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SUMMARY:Mentoring: Mid-programme Catch Up Session (CPD and Group Supervision for Mentors)
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 17 June 2026 | 10.30am to 12pm | Online\nFree for AVM members taking part in the Mentoring scheme\nCome along to a mentor meeting facilitated by the AVM to share your mentoring experiences\, gain support through group supervision\, benefit from each other’s input and develop skills to help you feel more confident in your mentoring. \nThe first half of the session will be group supervision\, with time to discuss mentor challenges in a safe supportive space. The second half will provide a CPD (continuing professional development) session to develop skills for deepening mentor/ mentee relationship and cover any issues identified in the mid-programme review. \nSupervision is a critical part of mentoring and we encourage all mentors to take part in this catch up session. One advantage of group supervision is that the supervisees benefit from each other’s input\, as well as that of the supervisor. \nYour input will help us improve the programme for all participants and provide you with a networking opportunity. \nThis session is only available for AVM Members who were matched with a mentee in the February 2026 Mentoring scheme. \nAbout the facilitator\nDr Nicky Adams\, the AVM Mentoring Scheme Lead Volunteer\, will be facilitating the session. Nicky is a Senior Lecturer in HR and Leadership at the University of Wolverhampton. She is an experienced lecturer\, teacher\, facilitator\, Learning and Development professional\, coach and mentor\, specialising in helping others develop their own skills in the areas of management and leadership\, change management\, facilitation\, training\, coaching and mentoring.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/mentoring-cpd-and-group-supervision-for-mentors-jun-2026/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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SUMMARY:Mentoring: Mid-programme Catch Up Session (for Mentees)
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 17 June 2026 | 9.30am to 10.15am | Online\nFree for AVM members taking part in the Mentoring scheme\nCome along to a mentee meeting facilitated by the AVM to talk about how the programme is going for you.  \nWorking in small groups you will have the opportunity to share your experiences with other mentees and discuss any highlights or challenges encountered so far. We will talk through any information from the mid-programme review and deal with any additional questions as well as provide a networking opportunity. \nIn addition your input will help us ensure that the programme meets mentees needs and help develop mentors for future programmes as well as provide a networking opportunity.  \nThis session is only available for AVM Members who were matched with a mentor in the February 2026 Mentoring scheme. \nAbout the facilitator\nDr Nicky Adams\, the AVM Mentoring Scheme Lead Volunteer\, will be facilitating the session. Nicky is a Senior Lecturer in HR and Leadership at the University of Wolverhampton. She is an experienced lecturer\, teacher\, facilitator\, Learning and Development professional\, coach and mentor\, specialising in helping others develop their own skills in the areas of management and leadership\, change management\, facilitation\, training\, coaching and mentoring. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/mentoring-mid-programme-catch-up-session-for-mentees-jun-2026/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260514T140000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
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SUMMARY:Member-only Event: Mindful Movement and Meditation Hour
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 14 May 2026 | 1pm to 2pm | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\nMove\, restore\, reset and take action with an hour of calm for volunteer managers \nTo mark Mental Health Awareness Week 2026\, with this year’s theme of ‘Action’\, this practical session will focus on simple things you can do to release stress and tension held in the mind and body. \nAcross the hour you’ll explore gentle Qigong (Chi Kung) joint-opening\, mindful movement\, breathing practices and a guided meditation designed with busy volunteer managers and leaders in mind. \nYou’ll leave with a mini ‘calm toolkit’ of short practices you can use before difficult conversations\, after challenging meetings\, at the beginning or the end of a long day or whenever you need some calm in your day. \nThis event will cover:\n\nA guided grounding practice to arrive in the present moment and release the “work day” from your system.\nAn easy‑to‑remember breathing sequence to settle the nervous system and support focus.\nSimple Qigong joint-opening and flowing movements to ease shoulder\, neck and back tension while seated or standing at your desk.\nThe opportunity to try some Qigong “meditation in motion” to connect breath\, body and gentle movement.\nA guided meditation to help cultivate a calm mind and body and promote health and groundedness.\n\nYou do not need any previous experience of Qigong\, mindfulness or meditation to take part. \nAbout the facilitator\nVicky Peake is an experienced and qualified Qigong/ Chi Kung teacher and has enjoyed teaching Qigong\, mindfulness and meditation in a range of settings since 2004. Vicky is also AVM’s Member Engagement and Events Officer having joined AVM in 2023 and has over 30 years’ experience in the third sector\, including in volunteer leadership\, service development\, fundraising and fundraising coaching.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/mindful-movement-and-meditation/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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SUMMARY:Members' Forum: Rethinking Volunteer Management - From Journey to Community
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 16 April 2026 | 9.30am to 11am | Online via Zoom\nTicket prices: Free for AVM Members\nVolunteer management shouldn’t feel so difficult – but in reality\, it is. This session strips back the chaos to look at the full volunteer journey\, from first contact to long-term engagement\, and asks the hard questions about whether our systems actually support the relationships we’re trying to build. We’ll challenge assumptions\, share what’s working elsewhere\, and leave with practical ideas for doing things differently -not just better admin\, but genuinely stronger volunteer communities. \nCovering the complete volunteer journey – from recruitment and onboarding through to retention and recognition – we will examine where the gaps and friction points actually lie. We’ll explore how you can shift from transactional management to building genuine volunteer communities\, including practical approaches to strengthening relationships and creating a sense of belonging. \nYou’ll also look at your underlying systems and processes: what’s fit for purpose\, what needs binning\, and how to redesign volunteer management that actually works for volunteers and staff alike. By the end of the session\, you will have fresh ideas to support your volunteers\, refresh your volunteer journey and simplify your processes. You’ll also take away some tools that you can use with your teams to enhance and streamline your processes. \nThis event will cover:\n\nNew ideas and creative approaches to approaching the volunteer experience in their organisation.\nHow to improve the volunteer journey in your organisation by focusing on opportunities to connect.\nHow to map and streamline processes to improve volunteer services for both volunteers and managers.\nViewing volunteering as community building rather than management\, and understanding the link between volunteers and fundraising.\nThe role learning can play for volunteers.\n\nWho is this event for?\nThis event is suitable for people in the following types of roles: \n\nOperational – focused on the day-to-day execution of the volunteer program\, managing the immediate needs of volunteers.