nDiscussion Breakout – Pinpoint Your Ideal Volunteer Persona \n\nBreak \nSession 2 – Convert Committed Volunteers with Better Messaging \n\nCraft an uber-compelling case for joining your team using one simple formula\nUse volunteer objections to strengthen (not weaken) your calls to action\nUse social proof\, FOMO\, and storytelling to build momentum to join\nDiscussion Breakout – Build a Heart-Centered Volunteer Appeal that Stands Out\n\nNetworking lunch \nSession 3 – Implement a “Full Stack” Volunteer Recruitment Strategy \n\nBuild a high-converting volunteer-friendly web page that drives action and builds a following\nDesign time-saving email campaigns to build relationships while you sleep\nTap social media to grab the attention and meet volunteers where they’re at (even older volunteers!)\nEmploy intentional “Tell-a-Friend” campaigns to boost word-of-mouth marketing results\nDiscussion Breakout – Choose a Mix of Channels to Reach Your Ideal Volunteer Persona \n\nBreak \nSession 4 – Onboard Volunteers with Intention and Purpose \n\nUse inclusive leadership tactics to build a deeper sense of community and connection with diverse volunteers\nMap out an onboarding plan cultivates enthusiasm\, commitment\, and better follow through\nDiscussion Breakout – Plan to Welcome Volunteers from All Walks of Life\n\nWrap up \n\nQ&A\nKey takeaways\nNext steps\n\n(This agenda may be subject to change) \nVideo: Introducing Beyond The Big Help Out – How to Recruit Your Volunteer Dream Team with a Solid Plan for Action\n \nVideo: Volunteer recruitment messaging\n \nVideo: Targeting your marketing\n \nVideo: Full stack recruitment\n \nVideo: Volunteer onboarding\n \nAbout the speaker\nTobi Johnson is an internationally sought-after expert\, consultant\, and expert trainer in volunteer engagement. She is known for her modern thought leadership\, highly practical evidence-based strategies\, and innovative\, “big hat” thinking around engaging\, supporting\, and acknowledging the work of volunteers. \nShe is the President of Tobi Johnson & Associates\, a consulting firm whose mission is to help nonprofit organizations make connections with remarkable volunteers. In 2015\, she founded VolunteerPro\, an online training and networking community for leaders of volunteers. She is host of the Volunteer Nation Podcast and co-host of the Time + Talent Podcast with Jennifer Bennett of VolunteerMatch. In addition\, she wrote Chapter 1 of Volunteer Engagement 2.0: Ideas and Insights for Transforming Volunteer Programs in a Changing World\, published by Jossey-Bass. She is currently at work on a book on volunteer leadership. \nTobi has over 30 years boots-on-the-ground experience in nonprofit management\, program development and start up\, team leadership\, training design and delivery and change management across a wide range of cause impact areas from arts and culture\, youth development\, employment and training\, senior services\, healthcare advocacy\, homelessness\, and more. \nShe has built and led several successful local and state direct service and advocacy programs from the ground up and has worked in – and with – private charities\, advocacy organizations\, and state and federal agencies. She is familiar with traditional volunteerism\, association management\, and grassroots organizing strategies. \nIn addition\, Tobi is intimately knowledgeable about the needs of today’s leaders of volunteers. She was the Chair for the Certified in Volunteer Administration (CVA) Job Analysis Task Force; responsible for updating the required the competencies for the fields only internationally recognized credential. Each year\, her firm also conducts the Volunteer Management Progress Report\, a global state-of-the-industry survey. In 2022\, over 1\,400 professionals from 28 countries participated. \nA native of the Pacific Northwest\, Tobi is a graduate of the University of Washington and has a master’s degree from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. She\, her husband\, and her feline office assistant\, Bailey now split their time between East Tennessee and the Pacific Northwest. \n\n\nThis event is being hosted by AVM\, sponsored by TeamKinetic and supported by Manchester Metropolitan University. \n  \n  \n  \n\nAVM members’ discount\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price. Please log in 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 this event\, 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. You will also have access to the AVM BiteSize webcasts and AVM Replay videos of previous events\, including our annual conference. 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 on this event.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/beyond-the-big-help-out-how-to-recruit-your-volunteer-dream-team-with-a-solid-plan-for-action/
LOCATION:Manchester Metropolitan University\, Business School\, All Saints Campus\, Oxford Road\, Manchester\, M15 6BH\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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SUMMARY:The Positive Impact of Micro-volunteering
DESCRIPTION:The Positive Impact of Micro-volunteering\nThursday 25 April 2024 | 9.30am to 12.30pm | Online via Zoom\nTicket prices: Members £25 | Non-members £40 \nMicro-volunteering is a fantastic way for people to contribute to the causes that they care about because it offers a flexible and accessible way for busy people to make a positive impact to their community. \nAt this event you will learn about new ways to engage with volunteers by offering flexible opportunities for them to get involved in\, and how you can create new diverse opportunities instead of the traditional roles that are typically offered. \nYou will also gain an understanding about how technology can help to promote and measure micro-volunteering and generate ideas to increase the awareness of your charity and its volunteering opportunities. \nThis event will cover:\n\nWhat is micro-volunteering?\nExamples of micro-volunteer tasks\nDifference between regular traditional volunteering compared to micro-volunteering\nRecruit and engage micro-volunteers\nHow to measure the impact?\n\nAbout the sessions and speakers:\nMaking Micro-volunteering Happen – with Collette Brown – Senior Volunteering Development Manager at Young Lives Vs Cancer\nThe session will explore how Young Lives vs Cancer implemented their micro volunteering portal from an idea to making it happen. The session will look into the types of micro volunteering opportunities they offer from home based roles to roles in the local community\, as well as how Young Lives vs Cancer hope to implement opportunities across the whole organisation. \nCollette has worked and volunteered in the voluntary sector for over 16 years\, in Regional Fundraising\, Management and Volunteering. As a development manager Collette loves nothing more than a challenge and helping to make volunteering as easy as possible for those who want to get involved. Collette’s focus now is on making micro volunteering a success at Young Lives vs Cancer after recognising that volunteering needs to be more accessible and easy to access for all. \nMicro-volunteering 3 Ways\, with Emma Roberts – Head of Volunteer Engagement and Experience at RSPB\nThe session will take a whistle stop tour through the different ways the RSPB engages the public through Micro Volunteering\, One-Off Opportunities and ‘other’ means. How these roles and the people engaged are managed\, promoted\, and supported through an onward journey.  \nEmma has worked within volunteering since joining the RSPB\, initially as a Volunteer Development Officer in RSPB Cymru before moving to the UKHQ team to deliver project focussed work. The Head of Volunteering Engagement and Experience is a new role within the RSPB\, Emma has a leadership role focussing on all elements of volunteering at the RSPB and she has the functional lead for the Volunteering Development Department. Through and with volunteers we want to grow organisational capacity and capability to deliver the RSPB’s strategy to 2030.  \nMicro-volunteering – a core role that started as an experiment\, with Brian Reeves – Head of Volunteer Experience at RSPCA\nThe RSPCA introduced a Microvolunteering role in 2020\, just before lockdown.  Since then\, the role has grown rapidly\, attracting thousands of new volunteers to the charity.  Microvolunteering has helped them attract new volunteers from backgrounds they don’t traditionally reach\, increasing their representation.  It also opened up a new recruitment channel for other roles\, and opportunities for volunteers to add value to new projects through their participation.  Find out about the RSPCA’s journey with Microvolunteering\, the mistakes they’ve made and the benefits they’ve seen.     \nBrian is the Head of Volunteer Experience for the RSPCA where he leads a team delivering the charity’s ambitious strategic volunteering plans.  He has worked in volunteer operations and development roles for the past 14 years at the RSPCA\, PDSA and Make a Wish UK.  He mentors volunteering professionals through the AVM Mentoring Scheme and volunteers in his community.   \nAVM members’ discount\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price. Please log in to your account so that your discount can be automatically applied. \nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price. Please log in 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 this event\, 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. You will also have access to the AVM BiteSize webcasts and AVM Replay videos of previous events\, including our annual conference. 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 on this event.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/the-positive-impact-of-micro-volunteering/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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SUMMARY:Using the Theory of Change for Meaningful Action
DESCRIPTION:Using the Theory of Change for Meaningful Action\nThursday 7 March 2024 | 9.30am – 1.00pm | On Zoom\nMembers £40 | Non-members £60 | Maximum capacity 20\nThis half day introductory workshop will introduce you to the Theory of Change for creating meaningful action and show you how you can map out a theory of change and use it to plan small and large changes within your organisation\, whether you are developing a volunteer strategy\, devising new volunteering roles\, tracking implementation\, or measuring impact. \nEvery development program rests on a theory of how and why the program will work and lead to social impact.  A theory of change formalises this\, representing how the development program will use resources to conduct activities that can lead to changes in behaviour and improvements in people’s lives.  It’s a great way to plan for meaningful change and action. \nIn creating a Theory of Change\, important questions are asked: What is the goal that the program wants to achieve?  What does the program do?  What are the services arising from the program?  What are the real changes in people’s lives that result from the achievement of the outputs?  What will lead to the achievement of the goal of the program? \nWhether you are developing a volunteer strategy\, devising new volunteering roles\, tracking implementation\, or measuring impact\, a theory of change lays out the steps necessary to achieve your goals.  It’s important to map out a theory of change to ensure teams have a shared vision and a clear pathway to achieve success.  A theory of change is a living document to be maintained and revisited to ensure it reflects the current program and its context. \nThis event will cover:\n\nWhat is a Theory of Change\, why is it useful and how is it different from a logic model?\nWhat are the component parts of a Theory of Change? (Covering key concepts like assumptions and outcome chains)\nWhat kind of models might work for you?\n\nWe will use a combination of teaching and practical exercises to answer these questions.\nAbout the speaker\n \nNicola Lynch is a Social Value consultant & Impact Management Specialist working across the UK & Ireland.  She works closely with Social Value International and member networks in the UK & Ireland\, is an SVI Accredited Trainer and she holds an Associate Trainer role with New Economics Foundation (NEF Consulting).  \nAlongside her consultancy she has also recently been the National Lead on Civil Society for Social Value UK and specialises in supporting the voluntary\, charitable and social enterprise sectors. She is one of only 20 practitioners in the UK qualified to Advanced Practitioner status by Social Value International and her work is informed by the very best principles of stakeholder-empowered qualitative research.  \nShe supports a wide range of organisations to understand\, articulate\, measure and maximise their impact through the application of the social value principles – putting people and planet first. Nicola is a regular speaker at events and a popular purveyor of workshops\, training & coaching on a range of topics relevant to improving the delivery\, measurement & management of both impact and value.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/theory-of-change/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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SUMMARY:Difficult Conversations