\nManagement or Strategic – overseeing multiple programs\, managing staff (paid or unpaid)\, and having budgetary and strategic input into the program’s direction.\nDirector or Senior Leadership – setting the vision\, strategy\, and policy for volunteering across the entire organisation.\n\nSession overview\n\nThe role of emotions\nTouchpoint mapping\nSystems and process streamlining\nThe role of learning\nBarriers to volunteering and how community building can overcome this\nDiscussion in small groups on Emotions\, Learning and Commitment and how we can all make changes within our own organisations.\n\nAbout the speakers\nJenny Raschbauer – Founder\, Social Sector Support\nJenny started volunteering as a child and has volunteered or worked with volunteers for the past 30 years. She has recruited and trained 2 volunteer teams from scratch\, led a team of 120 and indirectly supported volunteers through a wide range of organisations. Jenny delivered volunteer management training both regionally for the National Trust\, and for Derbyshire Voluntary Action ensuring that delivery was tailored to the audience\, grass-roots groups and charities in the case of the latter. Jenny launched Social Sector Support in 2025. \nKatie Wilson – Community Development Worker\, Rushmoor Voluntary Services\nKatie Wilson is a passionate professional with nearly two decades of experience in the voluntary sector. Since 2006\, she has worked with a range of organisations—including the National Trust\, Cranleigh Arts Centre\, and Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey—gaining deep insight into the power of volunteer engagement. Katie has a proven track record of revitalising volunteer programmes\, successfully redeveloping the volunteer offer at two organisations and improving recruitment and retention. \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. \nJoin AVM today to access your discount for this event.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/rethinking-volunteer-management-from-journey-to-community/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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SUMMARY:Members' Forum: Trans-inclusion and Allyship
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 19 March 2026 | 9.30am to 10.30am | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members \nAre you interested in strengthening your allyship with the trans community and beyond? \nVolunteer managers play a critical role in shaping inclusive cultures – often they are the first point of contact for volunteers\, the holders of psychological safety\, and the connectors between policy and everyday reality. \nUnderstanding trans inclusion and effective allyship helps volunteer managers create environments where everyone feels respected\, supported\, and able to participate fully. This knowledge strengthens retention\, trust and belonging\, and equips managers to navigate sensitive conversations with confidence and compassion. \nJoin us to explore the British Red Cross ‘Pronoun Pin Badge Pilot’ – what worked\, what they learned\, and what they’re improving – alongside practical steps for creating more inclusive environments for trans colleagues and volunteers. We’ll also broaden the conversation to look at allyship more widely\, including the British Red Cross ambition to build a cross‑sector allyship network. \nThis session will explore the challenges and opportunities charities face when embedding inclusive practices\, and how thoughtful\, everyday actions can create safer\, more welcoming spaces for trans people. \nIt will also expand into broader allyship approaches that organisations can use to support multiple underrepresented communities. We will discuss inclusive practices that volunteer managers can apply immediately\, from language and communication to environmental cues and team culture. \nFinally\, we’ll introduce the concept of a cross‑sector allyship network – what it could look like\, why it matters\, and how volunteer managers can shape its development. \nThe session will be delivered via a presentation with opportunities for reflection and questions throughout. We’ll use real examples from the pilot and lived experiences to ground the discussion\, and close with practical actions that you can take forward immediately. The style will be conversational\, collaborative\, and focused on learning together. \nAt this event\, you will:\n\nGain an understanding of the ‘Pronoun Pin Badge Pilot’ and the practical learning that emerged from it.\nLearn tangible actions to create more inclusive environments for trans colleagues and volunteers.\nStrengthen your confidence in discussing pronouns\, gender identity\, and allyship sensitively and respectfully.\nExplore how allyship extends beyond one community and how to embed inclusive practice across volunteer teams.\nUnderstand the vision for a cross‑sector allyship network and how you can contribute to shaping it.\n\nWho is this event for?\nThis event is sutiable for people in the following roles: \n\nOperational roles – day‑to‑day volunteer management\, supporting volunteers directly\nManagement/Strategic roles – overseeing programmes\, designing inclusive practices\, leading teams\nDirector/Senior Leadership roles – setting culture\, strategic direction and organisational approach to inclusion\n\n(This session is suitable for all levels and does not require prior knowledge of trans-inclusion.) \nSession overview\n\nOverview of the British Red Cross ‘Pronoun Pin Badge Pilot’\n\nWhat they did\nWhat worked well\nWhat they learned\n\n\nPractical actions for trans‑inclusive volunteering environments\nBroadening the lens – allyship across communities\nCross‑sector allyship network — ambitions and opportunities\nQ&A and reflection\n\nAbout the speaker\nJess Knight (she/her) – Volunteer Experience Manager\, British Red Cross\nJess has worked and volunteered across the charity sector for around 10 years\, in local\, national\, and international contexts\, as well as in roles within Birmingham City Council and the NHS. Her work is rooted in inclusion and ensuring the responsibility for education does not fall solely on the communities most affected. Jess is passionate about creating spaces where people feel seen\, supported\, and able to shape the services and systems around them.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/members-forum-trans-inclusion-and-allyship/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260226T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260226T123000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
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SUMMARY:Mentoring: Introduction to Mentoring (for Mentors)
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 26 February 2026 | 10.30am to 12.30pm | Online\nFree for AVM members taking part in the Mentoring scheme\nThis session will provide mentors with formal mentoring training and the opportunity to build a community of practice to support you in your mentoring whether new to mentoring or with an established track record in supporting mentees.   \nIt will cover: \n\nA brief overview of the mentor handbook.\nThe difference between mentoring and other types of support.\nThe importance of agreeing the expectations and boundaries of the relationship.\nKey skills for mentors.\nWorking with the mentee to set their goals.\nThe importance of supervision and how AVM will support this.\nBuilding a Community of Practice for mentors.\n\nThis session is only available for AVM Members who were matched with a mentee in the February 2026 Mentoring scheme. \nAbout the facilitator\nDr Nicky Adams\, the AVM Mentoring Scheme Lead Volunteer\, will be facilitating the session. Nicky is a Senior Lecturer in HR and Leadership at the University of Wolverhampton. She is an experienced lecturer\, teacher\, facilitator\, Learning and Development professional\, coach and mentor\, specialising in helping others develop their own skills in the areas of management and leadership\, change management\, facilitation\, training\, coaching and mentoring. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/introduction-to-mentoring-for-mentors-feb-2026/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260226T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260226T101500
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
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SUMMARY:Mentoring: Introduction to Mentoring (for Mentees)
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 26 February 2026 | 9.30am to 10.15am | Online\nFree for AVM members taking part in the Mentoring scheme\nThis session will provide mentees with some guidance and support about the process and ensure you get the most out of your first sessions with your mentor.   \nIt will cover: \n\nA brief overview of the mentee handbook.\nWhat mentoring within the AVM programme means.\nHow mentoring can support you as a mentee.\nIdentify your goals for the mentoring programme.\nBuild a supportive mentee group.\n\nThis session is only available for AVM Members who were matched with a mentor in the February 2026 Mentoring scheme. \nAbout the facilitator\nDr Nicky Adams\, the AVM Mentoring Scheme Lead Volunteer\, will be facilitating the session. Nicky is a Senior Lecturer in HR and Leadership at the University of Wolverhampton. She is an experienced lecturer\, teacher\, facilitator\, Learning and Development professional\, coach and mentor\, specialising in helping others develop their own skills in the areas of management and leadership\, change management\, facilitation\, training\, coaching and mentoring. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/introduction-to-mentoring-for-mentees-feb-2026/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260212T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260212T143000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
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SUMMARY:Members’ Forum: Working With Emotions as a Key Volunteer Management Skill - Introduction to the Toolkit
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 12 February 2026 | 1pm to 2.30pm | Online via Zoom\nTicket prices: Free for AVM Members\nAs busy volunteer managers\, we can sometimes find ourselves focusing on the mechanics or processes of volunteering and not giving enough thought to how we\, and the people we lead and manage\, are feeling. \nIn October 2021\, a free online toolkit ‘Working with Emotions in Volunteering’ was launched\, which aims to help volunteer managers develop and practice skills around working with emotions effectively. \nThe toolkit was developed from a decade of research and consultancy between voluntary organisations and academics Professor Anne-marie Greene (University of York) and Professor Jenna Ward (Coventry University). \nThis session will give you an opportunity to: \n\nhear about the research and ideas behind the toolkit\nget an overview of the activities within the toolkit\ntalk with the authors about how it can be used within your own organisations.\n\nAbout the speakers\nAnne-marie Greene – Professor of Work and Diversity and Director of Research Impact at the School for Business and Society\, University of York\nAnne-marie researches equality\, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in theory and practice. A particular research interest is the interface between work\, life\, family and community\, especially where a sense of calling\, mission or activism is required. This often concerns areas of work that stand outside of the standard employment relationship and which are less formally regulated\, bringing with them challenges of management policy and practice and issues of inequality. Research projects have involved volunteer managers and volunteers\, clergy\, actors\, freelance creatives\, diversity consultants and trade union representatives. Anne-marie is Artistic Director and Trustee of the Criterion Theatre\, Coventry\, a volunteer-run charity. \nJenna Ward – Professor of Organisation\, Work and Emotion and Dean of the College of Business and Law at Coventry University\nJenna’s research focuses on exploring emotionality within organisations\, organising and managing. Prioritising marginalised voices\, Jenna employs and develops innovative arts-based research methods that complement her ethnographically informed research designs to observe and probe beyond the surface of both organisations and individual experiences of work and organisations. Areas of interest include: emotional labour\, dirty work\, emotional dirty work\, visual and arts-based methods\, creative industries\, health care\, death work and the management and organisation of voluntary work and volunteers. Research has included working with organisations such as the Department of Health\, the National Trust\, the City of London\, NHS\, Samaritans and\, most recently\, England Netball. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.\nMembers also have the opportunity to join our mentoring scheme and build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now \nThis is a free event with a limited number of places available\nPlease only sign up if you are definitely able to attend. If your availability changes and you can no longer attend\, please email us to cancel your place and allow others to book a place and attend instead. Thank you.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/working-with-emotions-introduction-to-toolkit/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260212T120000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
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SUMMARY:Mentoring: Mid-Programme Session (Mentoring CPD and Group Supervision for Mentors)
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 12 February 2026 | 10.30am to 12pm | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members taking part in the Mentoring scheme\nCome along to a mentor meeting facilitated by AVM to share your mentoring experiences\, gain support through group supervision\, benefit from each other’s input and develop skills to help you feel more confident in your mentoring. \nThe first half of the session will be group supervision\, with time to discuss mentor challenges in a safe supportive space. The second half will provide a CPD (continuing professional development) session to develop skills for deepening mentor/ mentee relationship and cover any issues identified in the mid-programme review. \nSupervision is a critical part of mentoring and we encourage all mentors to take part in this catch up session. One advantage of group supervision is that the supervisees benefit from each other’s input\, as well as that of the supervisor. \nYour input will help us improve the programme for all participants and provide you with a networking opportunity. \nThis event is only available for AVM Members who were matched with a mentee in the October 2025 Mentoring scheme. \nAbout the facilitator\nDr Nicky Adams\, the AVM Mentoring Scheme Lead Volunteer\, will be facilitating the session. Nicky is a Senior Lecturer in HR and Leadership at the University of Wolverhampton. She is an experienced lecturer\, teacher\, facilitator\, Learning and Development professional\, coach and mentor\, specialising in helping others develop their own skills in the areas of management and leadership\, change management\, facilitation\, training\, coaching and mentoring. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/mentoring-mid-programme-session-mentors-february-2026/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260212T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260212T101500
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
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SUMMARY:Mentoring: Mid-Programme Session (for Mentees)