DESCRIPTION:Difficult Conversations\nThursday 22 February | 9.30am to 12.30pm | Online via Zoom\nTicket prices: Members £25 | Non-members £40 \n\nHaving difficult conversations can seem really daunting and this can be particularly challenging with volunteers. This session will give you some of the tools you need to start having these conversations as well as highlighting the importance of doing so. It will also look at how you can have conversations with your organisation in a productive and positive manner.\n\nThis event will cover:\n\n\nIncreasing confidence when having challenging conversations\nDeveloping assertiveness and negotiation skills\n‘Nipping concerns and issues in the bud’\nHaving solution-focused conversations\nSupport and tools for saying ‘no’\n\n\nAgenda\n9:30 – 9:45 – Welcome\, housekeeping and introductions \n9:45 – 10:25 –  Difficult conversations? Really? with Rob Legge \nThis session will support volunteer managers and those working with volunteers to advocate on behalf of volunteers as well as sticking up for yourself. It will look at why we need to have these conversations\, will provide an opportunity to brainstorm ways to have these conversations with your peers\, support and advice on ways to deliver these conversations and how to follow up. The session will equip you with the tools to say no successfully and look at our responses to stimuli and how we can best manage these. \n10:25 – 11:05 – What is a difficult conversation? Why is it difficult? How can you have a good conversation? with Jenny Whyte \n11:05 – 11:20 – Break \n11:20 – 12:00 – Challenging the Toxicity of Organisations with Martin Cowling \nUnfortunately\, from time to time\, we will encounter a culture that is\, in actuality\, toxic. It may be the culture of the organisation we are working in or within the volunteer pool or the wider community. Based on research for his forthcoming book\, Martin will outline what a toxic culture entails and provide insights on how to navigate and transform it. \n12:00 – 12.30 – Q&A \nAbout our speakers\nRob Legge \nRob has been a leadership and management trainer focusing on charities for the last 15 years. He works predominantly with small to medium charities\, with clients throughout the UK. \nRob uses a coaching style that creates a supportive learning environment for new and experienced leaders. Attendees enjoy\, have fun\, learn new skills and many return for additional training. One charity CEO called his work “transformative.” \nPrior to this Rob has held senior management positions with Oxfam as Head of Shops with 27\,000 volunteers\, Fundraising Director at RNIB\, Director of Community Services at Sense and ten years as CEO of Focus Birmingham. \nJenny Whyte \nJenny Whyte has worked in the voluntary sector for over 15 years in Volunteer management\, fundraising and Information and Advice provision. Her time spent delivering advice\, and her volunteering work with the communications course at the Dick Vet School for veterinary studies have made her a passionate advocate for having important conversations\, even though they can feel uncomfortable. \nMartin Cowling \nMartin is passionate about effective change\, leadership and impact. He has been a volunteer\, hands-on manager\, leader\, researcher\, and consultant working with very small grassroots organisations through to large social purpose organisations\, corporates and governments. He works with clients in 13 countries. Martin is a skilled presenter\, ranked as one of the top 100 speakers on philanthropy by Philanthropy 101. \nHe believes that people are the key to an organisation’s success and is passionate about ensuring that staff (paid and unpaid) have mutually beneficial relationships and contribute to making lasting positive change. Martin is a trusted partner for organisations\, offering a comprehensive range of services to empower leaders\, strengthen teams\, and drive impactful change. Through personalised coaching\, training\, resource mobilisation support\, and strategic guidance\, he equips organisations with the tools\, knowledge\, and networks they need to achieve lasting impact\, organisational excellence\, and social change. \nAVM members’ discount\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price. Please log in 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 this event\, 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. You will also have access to the AVM BiteSize webcasts and AVM Replay videos of previous events\, including our annual conference. 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 on this event.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/difficult-conversations/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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SUMMARY:Ensuring the wellbeing of you\, your team and your volunteers
DESCRIPTION:Ensuring the wellbeing of you\, your teams and your volunteers\n7 December 2023 | 9:30am – 12:30pm \nTicket prices: Members £25 | Non-members £40 | Online via Zoom\nThis workshop brings together speakers from Sustrans\, Crisis UK and the Samaritans to share their experience of wellbeing strategies in volunteering\nWould you like to find out more about how to ensure the wellbeing of your teams and volunteers?\n\nAre you keen to learn what other organisations are doing to ensure wellbeing is at the heart of working with volunteers?\nBringing a blend of discussing theory and practical approaches to ensuring the wellbeing of volunteers\, alongside approaches to ensuring the wellbeing of those volunteer supervisors who may have to manage different volunteer issues\, we hope you will take away some ideas of how you can embed volunteer wellbeing as part of your strategy.  \nThe event will round off with a 20 minute optional session\, which includes some simple\, effective relaxation and breathing techniques to calm the mind and relax the body – useful when you are feeling stressed and entering an unproductive space\, followed by a short guided meditation. \nThis event will cover:\nIn this session you will have the opportunity to: \n\nLearn from research done by the Sustrans on how volunteering as an act achieves wellbeing and what makes a happy volunteer. Sustrans will share how they have used their research to further improve their volunteer experience and significantly increase their net promoter score in volunteers being happy to recommend them as a place to volunteer.\nLearn from Crisis UK about new initiatives they have introduced to support volunteers with wellbeing in their volunteering and beyond. In this session you will hear more about how Crisis is working to take a psychologically informed approach to volunteers and about the challenges they are encountering in introducing initiatives such as reflective practice for volunteers and wellbeing assistance programmes and the actions they plan to take to overcome this. They will also tell you more about what they learnt from doing workshops with volunteers about what does good look like.\nLearn about strategies for supporting the wellbeing of Volunteer Supervisors\, including understanding what makes having conversations with supervisors about wellbeing difficult and how to have a good conversation and manage the emotional load.\nLearn some simple relaxation\, breathing and meditation techniques that can be easily used to support your wellbeing and shared with others to help them.\n\nAgenda\nThis is a half day event\, starting at 9:30am\, and will be on Zoom \n9:30 – 9:45  Networking\, introductions and welcome \n9:45 – 10:00  Introductions to speakers and event \n10:00 – 10:30  Katie Aartse-Tuyn and Hannah Johnson – Sustrans \n10:30 – 11:00  Emma Vizor – Crisis UK \n11:00 – 11:10  Break \n11:10 – 11:50  Nicky Adams – Samaritans \n11:50 – 12:10  Q&A \n12:10 – 12:30 Vicky Peake – AVM (Optional relaxation session) \n12:30  Event ends \n  \nAbout our speakers/ contributors\nKatie Aartse-Tuyn is the current Head of Volunteering at Sustrans – leading UK-wide teams to maximise the impact of volunteering across the charity.  Katie is an innovative leader with 15 years of demonstrable strategic management experience in the third sector.  Katie is passionate about protecting the environment and promoting the impact that volunteering  has on individuals and communities as well as the organisations that involve them.  \nHannah Johnson is a researcher with experience in monitoring and evaluation with an interest in sustainability and society.  After a PhD\, 18 years ago she pivoted from pure science into the world of evaluation in the environmental/charity sector.  She has worked at Sustrans for 11 years\, and for six of those has been generating evidence to show the impact of 3\,500 Sustrans volunteers. \nEmma Vizor has worked in the volunteering sector for over 15 years in a range of roles and is now a Volunteering Partner at Crisis UK\, where she leads on a range of volunteer initiatives across the UK including the volunteer offer for supporting those experiencing homelessness.  Emma is passionate about volunteer wellbeing and has been leading on implementing new initiatives to support this. Emma is an AVM Events Volunteer; a volunteer role she loves doing – ensuring opportunities for volunteering professionals to learn and network and encouraging sharing of best practice across the sector. \nNicky Adams works as a Senior Lecturer in HR and Leadership at the University of Wolverhampton.  She has been a listening volunteer with Samaritans for nearly 30 years\, where she has held a variety of volunteer roles including an organisation-wide strategic learning and development role and senior volunteer leadership roles locally and regionally.  Nicky is currently Branch Director at her local branch\, a volunteer role and runs her own consultancy.  She has delivered a range of coaching and learning interventions\, much of it in the voluntary sector focusing on relationship building in different environments.  Her PhD research is in leadership development within volunteering.  \nVicky Peake is the Member Engagement and Events Officer at AVM.  Vicky has over 30 years experience in the third sector with diverse communities and beneficiary groups.  Her experience includes: growing high quality services in partnership with volunteers; fundraising and providing fundraising coaching\, advice\, support and training; and as a trainer and educator.  