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 12 February 2026 | 9.30am to 10.15am | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members taking part in the Mentoring scheme\nCome along to a mentee meeting facilitated by AVM to talk about how the programme is going for you. \nWorking in small groups you will have the opportunity to share your experiences with other mentees and discuss any highlights or challenges encountered so far. We will talk through any information from the mid-programme review and deal with any additional questions as well as provide a networking opportunity. \nIn addition your input will help us ensure that the programme meets mentees needs and help develop mentors for future programmes as well as provide a networking opportunity. \nThis event is only available for AVM Members who were matched with a mentor in the October 2025 Mentoring scheme. \nAbout the facilitator\nDr Nicky Adams\, the AVM Mentoring Scheme Lead Volunteer\, will be facilitating the session. Nicky is a Senior Lecturer in HR and Leadership at the University of Wolverhampton. She is an experienced lecturer\, teacher\, facilitator\, Learning and Development professional\, coach and mentor\, specialising in helping others develop their own skills in the areas of management and leadership\, change management\, facilitation\, training\, coaching and mentoring. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/mentoring-mid-programme-session-mentees-february-2026/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260204T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260204T143000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
CREATED:20251027T120540Z
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SUMMARY:Members' Free Think-in: Navigating Conflict with Volunteers
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 4 February 2026 | 1pm to 2.30pm | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\nAre disagreements with volunteers holding back your projects?\nWant to learn how to balance volunteer perspectives with your organisational objectives and KPI’s?\nUnsure how to pre-empt clashes between staff and volunteers on your team?\n\nThis session offers practical strategies to manage conflict in volunteer-led projects and helps you navigate tricky volunteer-staff disagreements with confidence and peer support.\n\nDesigned to help you explore conflict situations – where volunteers and staff disagree over the direction of a project or programme – this event addresses when disputes might occur\, how to pre-empt them\, and practical steps for resolving conflict when it arises. Through a short facilitator presentation\, scenario-based discussions\, and action learning sets\, you’ll have the opportunity to practice dealing with real-life disagreements and share current challenges in a safe\, peer-supported space. \nFor smaller group activities\, participants will receive a scenario beforehand\, offering perspectives from both volunteers and staff members. You’ll engage with feedback from breakout discussions and wider group reflections. The event culminates in Action Learning Sets\, allowing you to share specific challenges and receive diverse insights and ideas from peers. We will use Menti as we go as well to capture our thoughts and possible solutions – this will be sent to attendees after the session as a useful resource. \nObjectives: \n\n\nLearn how to balance KPI’s\, organisational aims/strategies\, and volunteer views \n\n\nDiscover ways to pre-empt conflict through clear consultation and communication \n\n\nGain practical approaches for navigating disagreements with volunteers \n\n\nWhether you’re new to volunteer management or experienced in resolving tough conversations\, this interactive session uses collaborative tools and practical scenarios to bring the topic to life\, leaving you with tips\, insights\, and useful resources to apply in your own work. \n\n\nAbout the facilitator\nBradley Allsop is Senior Programme Officer for Generating Genius\, a social mobility charity that supports students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Bradley has worked across a number of charities as a staff member\, as a volunteer and as a trustee. This work has often involved supporting volunteers\, from recruiting and training\, to working alongside volunteers to co-produce events\, to supporting committees where volunteers use their voice to shape the work of the charity. \nAbout Free Think-in Sessions\nThink-in sessions are facilitated networking and peer-learning sessions. They are free\, member-only events designed to help you generate ideas\, grow connections\, learn from others and share skills\, experience and insights\, and problem-solve real-world situations. \nThink-in’s are friendly\, informal events bursting with tips\, tricks and takeaways. Connect with other volunteer leaders\, make links\, share approaches and insights\, celebrate successes\, and learn how others overcame obstacles and challenges. \nThink-in themes and topics relate to opportunities and challenges in volunteer leadership\, issues within society that affect volunteering\, or current and relevant challenges and issues. All Free Think-ins are stand-alone events\, where the attendance of any linked event is not required. \nIf you feel inspired to discuss a particular area or topic please email the Events Team.  They’ll design a session around the them or support you in creating and hosting a session. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to join our mentoring scheme and build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now \nThis is a free event with a limited number of places available\nPlease only sign up if you are definitely able to attend. If your availability changes and you can no longer attend\, please email us to cancel your place and allow others to book a place and attend instead. Thank you.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/navigating-conflict-with-volunteers/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260121T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260121T110000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
CREATED:20251201T153306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260128T131251Z
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SUMMARY:Members' Free Think-in: Volunteers’ Week Planning
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 21 January 2026 | 9.30 to 11am | Online via Zoom\nTicket price: Free for AVM Members\nAre you looking for new and creative ways to celebrate your volunteers during Volunteers’ Week? \nOr wondering how to create an inclusive\, memorable event on any budget? \nWhether you’re just starting your Volunteers’ Week plans or looking to fine-tune your activities\, this session will bring volunteer managers together to share innovative ideas and support each other through open conversation and peer learning. \nThere will be whole-group activities\, focused small-group breakout discussions\, and opportunities for guided reflection. \nYou will: \n\nExchange ideas and get inspiration from proven activities.\nTroubleshoot challenges and gain insights from your peers.\nCapture takeaways and actionable steps for your celebrations.\nMake meaningful new connections and expand your support network.\n\nJoin us at this informal and friendly idea-sharing event to kickstart your ideas and planning for Volunteers’ Week 2026 and leave with practical inspiration for celebrating your volunteers. \nAbout AVM Members’ Free Think-ins\nAVM Members’ Free Think-ins are exclusive\, member-only events focused on learning\, networking\, and professional growth for volunteer managers. They are designed to create space for fresh thinking and practical solutions to the challenges that our members and the wider sector are currently facing. \nThey are: \n\nPeer-led\, interactive\, and supportive – perfect at any planning stage.\nPacked with actionable tips\, shared resources\, and motivation.\nAn opportunity to celebrate successes and learn how others overcome barriers.\n\nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to join our mentoring scheme and build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now \nThis is a free event with a limited number of places available\nPlease only sign up if you are definitely able to attend. If your availability changes and you can no longer attend\, please email us to cancel your place and allow others to book a place and attend instead. Thank you.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/volunteers-week-2026-inspiration-exchange/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251205T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251205T113000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
CREATED:20251027T113741Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251120T131224Z
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SUMMARY:Spark Joy: Reimagining Volunteer Engagement (Plus AVM AGM)
DESCRIPTION:Friday 5 December 2025 | 10am to 11.30am | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\nExamine case studies from across the world of volunteering to reconsider how your organisation works with volunteers. \n\nHow do volunteers feel?\nHow can volunteers engage with our organisations more?\nCan we marry organisational\, and volunteers needs better?\nCan we do less and have more impact?\n\nThis session will examine some new ways of thinking about our organisations and the role of volunteers. It will draw upon recent research and several case studies from across the world of volunteering\, offering you opportunities to think more creatively about your organisation’s volunteering offer. \nThis will include looking at organisational touchpoints\, learning through volunteering and casual volunteering. Throughout the session we will examine volunteer motivations and how we can curate experiences to improve recruitment and retention. \nThis event will cover:\n\nHow we can enhance volunteer experiences.\nThe role learning plays within volunteering and how it can benefit organisations.\nHow we can offer more flexibility for volunteers and new forms of volunteering.\nUnderstanding sector wide challenges.\nActionable insights to improve practice.\n\nThis event is being combined with the AVM AGM and all AVM Members are invited to join us for both parts of it. \nAbout the speakers\nJenny Raschbauer \nJenny started volunteering as a child and has volunteered or worked with volunteers for the past 30 years. She has recruited and trained 2 volunteer teams from scratch\, led a team of 120 and indirectly supported volunteers through a wide range of organisations. Jenny delivered volunteer management training both regionally for the National Trust\, and for Derbyshire Voluntary Action ensuring that delivery was tailored to the audience\, grass-roots groups and charities in the case of the latter. More recently she has been completed a Master’s of Business Administration which has allowed her to undertake original research examining the role of learning in volunteer experiences and delve deeply into leadership in the sector. This year she has launched Social Sector Support and online learning platform for people in the social sector\, covering topics such as volunteering\, leadership\, change management and fundraising. \nKatie Wilson \nKatie is a passionate professional with nearly two decades of experience in the voluntary sector. Since 2006\, she has worked with a range of organisations—including the National Trust\, Cranleigh Arts Centre\, and Sensory Services by Sight for Surrey—gaining deep insight into the power of volunteer engagement. Katie has a proven track record of revitalising volunteer programmes\, successfully redeveloping the volunteer offer at two organisations and improving recruitment and retention. Her approach focuses on creating meaningful\, rewarding experiences that empower volunteers to help organisations deliver their mission. Currently\, Katie serves as a Community Development Worker at Rushmoor Voluntary Services\, where she leads a variety of projects\, including initiatives supporting migrants as they settle into the local area. Her work is driven by a passion for inclusion\, connection\, and lasting impact.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/reimagining-volunteer-engagement-agm/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251106T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251106T110000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
CREATED:20250218T163517Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251027T114504Z
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SUMMARY:Members’ Forum: Working with Emotions in Volunteering (4) - Performing Emotions Effectively
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 6 November 2025 | 9.30am to 11am | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\nIn October 2021\, a free online toolkit ‘Working with Emotions in Volunteering’ was launched with AVM\, which aims to help managers of volunteers develop and practice skills around working with emotions effectively. \nThe toolkit was developed by Profs Anne-marie Greene and Jenna Ward following a decade of research with voluntary sector partners into working with emotions as a key volunteer management skill. \nFollowing a successful refresher session on the Toolkit in June 2024\, a series of four AVM Members’ Forum sessions have now been designed. These offer a deeper understanding of the Toolkit and the research behind it. The focus is on how the Toolkit can help you and your teams deal more effectively with the emotional challenges of being a manager of volunteers. Each session is distinct and can be attended seperately. \nThe Series\nSession 1 – Mapping Your Emotional Landscape (3 April)\nSession 2 – Keeping Things in Perspective (12 June)\nSession 3 – Having Courageous Conversation (11 September)\nSession 4 – Performing Emotions Effectively (6 November) \nEach session will involve: \n\nInput from the facilitators on research findings and evidence\nPractical small group exercises using the Toolkit\nAn open Q&A and troubleshooting session on the Toolkit.\n\nPerforming Emotions Effectively\nWorking with emotions as a key volunteer management skill also involves the framing and performance of your own emotions. This session will focus on how active demonstrations and expression of your own love and passion for your place of work and what it does and stands for can really improve relationships with volunteers\, enhancing your shared experiences. Thinking about ways to explicitly and regularly express your love and passion is important\, even if you do not always ‘feel’ it. \nLearning objectives:\n\nUnderstand the importance of emotional framing and emotional performances.\nGain knowledge of some techniques for expressing love and passion.\n\nAbout the speakers\nAnne-marie Greene – Professor of Work and Diversity and Director of Research Impact at the School for Business and Society\, University of York \nAnne-marie researches equality\, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in theory and practice. A particular research interest is the interface between work\, life\, family and community\, especially where a sense of calling\, mission or activism is required. This often concerns areas of work that stand outside of the standard employment relationship and which are less formally regulated\, bringing with them challenges of management policy and practice and issues of inequality. Research projects have involved volunteer managers and volunteers\, clergy\, actors\, freelance creatives\, diversity consultants and trade union representatives. Anne-marie is Artistic Director and Trustee of the Criterion Theatre\, Coventry\, a volunteer-run charity. \nJenna Ward – Professor of Organisation\, Work and Emotion and Dean of the College of Business and Law at Coventry University \nJenna’s research focuses on exploring emotionality within organisations\, organising and managing. Prioritising marginalised voices\, Jenna employs and develops innovative arts-based research methods that complement her ethnographically informed research designs to observe and probe beyond the surface of both organisations and individual experiences of work and organisations. Areas of interest include: emotional labour\, dirty work\, emotional dirty work\, visual and arts-based methods\, creative industries\, health care\, death work and the management and organisation of voluntary work and volunteers. Research has included working with organisations such as the Department of Health\, the National Trust\, the City of London\, NHS\, Samaritans and\, most recently\, England Netball. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to join our mentoring scheme and build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now \nThis is a free event with a limited number of places available\nPlease only sign up if you are definitely able to attend. If your availability changes and you can no longer attend\, please email us to cancel your place and allow others to book a place and attend instead. Thank you.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/members-forum-working-with-emotions-in-volunteering-session-4/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251029T103000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251029T123000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