Vicky is also an experienced and qualified Qigong/Chi Kung teacher and has enjoyed teaching Qigong\, mindfulness and meditation in a range of settings since 2004. \nMaking this event more accessible for you\nWe will always make captions available on Zoom\, as standard. If you require lip speakers\, please let us know: we can make up to two places available free of charge. \nWe may be able to send you slides in advance\, if required. Please let us know when you check out. \nIf you need support to access this event\, please let us know when you book.  \nSee our event and conference FAQs for more information on Zoom’s accessibility. If you have any questions ahead of booking\, please do get in touch. \nAVM members’ discount\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price.  Please log in to your account: your discount will be automatically applied once you are logged in. \nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to access your discount to this\, and future public events – including our annual conference\, which takes place every October – as well as other benefits of AVM membership\, including: \n\nExclusive member-only events\, including AVM’s book club  \nA back catalogue of selected past events (AVM Replay)\, in our Resources section of the website\nExclusive webcasts (AVM BiteSize)\, in our Resources section of the website\nAVM Connect\, which randomly connects you with another member for a chat\, to expand your networks\nAVM’s mentoring programme\n\nJoin AVM today to access your discount on your event. \nDon’t delay: this event has limited places\, so sign up today! \nTerms and conditions of ticket sales\nYou can pay by credit card or request an invoice at the checkout. We do require payment to be made before the event. \nThe agenda is correct at time of publication. AVM will contact you about any significant changes in advance of the event. \nSee our full terms and conditions below\, and familiarise yourselves with our cancellation policy\, and payment terms below.  \nWe know that plans can change. Depending on when you cancel\, we may be able to offer a partial ticket refund\, or under certain circumstances we may be able to arrange for your ticket to be passed to one of your colleagues. As your ticket is unique to you\, this includes the access links you have been sent\, please get in touch with us if you need to pass your ticket on to a colleague. They will not be able to access the conference unless we have processed the swap. Where a non-member is taking a member’s place at the conference\, we offer the option of purchasing membership for the non-member\, or paying the balance of a non-member ticket. \nAVM will not accept liability for any ability to attend this event due to technical issues with a delegate’s equipment. If technical difficulties prevent AVM from hosting this event\, we will endeavour to reschedule the conference to another date\, and a full or partial refund will be offered if the new date is unsuitable. \nFull terms and conditions are below.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/ensuring-the-well-being-of-volunteer-teams/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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SUMMARY:How to Develop Your Volunteer Strategy
DESCRIPTION:Masterclass: How to Develop Your Volunteer Strategy\nWednesday 8 November 2023 | 9:30-12:30 | On Zoom | Members £40 and Non-members £60 | Maximum capacity 30\nThis AVM Masterclass is brought to you in partnership with Vision for Volunteering. The Vision for Volunteering is a ten-year movement to improve the future of volunteering. It frames this progress around five themes: awareness and appreciation\, power\, equity and inclusion\, collaboration\, and experimentation. Whether you are creating a volunteering strategy from scratch or updating an existing one\, these themes can be used to frame your approach to your strategy to ensure that you’re working towards an inclusive\, innovative\, ambitious and person-centred future for volunteering. \nIf you want to take your volunteer strategy from a dusty document in a drawer to a launchpad for building a movement around your cause\, this workshop is for you.  \nYou will learn how different organisations approach volunteer strategy development\, learn hints and tips about ensuring your volunteer strategy will succeed and explore with peers new approaches to strategy development in your organisation. \nThe session will use real life case studies and tips to cover: \n\nExploring why you might need a volunteer strategy \nCo-producing the strategy with volunteers and volunteer managers\nThe difference between a strategy\, plan and tactics \nUnderstanding the internal and external landscape\nAudit and analysis\nAligning with your organisation’s cause and goal\nAligning to volunteer motivations and preferences\nStaffing\, budget and ways of working – resourcing the strategy\nSome ideas for implementation\nEvaluating and reviewing your strategy live\n\nAbout the speaker\nLaura Elson has worked in volunteer involvement for almost 20 years and now works as an independent consultant specialising in supporting organisations to build ambitious and cohesive volunteer strategies that build movements around a cause. \nLaura has worked in volunteer leadership roles at a number of grassroots organisations\, Volunteer Centre Leeds\, Parkinson’s UK\, and England Netball. In 2015 she worked with Nesta and NCVO to research\, test and develop prison based volunteer centres and in 2018 set up a consultancy to focus on volunteering strategy projects full time. As a consultant she has helped a wide range of organisations develop innovative volunteer strategies including Kinship\, The Marine Conservation Society\, England Netball\, The Churches Conservation Trust\, The Solicitors’ Charity\, The Peak District National Park Authority and the MS Society.  \nLaura is an Associate Consultant with NCVO\, Consultants for Good and Fair Development. She volunteers as Strategic Lead for Volunteering with Yorkshire Netball\, and as a trustee of Getting on Board\, the national trustee recruitment and diversity charity. \nAbout the collaboration between AVM and Vision for Volunteering\nAVM is a member organisation of the Vision for Volunteering partnership board\, and is committed to supporting the 10 year project to help create a better future for volunteering. Find out more about the Vision for Volunteering vision and themes at visionforvolunteering.org.uk. \n\nMaking this event more accessible for you\nWe will always make captions available on Zoom\, as standard. If you require lip speakers\, please let us know: we can make up to two places available free of charge. \nWe may be able to send you slides in advance\, if required. Please let us know when you check out. \nIf you need support to access this event\, please let us know when you book.  \nSee our event and conference FAQs for more information on Zoom’s accessibility. If you have any questions ahead of booking\, please do get in touch. \nAVM members’ discount\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price. Please log in to your account: your discount will be automatically applied once you are logged in. \nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to access your discount to this\, and future public events – including our annual conference\, which takes place every October – as well as other benefits of AVM membership\, including: \n\nExclusive member-only events\, including AVM’s book club  \nA back catalogue of selected past events (AVM Replay)\, in our Resources section of the website\nExclusive webcasts (AVM BiteSize)\, in our Resources section of the website\nAVM Connect\, which randomly connects you with another member for a chat\, to expand your networks\nAVM’s mentoring programme\n\nJoin AVM today to access your discount on your event. \nDon’t delay: this event has limited places\, so sign up today! \nTerms and conditions of ticket sales\nYou can pay by credit card or request an invoice at the checkout. We do require payment to be made before the event. \nThe agenda is correct at time of publication. AVM will contact you about any significant changes in advance of the event. \nSee our full terms and conditions below\, and familiarise yourselves with our cancellation policy\, and payment terms below.  \nWe know that plans can change. Depending on when you cancel\, we may be able to offer a partial ticket refund\, or under certain circumstances we may be able to arrange for your ticket to be passed to one of your colleagues. As your ticket is unique to you\, this includes the access links you have been sent\, please get in touch with us if you need to pass your ticket on to a colleague. They will not be able to access the conference unless we have processed the swap. Where a non-member is taking a member’s place at the conference\, we offer the option of purchasing membership for the non-member\, or paying the balance of a non-member ticket. \nAVM will not accept liability for any ability to attend this event due to technical issues with a delegate’s equipment. If technical difficulties prevent AVM from hosting this event\, we will endeavour to reschedule the conference to another date\, and a full or partial refund will be offered if the new date is unsuitable. \nFull terms and conditions are below.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/develop-your-volunteer-strategy/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230907T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230907T123000
DTSTAMP:20260531T072000
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SUMMARY:Light Touch Volunteering
DESCRIPTION:Light Touch Volunteering\nThursday 7 Sept 2023 | 9:30am – 12:30pm  \nTicket prices: Members £25 | Non-members £40 \nOnline via Zoom \nIt’s increasingly important to engage volunteers in flexible and meaningful ways to meet their changing needs and circumstances.  Light touch volunteering can be time and cost effective\, self sustaining and is a quick and easy way for people to engage with volunteering\, as well as being empowering for volunteers and scalable.  There are many examples of light touch volunteering including Employer Supported Volunteering\, event or digital volunteering\, ambassadors and champions.  This event brings speakers together with practical experience of developing light touch volunteering opportunities to share their experiences and insights. \nThis event will cover:\n\nReflecting on opportunities to involve volunteers in new ways\nHearing about how technology can help\nUnderstanding different ways to describe and sell volunteering  \n\nAgenda\nThis is a half day event\, starting at 9:30am\, and will be on Zoom. \nProposed Agenda \n9.30-9.45      Networking \n9.45-10.00    Open and welcome (including mentimeter poll)  \n10.00-10.40  Matt Smith  Waffle \n10.40-11.20   Sherry Flanagan \n11.20-11.30   Break  \n11.30-12.10   Stacey McGowan \n12.10-12.30 Q&A  \nDon’t delay: this event has limited places\, so sign up today! Ticket prices: £40 non-members\, £25 AVM members \nTickets are on sale until 6 September and places are limited\, so book your place today to ensure that you don’t miss out! \nSpeakers\nMatt Smith\, Waffle\nSherry Flanagan\, RSPCA\nStacey McGowan\, Macmillan Cancer Support\n \nChaired by Ruth Leonard\, Association of Volunteer Managers \n\nMaking this event more accessible for you\nWe will always make captions available on Zoom\, as standard. If you require lip speakers\, please let us know: we can make up to two places available free of charge. \nWe may be able to send you slides in advance\, if required. Please let us know when you check out. \nIf you need support to access this event\, please let us know when you book.  \nSee our event and conference FAQs for more information on Zoom’s accessibility. If you have any questions ahead of booking\, please do get in touch. \nAVM members’ discount\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price. Please log in to your account: your discount will be automatically applied once you are logged in. \nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to access your discount to this\, and future public events – including our annual conference\, which takes place every October – as well as other benefits of AVM membership\, including: \n\nExclusive member-only events\, including AVM’s book club\nA back catalogue of selected past events (AVM Replay)\, in our Resources section of the website\nExclusive webcasts (AVM BiteSize)\, in our Resources section of the website\nAVM Connect\, which randomly connects you with another member for a chat\, to expand your networks\nAVM’s mentoring programme\n\nJoin AVM today to access your discount on your event. \nDon’t delay: this event has limited places\, so sign up today! \nTerms and conditions of ticket sales\nYou can pay by credit card or request an invoice at the checkout. We do require payment to be made before the event. \nThe agenda is correct at time of publication. AVM will contact you about any significant changes in advance of the event. \nSee our full terms and conditions below\, and familiarise yourselves with our cancellation policy\, and payment terms below.  \nWe know that plans can change. Depending on when you cancel\, we may be able to offer a partial ticket refund\, or under certain circumstances we may be able to arrange for your ticket to be passed to one of your colleagues. As your ticket is unique to you\, this includes the access links you have been sent\, please get in touch with us if you need to pass your ticket on to a colleague. They will not be able to access the conference unless we have processed the swap. Where a non-member is taking a member’s place at the conference\, we offer the option of purchasing membership for the non-member\, or paying the balance of a non-member ticket. \nAVM will not accept liability for any ability to attend this event due to technical issues with a delegate’s equipment. If technical difficulties prevent AVM from hosting this event\, we will endeavour to reschedule the conference to another date\, and a full or partial refund will be offered if the new date is unsuitable.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/avm-event-light-touch-volunteering/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230713T093000
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SUMMARY:Volunteering and the Cost of Living Crisis
DESCRIPTION:Volunteering and the Cost of Living Crisis\n13 July 2023 | 9:30am – 12:30pm  \nTicket prices: Members £25 | Non-members £40 \nOnline via Zoom \nThe impact of the cost of living crisis on people\, organisations and communities across the UK is profound.  Volunteering is no exception to this.  \nAt this event we will consider the research around the impact of the cost of living on volunteers and volunteering\, the implications for your volunteering programme and practical support on how to address the challenges posed by the crisis. We will also consider how volunteers are integral to tackling the crisis and what this means for us as volunteer managers and leaders. \nThis event will cover:\n\nUnderstanding the impact of the cost of living crisis on volunteers and volunteering\, including increased demand for services\, challenges around recruitment and retention and the health and wellbeing of volunteers.\nPractical guidance on how to support your volunteers and address the challenges posed by the crisis within your volunteering programme.\nUnderstanding how volunteers are integral to tackling the crisis and what this means for volunteer managers and leaders.\n\nAgenda\nThis is a half day event\, starting at 9:30am\, and will be on Zoom.  \n09:30-9.45    Networking\, introductions and welcome \n9.45 – 10.00 Open and welcome \n10.00 -10.40 Sarah Latto\, Volunteer Scotland – Impact of the cost of living on volunteers and volunteering \n10.40 – 11.20 Leanne Shipley\, Community Action Northumberland – Warm hubs \n11.20 – 11.30 Break \n11.30 – 12.10 Miranda Beebe\, The Trussell Trust \n12.10 – 12.30 Q&A \n12:30 Event ends \nAbout our Speakers\nSarah Latto – Policy Officer\, Volunteer Scotland \nSarah is an experienced volunteer manager and now uses this experience to try and ensure that volunteering is better reflected in Scottish Policy. She joined Volunteer Scotland in April last year as their Policy Officer and her role involves drafting responses to consultations\, engaging with elected representatives and consulting with the wider volunteering sector to ensure their views and experiences are reflected in policy recommendations. \nPrior to this role\, Sarah was the Volunteer Development Manager for Shelter Scotland for 5 years where she introduced a range of innovative initiatives focused on improving volunteer inclusion. She was also the voluntary chair of the Scottish Volunteering Forum\, a network of organisations committed to increasing the visibility of volunteering\, from 2017-2021.  \nLeanne Shipley – Warm Hub Co-ordinator\, Community Action Northumberland \nLeanne is a Warm Hubs Co-ordinator at Community Action Northumberland and previously worked as an energy advisor for the same organisation. In her current role Leanne manages the Northumberland Warm Hub scheme. The scheme has been running for 8 years across 42 community buildings and village halls. Her role also involves the roll out of the Warm Hub scheme across the country\, including working with local lead agencies\, providing advice\, support and guidance regarding the implementation of Warm Hub schemes in line with the Warm Hubs toolkit in their regions. \nMiranda Beebe – Head of Volunteering\, The Trussell Trust \nMiranda has over ten years’ experience as a senior leader in national\, complex organisations\, keeping people at the heart of operational and strategic change. In her current role Miranda oversees the charity’s volunteering programme\, providing transformational leadership to empower The Trussell Trust’s network of 30\,000 food bank volunteers to have the confidence\, capacity and capability to deliver the range of services needed to deliver their shared strategy and vision: to end the need for food banks in the UK. \nTickets are on sale until 5 July and places are limited\, so book your place today to ensure that you don’t miss out! \nMaking this event more accessible for you\nWe will always make captions available on Zoom\, as standard. If you require lip speakers\, please let us know: we can make up to two places available free of charge. \nWe may be able to send you slides in advance\, if required. Please let us know when you check out. \nIf you need support to access this event\, please let us know when you book.  \nSee our event and conference FAQs for more information on Zoom’s accessibility. If you have any questions ahead of booking\, please do get in touch. \nAVM members’ discount\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price. Please log in to your account: your discount will be automatically applied once you are logged in. \nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to access your discount to this\, and future public events – including our annual conference\, which takes place every October – as well as other benefits of AVM membership\, including: \n\nExclusive member-only events\, including AVM’s book club\nA back catalogue of selected past events (AVM Replay)\, in our Resources section of the website\nExclusive webcasts (AVM BiteSize)\, in our Resources section of the website\nAVM Connect\, which randomly connects you with another member for a chat\, to expand your networks\nAVM’s mentoring programme\n\nJoin AVM today to access your discount on your event. \nTerms and conditions of ticket sales\nYou can pay by credit card or request an invoice at the checkout. We do require payment to be made before the event. \nThe agenda is correct at time of publication. AVM will contact you about any significant changes in advance of the event. \nSee our full terms and conditions below\, and familiarise yourselves with our cancellation policy\, and payment terms below.  \nWe know that plans can change. Depending on when you cancel\, we may be able to offer a partial ticket refund\, or under certain circumstances we may be able to arrange for your ticket to be passed to one of your colleagues. As your ticket is unique to you\, this includes the access links you have been sent\, please get in touch with us if you need to pass your ticket on to a colleague. They will not be able to access the conference unless we have processed the swap. Where a non-member is taking a member’s place at the conference\, we offer the option of purchasing membership for the non-member\, or paying the balance of a non-member ticket. \nAVM will not accept liability for any ability to attend this event due to technical issues with a delegate’s equipment. If technical difficulties prevent AVM from hosting this event\, we will endeavour to reschedule the conference to another date\, and a full or partial refund will be offered if the new date is unsuitable. \nFull terms and conditions are below.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/volunteering-and-the-cost-of-living-crisis/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230420T093000
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Engagement post-Covid
DESCRIPTION:Volunteer Engagement post-Covid\nTicket prices: £40 non-members | £25 AVM members \nTickets are on sale until 5pm\, Tuesday 11 April\, so don’t delay\, book today! \nAre you thinking about how best to engage volunteers post-covid? Does the cost-of-living crisis mean you need to think about how you can do this cost effectively? How do you ensure your engagement is inclusive? This workshop will be exploring volunteer engagement\, in person\, virtual\, blended and how we can ensure we are considering inclusivity in our engagement plans. Our speakers will be covering:  \n\nLearnings from an in-person/hybrid volunteer appreciation event in Aberdeen\, that will hopefully be the first in a series of events across Scotland – the planning and considerations made\, the delivery\, the learning and how to blend with anything remote \nBuilding an engaging virtual programme for volunteers; the key engagement technology\, opportunities and tools that can be used and virtual best practice \nEnsuring however engagement is delivered\, it is an inclusive experience including sharing experiences of addressing Race Equity to ensure inclusive engagement \n\nOur speakers are Liz Wigelsworth and Ruth Zokas from Chest\, Heart and Stroke Scotland; Matt Lynch from Moonshot and Rosie Ellingham and Najah Mijir from the Scouts. \nSave with AVM membership!\nIf you’re not an AVM member you can join AVM today. If you add a membership to your basket\, the members’ discount will be applied to this event. \nAVM members\, please log in to access your discount. \nProposed Agenda:\nThis is a half day event\, starting at 9:30am\, and will be on Zoom (read our Zoom tips for getting the best out of online events).   \n9.30-9.45 networking \n9.45-10.00 open and welcome \n10.00-10.40 – Liz Wigelsworth & Ruth Zokas – Chest\, Heart and Stroke Scotland – In person/blended engagement  \n10.40-11.20 – Matt Lynch\, Moonshot  – virtual engagement  \n11.20-11.30 – Break  \n11.30-12.10 – Rosie Ellingham & Najir Mijir\, Scouts – ensuring engagement is inclusive  \n12.10-12.30 Q&A  \nYour joining instructions and Zoom link will be emailed the week before the event.  \nAbout our speakers\nLiz Wigelsworth\n\nLiz has worked in the volunteering sector for over 15 years\, developing volunteering programmes across a number of charities including the MS Society\, Anthony Nolan and the Princes Trust. Currently Liz is the Head of Volunteering at Chest\, Heart & Stroke Scotland – a charity that involves 1\,000s of volunteers to raise funds\, ensure the running of its shops\, support people affected by chest\, heart and stroke conditions and carry out micro actions across Scotland.     \nLiz leads a team of five to harness the positive impact of volunteering across the charity. The team leads on the development and delivery of the volunteering strategy\, ensuring volunteers have a great experience across the organisation\, feel safe\, supported\, appreciated and empowered to become ambassadors for Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland in their communities. Liz is passionate that volunteering brings people together to tackle some of the major challenges we face including health and wellbeing and loneliness and isolation.  \nRuth Zokas\n\nRuth has worked in the charity sector for 15 years and has worked at Sense Scotland\, Erskine\, Maggie’s Centres\, and now at Chest Heart & Stroke Scotland. Ruth started out working in the fundraising team and after 10 years moved into the volunteering team as she developed a passion for working with volunteers. \n Currently\, Ruth is the Volunteer Development lead – Engagement\, and her role is to communicate and motivate existing volunteers and over 150 volunteer line managers. \nMatt Lynch\n\nMatt’s experience with the Walt Disney Company early in his career began to shape his vision for how powerful a guest experience could be when you have an engaged and purpose driven front line team. He leveraged that experience to serve front liners in some amazing organizations both in the United States and the United Kingdom. \nMatt served in Major League Baseball for the Atlanta Braves from 2007-2013 as Director of Guest Services\, opened The College Football Hall of Fame in 2014 as Vice President\, Fan Experience and relocated to the United Kingdom as Head of Guest Services at iconic Wembley Stadium from 2014-2016.  Matt was on the opening team of Disney’s fourth theme park\, Animal Kingdom in 1998 and opened Disney’s London Production of The Lion King in 1999. Matt founded MoonShot in 2016 and has supported both front line and volunteer training and engagement projects with clients such as the NFL\, City of London\, City of Los Angeles\, Women’s Euro 2022 and Formula 1 Miami Grand Prix. \nMission Highlights: \nOpening Team: Disney’s Fourth Orlando Theme Park – Animal Kingdom – 1998 \nOpening Team: Disney’s London Theatre Production of The Lion King – 1999-2002 \nDirector of Guest Services – The Atlanta Braves – 2007-2013 \nOpening Team: Vice President\, Fan Experience – The College Football Hall of Fame – 2013-2014 \nHead of Guest Services – Wembley National Stadium Limited – 2014-2016 \nRosie Ellingham & Najah Mijir – to follow\nMaking this event more accessible for you\nWe will always make captions available on Zoom\, as standard. If you require lip speakers\, please let us know: we can make up to two places available free of charge. \nWe may be able to send you slides in advance\, if required. Please let us know when you check out. \nIf you need support to access this event\, please let us know when you book.  \nSee our event and conference FAQs for more information on Zoom’s accessibility. If you have any questions ahead of booking\, please do get in touch. \nTerms and conditions of ticket sales\nYou can pay by credit card or request an invoice at the checkout. We do require payment to be made before the event. \nThe agenda is correct at time of publication. AVM will contact you about any significant changes in advance of the event. \nSee our full terms and conditions below\, and familiarise yourselves with our cancellation policy\, and payment terms below.  \nWe know that plans can change. Depending on when you cancel\, we may be able to offer a partial ticket refund\, or under certain circumstances we may be able to arrange for your ticket to be passed to one of your colleagues. As your ticket is unique to you\, this includes the access links you have been sent\, please get in touch with us if you need to pass your ticket on to a colleague. They will not be able to access the conference unless we have processed the swap. Where a non-member is taking a member’s place at the conference\, we offer the option of purchasing membership for the non-member\, or paying the balance of a non-member ticket. \nAVM will not accept liability for any ability to attend this event due to technical issues with a delegate’s equipment. If technical difficulties prevent AVM from hosting this event\, we will endeavour to reschedule the conference to another date\, and a full or partial refund will be offered if the new date is unsuitable.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/volunteer-engagement-post-covid/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230223T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230223T123000
DTSTAMP:20260531T072000
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SUMMARY:Corporate Volunteering - Developing impactful corporate volunteering partnerships
DESCRIPTION:Are you interested in building effective corporate volunteering partnerships that go beyond staff led fundraising events and painting the office walls? This interactive event will focus on how to develop and maintain a successful corporate or employer-supported volunteering programme for your organisation. During the session\, the speakers will discuss ways to identify and communicate with potential corporate partners; consider new and innovative volunteering opportunities that you can offer to local and national businesses; and develop strategies that will help you to manage and extend your corporate partnerships. They will share their experiences of building impactful corporate partnerships to demonstrate how this can be achieved in novel ways. \nWith guest speakers Helen Jones\, Deputy CEO at Cambridge and District Citizens Advice; Dewi Thomas\, CEO at Employee Volunteering and the NSPCC. \nAgenda\nThis is a half day event\, starting at 9:30am\, and will be on Zoom (the link will be emailed separately).\n09:30 Networking\, introductions and welcome\n10:00 Helen Jones\, Cambridge and District Citizens Advice\n10:40 Dewi Thomas\, Employee Volunteering\n11:20 Break\n11:30 NSPCC\n12:10 Q&A\n12:30 Event ends \nDon’t delay: this event has limited places\, so sign up today! Ticket prices: £40 non-members\, £25 AVM members \nTicket sales close at 17:30 on Friday 17 February so don’t delay \nAbout our Speakers\nHelen Jones – Cambridge and District Citizens Advice\nHelen is the Deputy CEO at Cambridge and District Citizens Advice. Until December 2022\, she was the Volunteer Development Manager at Citizens Advice Peterborough. In this previous role\, she was responsible for building and delivering the volunteering strategy as well as the recruitment\, training and ongoing management of our volunteers. Helen worked across the charity to ensure volunteers play an increasing role in the future work of the advice service\, including the social policy\, communications and advocacy. Helen led 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.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/corporate-volunteering-developing-impactful-corporate-volunteering-partnerships/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221124T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221124T123000
DTSTAMP:20260531T072000
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SUMMARY:AVM Strategy Masterclass: How to develop your volunteer strategy
DESCRIPTION:If you want to take your volunteer strategy from a dusty document in a drawer to a launchpad for building a movement around your cause this masterclass is for you. The session will use real life case studies and tips to cover:\n\n\nExploring why you might need a volunteer strategy\nCo-producing the strategy with volunteers and volunteer managers\nThe difference between a strategy\, plan and tactics\nUnderstanding the internal and external landscape\nAudit and analysis\nAligning with your organisation’s cause and goal\nAligning to volunteer motivations and preferences\nStaffing\, budget and ways of working – resourcing the strategy\nSome ideas for implementation\nEvaluating and reviewing your strategy live\n\nJoin us on November 24\, 2022 from 09:30 to 12:30 with Laura Elson. \nThis Masterclass is aimed at those who are new to being in a strategy role\, looking to improve their skills in developing their volunteer strategy or wanting to pick up hints and tips on horizon scanning to influence the volunteering strategy for your organisation. \nTickets are £60 for non members/£40 for members (please ensure you are logged in to have your discount applied). Ticket numbers are limited to 30 places so get yours as soon as you can. \nTicket sales close on Thursday 17 November at 17:00. \n \nLaura Elson\, Independent Consultant and Researcher\nLaura has worked in volunteer involvement for 18 years’ and now works as an independent consultant specialising in supporting organisations to build ambitious and cohesive volunteer strategies that build movements around a cause.\n\nLaura started her career at university researching team dynamics in football volunteer programmes\, and went on to work in volunteer leadership roles at Volunteer Centre Leeds\, Parkinson’s UK\, and England Netball. In 2015 she worked with Nesta and NCVO to research\, test and develop prison based volunteer centres and in 2018 set up a consultancy to focus on volunteering strategy projects full time. As a consultant she has helped a wide range of organisations develop innovative volunteer strategies including The Marine Conservation Society\, England Netball\, The Churches Conservation Trust\, The Solicitors’ Charity\, The Peak District National Park Authority and the MS Society.\n\nLaura is an Associate Consultant with NCVO\, Consultants for Good and Fair Development. She volunteers as Strategic Lead for Volunteering with Yorkshire Netball\, and as a trustee of Getting on Board\, the national trustee recruitment and diversity charity.\n\n\nYou can find out more about Laura on LinkedIn or on her website: https://www.lauraelsonconsulting.com
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/avm-strategy-masterclass-how-to-develop-your-volunteer-strategy/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220623T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220623T123000
DTSTAMP:20260531T072000
CREATED:20220509T090042Z
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SUMMARY:Providing ongoing support for volunteers with additional needs