CREATED:20250818T153000Z
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SUMMARY:Mentoring: Introduction to Mentoring (for Mentors)
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 29 October 2025 | 10.30am to 12.30pm | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members taking part in the Mentoring scheme\nThis session will provide mentors with the opportunity to build a community of practice to support them in their mentoring whether you are new to mentoring or have an established track record in supporting mentees. It will cover: \n\nA brief overview of the mentor handbook\nThe difference between mentoring and other types of support\nThe importance of agreeing the expectations and boundaries of the relationship\nKey skills for mentors\nWorking with the mentee to set their goals\nThe importance of supervision and how AVM will support this\nBuilding a Community of Practice for mentors.\n\nThis event is only available for AVM Members who were matched with a mentee in the October 2025 Mentoring scheme. \nAbout the facilitator\nDr Nicky Adams\, the AVM Mentoring Scheme Lead Volunteer\, will be facilitating the session. Nicky is a Senior Lecturer in HR and Leadership at the University of Wolverhampton. She is an experienced lecturer\, teacher\, facilitator\, Learning and Development professional\, coach and mentor\, specialising in helping others develop their own skills in the areas of management and leadership\, change management\, facilitation\, training\, coaching and mentoring. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/mentoring-introduction-to-mentoring-mentors-october-2025/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251029T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251029T101500
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
CREATED:20250818T151806Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251118T150655Z
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SUMMARY:Mentoring: Introduction to Mentoring (for Mentees)
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 29 October 2025 | 9.30am to 10.15am | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members taking part in the Mentoring scheme\nThis session will provide mentees with some guidance and support about the process and ensure you get the most out of your first sessions with your mentor. It will cover:\n \n\nA brief overview of the mentee handbook\nWhat mentoring within the AVM programme means\nHow mentoring can support you as a mentee\nIdentify your goals for the mentoring programme\nBuild a supportive mentee group \n\nThis session is only available for AVM Members who were matched with a mentor in the October 2025 Mentoring scheme. \nAbout the facilitator\nDr Nicky Adams\, the AVM Mentoring Scheme Lead Volunteer\, will be facilitating the session. Nicky is a Senior Lecturer in HR and Leadership at the University of Wolverhampton. She is an experienced lecturer\, teacher\, facilitator\, Learning and Development professional\, coach and mentor\, specialising in helping others develop their own skills in the areas of management and leadership\, change management\, facilitation\, training\, coaching and mentoring. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/mentoring-introduction-to-mentoring-mentees-october-2025/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20251001T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20251001T143000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
CREATED:20250707T141750Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250730T100320Z
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SUMMARY:Members' Forum: When Your Volunteers Disagree With You - Navigating Conflict With Volunteers
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 1 October 2025 | 1pm to 2.30pm | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\n\nHave you struggled with disagreements with volunteers you support over the direction of a project or programme?\nWould you like to discover ways to manage conflict between volunteers and staff?\nWould you like to explore how to navigate between volunteers wants and needs\, and organisation strategy\, objectives and your own KPI’s?\n\nThis session will help you explore conflict with volunteers\, where volunteers disagree with staff about a project or way forward and how to tackle this.  We will look at when this might occur\, how to pre-empt this and also practical steps for dealing with conflict when it does arise.  There will be a short presentation from our facilitator\, and then a chance to practice dealing with these situations and sharing any current challenges that you might be having.  \nFor the smaller group activities we’ll be using scenarios\, that will be sent to participants prior to the session.  The scenarios will have varying perspectives from volunteers and staff members.  We’ll then have feedback from groups and a larger group discussion. \nThe event will finish with Action Learning Sets – providing an opportunity for you to discuss any challenges you may be experiencing related to the topic and receive ideas and insights from peers in your set. \nObjectives: \n\nLearn how to balance KPI’s\, organisational aims and strategies and the views of volunteers\nLearn how to pre-empt conflict between volunteers and staff leading on projects involving volunteers but putting in place consultation and clear communication\nLearn how to practically approach disagreements with volunteers.\n\nAbout the facilitator\nBradley Allsop currently works as a Senior Programme Officer for Generating Genius\, a social mobility charity that supports students from disadvantaged backgrounds. Bradley has worked across a number of charities as a staff member\, as a volunteer and as a trustee. This work has often involved supporting volunteers\, from recruiting and training\, to working alongside volunteers to co-produce events\, to supporting committees where volunteers use their voice to shape the work of the charity. \nAbout the Members’ Forums\nThis interactive online session is a space for peer learning\, inspiration\, and practical insights – an opportunity to share your experience and learn from others. \nWe’ll use interactive tools to capture ideas to develop a shared resource.  For part of the session\, we’ll be in action learning sets.  Using this model enables participants to share a situation\, learn from each other’s ideas and experiences and gain deeper understanding to apply to the situation and bring about change. \nWe invite you to bring a situation related to the topic of the Members’ Forum you’re attending to share within a small group.  The situation could be a problem\, challenge\, development issue or task and it needs to be current and specific\, involve you and requires you to take an action or make decisions. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to join our mentoring scheme and build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nThis is a free event with a limited number of places available\nPlease only sign up if you are definitely able to attend. If your availability changes and you can no longer attend\, please email us to cancel your place at the earliest opportunity.  This will allow others to book a place and attend the event – Many thanks!
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/when-your-volunteers-disagree-with-you/
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250911T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250911T110000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
CREATED:20250217T165732Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T125049Z
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SUMMARY:Members’ Forum: Working with Emotions in Volunteering (3) - Having Courageous Conversations
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 11 September 2025 | 9.30am to 11am | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\nIn October 2021\, a free online toolkit ‘Working with Emotions in Volunteering’ was launched with AVM\, which aims to help managers of volunteers develop and practice skills around working with emotions effectively.  The toolkit was developed by Profs Anne-marie Greene and Jenna Ward following a decade of research with voluntary sector partners into working with emotions as a key volunteer management skill. \nFollowing a successful refresher session on the Toolkit in June 2024\, a series of four AVM Members’ Forum sessions have now been designed. These offer a deeper understanding of the Toolkit and the research behind it. The focus is on how the Toolkit can help you and your teams deal more effectively with the emotional challenges of being a manager of volunteers.  Each session is distinct and can be attended separately. \nThe Series – Recordings are available: \nSession 1 – Mapping Your Emotional Landscape (3 April)\nSession 2 – Keeping Things in Perspective (12 June)\nSession 3 – Having Courageous Conversation (11 September)\nSession 4 – Performing Emotions Effectively (6 November) \nEach session will involve:\n\nInput from the facilitators on research findings and evidence\nPractical small group exercises using the Toolkit\nAn open Q&A and troubleshooting session on the Toolkit.\n\nHaving Courageous Conversations\nEveryone in your organisation will have a different view on how it should operate. Sometimes\, when these views are shared\, they might come across as negative\, often because of the way the feedback is shared or expressed. This will likely provoke an emotional reaction in you.  \nThis session will focus on how having more courageous conversations can lead to positive engagement and effective framing of our emotional responses. \nLearning objectives:\n\nUnderstand what characterises a courageous conversation.\nRecognise that understanding the intention or reason behind negative feedback can be helpful in connecting and moving forward.\nGain knowledge of active listening skills.\n\nAbout the speakers\nAnne-marie Greene – Professor of Work and Diversity and Director of Research Impact at the School for Business and Society\, University of York \nAnne-marie researches equality\, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in theory and practice. A particular research interest is the interface between work\, life\, family and community\, especially where a sense of calling\, mission or activism is required. This often concerns areas of work that stand outside of the standard employment relationship and which are less formally regulated\, bringing with them challenges of management policy and practice and issues of inequality. Research projects have involved volunteer managers and volunteers\, clergy\, actors\, freelance creatives\, diversity consultants and trade union representatives. Anne-marie is Artistic Director and Trustee of the Criterion Theatre\, Coventry\, a volunteer-run charity. \nJenna Ward – Professor of Organisation\, Work and Emotion and Dean of the College of Business and Law at Coventry University  \nJenna’s research focuses on exploring emotionality within organisations\, organising and managing. Prioritising marginalised voices\, Jenna employs and develops innovative arts-based research methods that complement her ethnographically informed research designs to observe and probe beyond the surface of both organisations and individual experiences of work and organisations. Areas of interest include: emotional labour\, dirty work\, emotional dirty work\, visual and arts-based methods\, creative industries\, health care\, death work and the management and organisation of voluntary work and volunteers. Research has included working with organisations such as the Department of Health\, the National Trust\, the City of London\, NHS\, Samaritans and\, most recently\, England Netball. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to join our mentoring scheme and build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now \nThis is a free event with a limited number of places available\nPlease only sign up if you are definitely able to attend. If your availability changes and you can no longer attend\, please email us to cancel your place and allow others to book a place and attend instead. Thank you.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/members-forum-working-with-emotions-in-volunteering-session-3/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250827T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250827T101500
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
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SUMMARY:Members’ Forum: Royal Voluntary Service Digital Platform - Talk-through and Q&A
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 27 August 2025 | 9.30 to 10.15am | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\nFollowing on from recent public and media announcements\, and as part of their commitment to engaging and working with as many stakeholders in the sector as possible\, Royal Voluntary Service will be delivering a session all about their new digital recruitment platform.  \nThe session will discuss: \n\nWhy the platform is needed\nHow the new platform will work\, including with existing infrastructure and systems\, and which key features will be included\nThe ways charities and volunteers will benefit from using the new platform\nHow to register your interest and key timescales.\n\nThere will also be an opportunity for a Q&A session at the end. \nAbout the presenter\nDave Stott is responsible for ensuring that not only are all stakeholders supported and protected\, but that there is an effective volunteer strategy and framework in place across all areas of the charity. He has been an integral part of significant developments within the sector over recent years\, such as the NHS Care and Volunteer Responder Programme\, The Big Help Out and the recently announced Digital Platform that RVS is developing for the sector to grow volunteer participation across Britain.  \nAbout Royal Voluntary Service \nRoyal Voluntary Service is one of Britain’s largest volunteering organisations. For over 80 years we’ve demonstrated the power of civic participation\, inspiring millions of citizens to deliver vital support and relief in communities and the NHS. During the pandemic\, on behalf of NHS England\, we set up the largest digital volunteering initiative of its kind\, NHS and Care Volunteer Responders. Through an app\, over 600\,000 volunteers were mobilised\, many of them first timers. \nNot an AVM Member?\n\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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. \nMembers also have the opportunity to join our mentoring scheme and build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now \nThis is a free event with a limited number of places available\nPlease only sign up if you are definitely able to attend. If your availability changes and you can no longer attend\, please email us to cancel your place and allow others to book a place and attend instead. Thank you.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/royal-voluntary-service-platform/