DESCRIPTION:Ever wondered how you can provide ongoing support to those volunteers who may need a little more?\nWhat about when volunteer support needs change – how can you best manage this?\nAnd how can you create an environment that ensures all volunteers feel supported and included?\n\nThis event is for you! \nWe’re delighted to bring together expert speakers to share their experiences of taking different approaches to ensure volunteers are supported in a way that enables them to feel welcome\, included and supported and able to help your organisation achieve its objectives.  \nThey will also share useful tips that you may be able to implement in your own organisations. \n At this event you will: \n\nHear all about the success of a buddying system that enabled volunteers with different support needs to have a positive and supported volunteering experience\nLearn about how tackling specific issues within your volunteer culture can help address support needs\nHear real-life case studies of different examples of when adjustments have been made to meet a volunteers changing needs\n\nCome join us and be inspired by how other volunteer professionals have successfully adapted to support volunteers and create inclusive volunteering opportunities. \nAgenda\nThis is a half day event\, starting at 9:30am\, and will be on Zoom. \n9.30 Event opens \n09:45 Welcome and introduction \n10:05 Elena Pancino – Imperial War Museum \n10:35 Ed Wilson – Ramblers \n11:05 Break \n11:20 Amy Rugg – Crisis UK \n11:55 Q&A with speakers \n12:30 Event ends \nTicket prices: £40 non-members\, £25 AVM members.  \nSave with AVM membership!\nIf you’re not an AVM member you can join AVM today. If you add a membership to your basket\, the members’ discount will be applied to this event. \nAVM members\, please log in to access your discount. \nTickets are on sale until 1pm\, Monday 20th June\, so don’t delay\, book today! \nYour joining instructions and Zoom link will be sent by the morning before the event.  \nOur speakers\n\nEdward Wilson\nEd has held a number of roles in volunteer management over the last 15 years and is currently the Volunteering Development Manager at the Ramblers. His main area of work is the development of a high quality volunteer experience. Over his career he has focused on supporting and managing the volunteer journey for volunteers working with young people and volunteers who get people out and walking. Since 2014 he has been working in partnership with key volunteers to develop and implement a charity wide approach to volunteering to create a high quality and consistent volunteer journey and giving the tools to volunteer managers to do this.\nElena Pancino\nElena has been working in museums since 2017\, when she moved from Italy to London. After working in front of house roles\, she discovered that her real passion was in the volunteering sector. She took up the role of Volunteer Team Leader at IWM London where she has been working for the past two years. Elena believes that inclusivity is very important and part of her role consists in creating an environment where everybody will feel welcomed. The Buddy System – which she realised together with her colleagues and is the topic of her talk – is one meaningful step in this direction.\nAmy Rugg\nAmy started volunteering at the tender age of five\, when her mother helped found a local charity for vulnerable people in Upstate New York. Inspired by her early experiences\, she’s pursued further adventures in volunteering and travel\, relocating to the UK to live and work in a variety of roles including training volunteers to teach practical skills to refugees\, work with people with dementia\, deliver housing\, debt and benefit advice\, fundraise\, and support asylum seekers. Amy’s recruited\, trained and supported volunteers and staff for over 25 years and is passionate about championing the transformative role volunteers play in community life. A Volunteer Coordinator for Crisis UK\, Amy now recruits volunteers to support people with experience of homelessness.\n\nMaking this event accessible\nCaptions will be enabled on Zoom for those who need them. \nIf you need support to access this event\, please let us know when you book. If you have any questions ahead of booking\, please do get in touch. \nSee our event and conference FAQs for more information. \nSave with AVM membership!\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price.  \nExisting members: To access your discount\, log in to your members’ account. \nNot an AVM member? Join AVM today and buy your ticket at the same time to access your discount. Just add a membership to your basket and your discount to this event will be applied. \nAs well as a discount to this event\, while you’re an AVM member you’ll be eligible for discounts to future public events – including our annual conference in October – as well as other benefits of AVM membership\, including: \n\nInvites to exclusive member-only events\, including AVM’s book club\nAVM Connect\, our random matching\, connecting you to expand your networks\nAVM BiteSize webcasts\nA back catalogue of selected past events\, in our Resources section of the website\nAVM’s mentoring programme\n\nJoin AVM today and save today! \nDon’t delay: this event has limited places\, so sign up today! \nTicket prices: £40 non-members\, £25 AVM members. \nAVM members: please log in to access your discount. \nIf you’re not an AVM member you can join AVM today. If you add a membership to your basket\, the members’ discount will be applied to this event. \nTickets are on sale until 1pm\, Monday 20th June. \nFull terms and conditions of sale below.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/providing-ongoing-support-for-volunteers/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220427T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220427T123000
DTSTAMP:20260531T072000
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SUMMARY:Making an inclusive and accessible recruitment and onboarding experience
DESCRIPTION:Your joining instructions and Zoom link will be sent by the morning before the event.  \n\nDoes your organisation struggle to attract and recruit volunteers from a diverse background?\nDo you feel overwhelmed at trying to create an inclusive recruitment and onboarding process?\nHave you found barriers to diversifying your processes but have no idea where to start to make changes?\n\nThis event is for you! \nWe’re delighted to bring together expert speakers to share their experiences of creating an inclusive and accessible recruitment and onboarding experience for their volunteers and challenges they met along the way. They will also share useful tips that you may be able to implement in your own organisations. \nAt this event you will: \n\nHear ideas on how you could adapt your recruitment and onboarding process to be more inclusive\nLearn how organisations have overcome some of the barriers to inclusive recruitment\nReasonable adjustments that can be made to ensure your recruitment process is accessible to all\nHow to attract a diverse range of volunteers and what you might need to consider\nHave an opportunity to plan your next steps\, in small groups with your peers\n\nAgenda\nThis is a half day event\, starting at 9:30am\, and will be on Zoom. \n\n9.30 Event opens\n09:45 Welcome and introduction\n09:50 James Whyte\, Sight Scotland\n10:20 Jo Milligan\, Guide Dogs / Gingerbread\n10:50 Break\n11:05 Stephanie Mallender – Volunteering\, Sport England\n11:35 Q&A with speakers\n12:00 Breakouts to discuss next steps with your peers\n12:30 Event ends \n\nTicket prices: £40 non-members\, £25 AVM members.  \nIf you’re not an AVM member you can join AVM today. If you add a membership to your basket\, the members’ discount will be applied to this event in the basket. \nAVM members: please log in to your account and your discount will be automatically applied. \nTickets are on sale until 1pm\, Monday 25th April\, so don’t delay\, book today! \nIf you have any issues requesting an invoice\, please email us so we can sort this for you. \nOur speakers\nJames Whyte \nJames Whyte has held volunteering leadership roles for over two decades. He is currently volunteer development manager at Sight Scotland and Sight Scotland Veterans and is also a freelance trainer and Investing in Volunteers assessor for Volunteer Scotland. \nThroughout his career he has worked extensively in charities focusing on inclusion and diversity. His areas of professional experience and knowledge include visual impairment\, LGBTQ+ people\, HIV prevention & care\, youth work\, and sexual health. James has been a member of Scotland’s national strategic group for inclusion in volunteering since its inception in 2017 and is also a member of the governance group for the development of The Scottish Government’s new volunteering action plan. \nJo Milligan\nJo Milligan has worked in various organisations specialising in volunteer-led services. She has a particular interest in diversifying volunteer portfolios and a strong commitment to ensuring that volunteers experience a person-centred and empowerment approach\, during their engagement with an organisation. Jo has experience in the field of disability\, crisis support\, lone parenting\, visual impairment and continuous improvement. \nStephanie Mallender \nStephanie is Development Manager – Volunteering at Sport England. Stephanie will be talking about their recent research into workforce diversity projects\, as well as innovation research\, and the Vision for Volunteering over the next 10 years. She will also be joined by the England and Wales Cricket Board\, who will be sharing insights into the barriers and opportunities that exist within the sport and the work they are doing to understand and overcome them. \nMaking this event accessible\nCaptions will be enabled on Zoom for those who need them. \nIf you need support to access this event\, please let us know when you book. If you have any questions ahead of booking\, please do get in touch. \nSee our event and conference FAQs for more information. \nDiscount for AVM members\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price. To access your discount\, log in to your members’ account. \nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today and buy your ticket at the same time. If you add a membership to your basket\, your discount to this event will be applied. \nAs well as a discount to this event\, while you’re an AVM member you’ll be eligible for discounts to future public events – including our annual conference in October – as well as other benefits of AVM membership\, including: \n\nInvites to exclusive member-only events\, including AVM’s book club\nAVM Connect\, our random matching\, connecting you to expand your networks\nAVM BiteSize webcasts\nA back catalogue of selected past events\, in our Resources section of the website\nAVM’s mentoring programme\n\nJoin AVM today to access your discount on your event. \nDon’t delay: this event has limited places\, so sign up today! \nTicket prices: £40 non-members\, £25 AVM members.  \nAVM members: please log in to your account and your discount will be automatically applied. \nIf you’re not an AVM member you can join AVM today. If you add a membership to your basket\, the members’ discount will be applied to this event. \nTickets are on sale until 1pm\, Monday 25th April 2022. \nFull terms and conditions of sale below.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/inclusive-accessible-recruitment-onboarding/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20220303T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20220303T123000
DTSTAMP:20260531T072000
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SUMMARY:Creating an inclusive volunteering culture (AVM Replay)
DESCRIPTION:This event took place on 3rd March 2022. \nDelegates can access the recordings and resources via the link shared post-event. \n\nIs your organisation’s culture creating barriers to involving volunteers?\nAre you struggling to know where to start with making the volunteering experience more accessible and inclusive?\nDo you feel overwhelmed by the number of considerations you need to make to create an inclusive volunteering experience?\n\nWe’re delighted to bring together expert speakers from organisations in the UK and the United States to share their experiences of making their organisation’s culture more inclusive to volunteers. Our speakers will share tips on how they empower and support volunteers to help effect change and the challenges they’ve encountered along the way. \n At this event you will: \n\nDevelop a greater understanding of what an inclusive culture for volunteers could look like\nHear more about person-centred approaches to involving volunteers\nLearn from organisations about how they have approached inclusivity\, equality and diversity\nGain new perspectives from volunteer managers in another country\n\nAgenda\nThis is a half day event\, starting at 9:30am\, and will be on Zoom (read our Zoom tips for getting the best out of online events).  \n09:30    Networking\, introductions and welcome \n09:45   Facilitated discussion: what is your current culture\, challenges and opportunities\, facilitated by Ruth Leonard (we will be using Menti for anonymity) \n10:15   The View from Across the Pond\, Q&A with Nicole R Smith\, Director\, Volunteer Service\, Back on My Feet and Alec Lawson\, Director of Experience and Operations\, Baltimore Center Stage \n10:45   Break \n11:00   Neil Bird\, Volunteer Development Manager\, Trussell Trust \n11:30    Helen Moore Start\, Volunteer Coordinator\, Greenwich Inclusion Project \n12:00  Q&A with Neil and Helen \n12:30 Event ends \nDon’t delay: this event has limited places\, so book your place today! \nTicket prices: £40 non-members\, £25 AVM members. Please log in to access your discount. \nOur speakers\n\nNicole R Smith\, Director\, Volunteer Service\, Back on My Feet\nAlec Lawson\, Director of Experience and Operations\, Baltimore Center Stage\nNeil Bird\, Volunteer Development Manager\, Trussell Trust\nHelen Moore Start\, Greenwich Inclusion Project\n\nAbout Nicole\nNicole is a Panamanian-American\, workforce development specialist\, published author of Game On! Relentlessly Pursue Your Dreams and the 101 Note-taking Affirmation Journal Series\, motivational speaker\, blogger podcast host of From The Suggestion Box; Navigating Feedback The Good The Bad and the Say Whaaatttt??? and dancer. She earned her Bachelor’s degree via a Division I full-ride track scholarship and after graduating\, she founded Step It Up! Inc.\, a non-profit dance organization. Her experience in sports and entertainment\, radio\, TV and the performing arts has spanned nearly 20 years covering the Chicago\, Houston and Miami markets. She has danced and cheered for four Professional and Semi-Professional sports teams\, has prepared more than 500 interns to enter the workforce and has inspired crowds upwards of 2000. She was a contributing writer for The Life of a Single Mom for two years and in October 2020 she was awarded an Emerging Leader Award from Alive Impact Awards for Volunteer Engagement Professionals. In 2019 she was listed as one of WLRN’s “Local Women Who Inspire You” and was selected as one of Legacy Miami’s Most Prominent and Influential Black Women In Business and Industry of 2019. She is passionate about giving back to her community and does so by sitting on the Boards of the Association for Leaders In Volunteer Engagement\, the Arts and Business Council of Miami and Ageless CHIC Magazine. \nAbout Neil\nNeil is Volunteer Development Manager at the Trussell Trust. Throughout his career\, he has been committed and passionate about Equality\, Diversity\, and Inclusion\, with a focus on ensuring that volunteering opportunities are open and accessible\, and a positive volunteering experience is had by all. Neil has worked and volunteered alongside people from many different backgrounds and across a broad range of protected characteristics on both a practical and policy level. \nNeil has met and learnt from some amazing people in the third sector\, and is committed to his own learning and development to better understand the challenges and barriers that people often face. Neil’s presentation will focus on his own personal experiences of inclusion and will provide an overview of his work with recruiting and supporting volunteers\, what he has done to create and support an inclusive volunteering culture\, including increasing the diversity of volunteers from a wide range of backgrounds\, ages\, and experiences. Some of his many highlights include his time as volunteer co-ordinator at Waverley Care\, where he planned and delivered new volunteering programmes across all services\, and as fund manager for Scottish Government’s Volunteering Support Fund\, which was established to recruit and support volunteers from disadvantaged backgrounds. \nNeil is currently working towards delivering a sustainable increase in the diversity of Trussell Trust volunteers\, alongside reviewing\, and updating all their volunteering policies and templates. This includes a strong focus on continuing to build an inclusive culture where people feel valued\, and their contributions are recognised. Neil believes that inclusion should be the golden thread that runs through all volunteering policies\, strategies\, management\, and programmes. \nAbout Helen\nHelen is a recent MA Graduate in Refugee Studies and an avid volunteer. Helen has 8 years’ experience in volunteer management\, across organisations large and small. Helen is currently coordinating a group of volunteers supporting the Greenwich Sanctuary Project. With her background working with refugees and migrants\, she is no stranger to the challenges of creating an inclusive program. \nMaking this event accessible\nCaptions will be enabled on Zoom for those who need them. \nIf you need support to access this event\, please let us know when you book. If you have any questions ahead of booking\, please do get in touch. \nSee our event and conference FAQs for more information. \nDiscount for AVM members\nAVM members are eligible for a discount on the event ticket price. Please check your latest members’ email for your discount code. To access your discount\, please add the code into the Coupon code section before you check out. \nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to access your discount to this\, and future public events – including our annual conference in October\, as well as other benefits of AVM membership\, including: \n\nExclusive member-only events\, including AVM’s business book club\nA back catalogue of selected past events\nAVM Connect\, our random matching\, connecting you to expand your networks\nAVM’s mentoring programme\n\nJoin AVM today to access your discount on your event. \nDon’t delay: this event has limited places\, so sign up today! \nTicket prices: £40 non-members\, £25 AVM members. Please log in to access your discount.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/creating-inclusive-culture/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211201T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211201T123000
DTSTAMP:20260531T072000
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SUMMARY:A Hybrid Approach to Managing Volunteers (AVM Replay)
DESCRIPTION:Do you struggle to engage volunteers and maintain connection remotely?\nAre you considering adapting your current volunteering programme to a more hybrid model?\nDo you want tips on how other organisations have successfully adapted to the new digital world?\nWell\, look no further\, this is the event for you!\n\nWe’ve brought together volunteer managers to share their experience of working in a hybrid model and supporting volunteers remotely. Our speakers will share tips on how set up a hybrid model and how they provide wellbeing support to volunteers remotely. There will be a panel discussion\, giving you the chance to gain more insight from our speakers. You’ll have the opportunity to network with other volunteer managers as well as reflect and plan what you’ll do next. \nAt this half-day event you will: \n\nHear from organisations who promote remote and virtual volunteering opportunities\nLearn tips for engaging volunteers remotely and maintaining connection\nHear about the benefits of including remote volunteering in your volunteering programme\nLearn how to support the wellbeing needs of remote volunteers\, in a hybrid model\nHear from an organisation who has had to adapt from traditional volunteering roles to managing virtually and the changes they have had to make\n\nAbout our speakers\nLindsay Marston\, Volunteer Manager\, Chester Zoo \nLindsay is the Volunteer Manager at Chester Zoo\, working alongside a Volunteer Officer and the conservation education and engagement team.  Together they offer a high-quality volunteering experience\, connecting volunteers with wildlife\, conservation and Chester Zoo. Through volunteering\, individuals can act as ambassadors for wildlife and support visitors to consider how they could live more sustainably or take action to protect wildlife. Chester Zoo has recently been awarded a Green Recovery Fund grant to help create a new 10-mile nature corridor in Chester; Lindsay will support a new volunteer coordinator to enable people to support this project through community volunteering. \nLucy Owens\, Volunteer Manager\, Catalyst Stockton\nLucy joined Catalyst in September 2020 managing a team of volunteers providing COVID support through the town’s community hub. Since then\, she developed and launched a new volunteering strategy for Stockton on Tees\, in close partnership with Stockton Borough Council and managed the development of a new volunteering team at Catalyst. Her role now focuses on the strategic development of volunteering across Stockton on Tees and supporting charities and organisations in their work with volunteers. Lucy has experience working for several national charities\, including Girlguiding\, The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award\, Family Lives and the National Trust.  \nHer master’s research examined the impact parkrun events have on the communities in which they’re held\, including the motivations of and benefits to the volunteers who make them possible. As a volunteer running coach and regular events volunteer\, Lucy has an insight into the volunteer experience from both sides.   \nAndrew Berrie\, Mental Health At Work – National Lead\, Mind\nAndrew supports the ambitions of the Thriving at Work Leadership Council in driving employer action across the UK and oversees delivery of the Mental Health at Work website and Mental Health at Work Commitment. The Mental Health at Work Commitment is a simple framework for organisations to improve and support the mental health of their people. It builds on what we know: based on the Thriving at Work standards\, pulling from the pledges and standards that are already out there\, using up-to-date research\, from UK employers and mental health experts. To date over 1300 organisations have signed the Commitment. \nOver the last three years Andrew has led the Time to Change Employers Programme\, Blue Light (Emergency Services) Programme\, Mentally Healthy Universities Programme and Mind’s work with the Midlands Engine Mental Health Productivity Pilot supporting a wide range of organisations of varying size\, across multiple sectors and across the UK. He is passionate about working with organisations to develop their wellbeing and mental health programmes\, campaigns and initiatives and the role of communications as a catalyst for social change. \nWatch again with AVM Replay\n\nA Hybrid Approach to Managing Volunteers\, Lyndsay Marston\, Chester Zoo\nA Hybrid Approach to Managing Volunteers\, Lucy Owens\, Catalyst\, Stockton\nSupporting the wellbeing of volunteers and wellness action plans\, Andrew Berrie\, Mind\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/hybrid-approach-to-managing-volunteers/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210930T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210930T160000
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SUMMARY:AVM Masterclass: Co-production: how to involve volunteers in planning and decision making
DESCRIPTION:Co-production: how to involve volunteers in planning and decision making\nA masterclass session on involving volunteers in planning and decision making through co-production\nThis event has now ended.\nAre you trying to involve volunteers in strategic planning and decision-making so they feel more invested in the organisation and its future direction? \nVolunteers have a wealth of ideas\, skills and experience to bring to the table and they have already shown their commitment to your organisation. Would you like to understand how to ensure their voices and opinions are heard while setting clear boundaries and managing expectations? Do you want to know how to create a safe and brave space suitable for volunteers\, operational staff and senior managers to tackle strategic planning cohesively? \nWell\, look no further\, this is the event for you! \nWe’ve invited a co-production professional\, and the experts by experience (volunteers) she works alongside\, to share their experience of engaging volunteers in strategic planning and decision making. Our speakers will deliver a powerful masterclass\, sharing tips on how to involve volunteers in big picture thinking within your organisation. \nThey will share the MS Society co-production toolkit filled with ideas and resources that you can utilise in your own organisation. There will be the chance to take part in action learning sets in order to put some of the learning into action and consider how you might take forward the ideas and suggestions put forward during the masterclass. \nYou’ll have the opportunity to network with other volunteer managers as well as reflect and plan what you’ll do next to embed co-production into your volunteering strategy. \nAt this event you will: \n\nhear from a co-production expert about how you can implement co-production into your organisation\nhear from experts by experience (volunteers) involved in co-production\nlearn about the MS Society’s co-production toolkit and how to implement it\nparticipate in an interactive learning session to discover how you could embed co-production within your organisation\n\nAs this is a masterclass\, we will be limiting to 30 participants\, so don’t delay\, sign up today. \nWatch again with AVM Replay\nAVM members can watch the co-production masterclass. \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/co-production-masterclass/
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210616T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210616T123000
DTSTAMP:20260531T072000
CREATED:20210506T085855Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T115515Z
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SUMMARY:Volunteer Power: engaging volunteers to make change (AVM Replay)
DESCRIPTION:This event took place June 16th\, 09:30 – 12:30 \n\nDo you want to unlock the power of volunteers to help create social change?\nAre you looking for ways to enable volunteers to use their voice to influence and put pressure on decision makers?\nDo you want tips on how to show the impact of volunteers who raise awareness and campaign for your charity?\n\nWell\, look no further\, this is the event for you! \nWe’ve brought together volunteer managers and campaigners to share their experience working with changemaking volunteers. Our speakers will share tips on how they empower and support volunteers to help effect change and the challenges they’ve encountered along the way. There will be a panel discussion\, giving you the chance to gain more insight from our speakers. You’ll have the opportunity to network with other volunteer managers as well as reflect and plan what you’ll do next to unlock the power of volunteers to create social change. \nAt this event you will learn: \n\nHow to empower and support volunteers to use their voice to make change\nHow to involve volunteers with lived experience in campaigning or awareness raising\nTips on dealing with challenging situations involving staff and volunteers when volunteers go “off script”\nHow to show the impact of volunteers in making change happen\n\nWatch again with AVM Replay\nAVM members can log in to access to the recordings from this and other events. Watch: \n\nMorgan Vine\, Head of Policy and Influencing at Independent Age\nKaye Brennan\, Head of Campaigning at The Wildlife Trusts\nCaroline Mark\, Head of Volunteer Engagement at Prostate Cancer 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 
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/volunteer-power/
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210428T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210428T123000
DTSTAMP:20260531T072000
CREATED:20210315T092202Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T115539Z
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SUMMARY:Developing a Lead Volunteer Model (AVM Replay)
DESCRIPTION:Are you looking to develop a lead volunteer model in your organisation?\nMaybe you’re exploring how to build capacity to reach more service users?\nAre you open to learning from existing charities who have success in this area?\nAre you looking for a way to offer development opportunities for your existing volunteers?\n\n\n\n\nVolunteer Managers have told us that Lead Volunteers is a priority for many in 2021\, so we’ve brought together people in the sector who have experience of implementing a lead model and they will share their learnings during this event. You will also hear from the perspective of a lead volunteer. \n\n\n\nAt this event you will learn: \n\n\n\n\nHow to develop a lead volunteer model\nHow to involve volunteers in the planning process\nSome of the bumps you might encounter along the way\n\n\n\n\nWatch again with AVM Replay\nAVM members can log in to access the recordings from this and other events. Watch: \n\nAlan Bennett and Eleanor Coker\, The Scouts\nLucy Baines and Yolanda Martin\, London Youth Games\nCaroline Kendall\, Canal & River Trust\nLucy Goodway\, Edward’s Trust\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\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n 
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/developing-a-lead-volunteer-model/
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210211T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210211T123000
DTSTAMP:20260531T072000
CREATED:20210126T133323Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T115606Z
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SUMMARY:Job searching in Covid times (AVM Replay)
DESCRIPTION:Are you facing redundancy\, and want some tips on finding your next role?\nAre you unsure how the pandemic is having an impact on job searches now?\nMaybe you’re looking for a new volunteer management job\, and finding things tough.\nMaybe you’re a recruiting manager looking for insight to improve the recruitment process for candidates.\n\nWe know finding a new job is a stressful experience\, and the additional pressures of online interviews don’t make it easier. That’s why we’ve invited a career expert\, a recruiting manager (in the volunteer management profession)\, and an expert in building and maintaining resilience to this event\, to share with you how to develop skills to apply and secure a new job in volunteer management\, and develop resilience through your job search. \nAt this event you will learn: \n\nHow to update your CV so it stands out in a crowded job market\nTop tips for finding the right jobs\nHow to make the best impression in online interviews\nHow to gain and maintain resilience during your job search.\nWhat recruiters are looking for right now\n\nRecruiting managers may also be interested in this event\, to hear how RNIB have anonymised their recruitment processes in order to reduce bias in recruitment. \nWatch again with AVM Replay\nAVM members can log in to access the recordings from this and other events. Watch: \n\nCassandra Kamara\, Volunteering Engagement and Support Manager\, RNIB\nAdam Stacey\, Director at Charisma Charity Recruitment\nCharlotte Hinks\, Acacia Coaching and Development\n\nCheck out the latest jobs on AVM’s job board on Trello. \nSee our Tips and resources when looking for a new role. \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/job-searching-covid-times/
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20201210T094500
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20201210T123000
DTSTAMP:20260531T072000
CREATED:20201102T155257Z
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SUMMARY:Engaging Younger People: Tapping into the energy of the under 25s (AVM Replay)
DESCRIPTION:Do you struggle to recruit younger volunteers? Are you keen to make progress in this area but aren’t sure where to start? If so\, this event is for you! Join us to discuss how we can make sure younger  volunteers are part of our organisations’ futures. \nStarting with a panel discussion\, we’ll hear from a mix of volunteer managers and young volunteers talking about their experiences. Covering organisations starting out in youth volunteering to those still innovating after many years\, this will be an interactive session hosted by #iwill Ambassadors. After discussing areas of your own concern and helping each other to tackle those issues\, and with help from panel members\, we’ll come back to hear a marketing expert present on the reality of marketing to younger people. \nIn this event you will: \n\nHear from volunteer managers about their experiences in recruiting and working alongside young volunteers\nGain insight from a marketing specialist on what engaging young people means\nReflect on the viewpoints of young volunteers themselves\nDiscuss and analyse your own challenges in this area\, and plan for action with other volunteer managers\n\nWe’re delighted that our panel discussion will be hosted by #iwill Ambassadors from Wales and England\, and our panel will include young volunteers from RNIB and MACS. \nEvent delegates will also be able to watch our exclusive BiteSize with Ian Newbery\, Volunteers and Training Manager at The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Manager and SE regional volunteer at The Scouts Association. In this BiteSize\, Ian discusses the recent history of youth volunteering opportunities\, as well as previous and current practice\, and how young people’s engagement with organisations has evolved over time. Ian also talks about how organisations are adapting to respond to these changes\, as well as thoughts about the current crisis and how that is impacting youth volunteering. \nWatch again with AVM Replay\nAVM members can log in to access the recordings from this and other events. Watch: \n\nPanel discussion and Q&A\nMarketing to Younger People (Matt Haworth\, Reason Digital)\nBiteSize with Ian Newbery (Volunteers and Training Manager at The Duke of Edinburgh’s Award Manager and SE regional volunteer at The Scouts Association)\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/engaging-young-people-in-volunteering/
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20200925T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20200925T130000
DTSTAMP:20260531T072000
CREATED:20200824T102414Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240514T115734Z
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SUMMARY:New to Volunteer Leadership - Ten Essential Building Blocks (AVM Replay)
DESCRIPTION:Are you a new volunteer manager or leader feeling a bit isolated and looking for support to get you on the right track? Perhaps volunteer management has been added to your job role and you’re not sure where to start? \nThis event will explore the key building blocks of effective volunteer management and leadership. It will also connect you to the wider volunteer management and leadership community\, through AVM\, the Association of Volunteer Managers. \nIf you are new to volunteer management or leadership\, or if volunteering has been added to your role\, at this event you will: \n\nHear from experienced volunteer managers and leaders sharing top tips and advice\nLearn how to design your volunteering culture with diversity and inclusion embedded from the start\nBuild confidence to be the voice of volunteers in your organisation\nReflect on your day to day challenges and learn how to move forward\nDiscover peer support and networking opportunities by connecting with the wider volunteer management community\n\nWatch again with AVM Replay\nAVM members can log in to access the recordings from this and other events. Watch: \n\nNichole McGill–Higgins\, CIPD (The Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development) Co-chair EmbRACE Network\nNeil Monk\, AVM Director\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/10-building-blocks/
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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