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250716T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250716T143000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
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SUMMARY:Members' Forum: Together Apart - Remote Volunteer Leadership
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 16 July 2025 | 1pm to 2.30pm | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\nDo you lead or support volunteers remotely? \nDo you want to discover creative ways to keep your team engaged\, connected\, and motivated at a distance? \nJoin us for this Members’ Forum\, where we’ll explore Remote Volunteer Leadership – what works\, what doesn’t\, and what we’ve learned along the way. \nThe way we engage volunteers has changed — and continues to evolve. Whether through necessity\, flexibility\, or development\, remote and hybrid volunteering is here to stay. But leading and supporting volunteers at a distance comes with its own unique set of opportunities and challenges. \nRemote leadership isn’t just a short-term solution — it’s an opportunity to create more inclusive\, resilient\, and innovative volunteering models. With thoughtful strategies and a human touch\, distance doesn’t have to mean disconnection. \nThis event will bring together volunteering professionals from across the sector to explore what effective\, inclusive\, and human-centered remote volunteer leadership looks like in practice. \nWhether you’re new to managing volunteers remotely or a seasoned pro\, this forum is a chance to connect with fellow professionals\, spark ideas\, and leave with new strategies and inspiration. \nWe’ll be joined by Elena Laguna who will be providing a short presentation at the beginning of the session about the approach of St John Ambulance to supporting remote volunteers. \nThis event will cover:\n\nReal-world stories from volunteering professionals\nTools and strategies that support connection and collaboration\nCreative ideas to keep morale high and volunteers feeling valued\nSuccessful ways to foster engagement and motivation\nTips for building a strong sense of community from afar\nOpen discussion and peer sharing – bring your own wins\, challenges\, and questions!\n\nAbout the speaker\nElena Martin Laguna – Director of Volunteer Experience\, St John Ambulance \nElena Martin Laguna has worked in the voluntary sector for over a decade\, beginning her journey as a volunteer with International Citizen Service. Since then\, she has held a range of roles\, including at the British Red Cross and as Head of Volunteering at Oxfam in the charity retail sector. She currently serves as Vice Chair for Peer Power Youth\, a charity focused on transforming the youth justice system through empathy and lived experience. \nElena has also held the role of Director of People at UK Youth and is now the Director of Volunteer Experience at St John Ambulance\, where she leads strategies to enhance volunteer leadership\, engagement\, and inclusion across the organisation. \nElena is passionate about empowering volunteers and creating meaningful leadership opportunities. She is looking forward to connecting with others at the Association of Volunteer Managers event to share learning and explore the future of volunteer management together. \nAbout the Members’ Forums\nThis interactive online session is a space for peer learning\, inspiration\, and practical insights – an opportunity to share your experience and learn from others. \nWe’ll use interactive tools to capture ideas to develop a shared resource.  For part of the session\, we’ll be in action learning sets.  Using this model enables participants to share a situation\, learn from each other’s ideas and experiences and gain deeper understanding to apply to the situation and bring about change. \nWe invite you to bring a situation related to the topic of the Members’ Forum you’re attending to share within a small group.  The situation could be a problem\, challenge\, development issue or task and it needs to be current and specific\, involve you and requires you to take an action or make decisions. \nThis is a free event with a limited number of places available\nPlease only sign up if you are definitely able to attend. If your availability changes and you can no longer attend\, please email us to cancel your place at the earliest opportunity.  This will allow others to book a place and attend the event – Many thanks! \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to join our mentoring scheme and build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/members-forum-remote-volunteer-leadership/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250612T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250612T110000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214203
CREATED:20250217T162322Z
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SUMMARY:Members' Forum: Working with Emotions in Volunteering (2) - Keeping Things in Perspective
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 12 June 2025 | 9.30am to 11am | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\nIn October 2021\, a free online toolkit ‘Working with Emotions in Volunteering’ was launched with AVM\, which aims to help managers of volunteers develop and practice skills around working with emotions effectively. \nThe toolkit was developed by Profs Anne-marie Greene and Jenna Ward following a decade of research with voluntary sector partners into working with emotions as a key volunteer management skill. \nFollowing a successful refresher session on the Toolkit in June 2024\, a series of four AVM Members’ Forum sessions have now been designed. These offer a deeper understanding of the Toolkit and the research behind it. The focus is on how the Toolkit can help you and your teams deal more effectively with the emotional challenges of being a manager of volunteers. Each session is distinct and can be attended separately. \nThe Series\nSession 1 – Mapping Your Emotional Landscape (3 April)\nSession 2 – Keeping Things in Perspective (12 June)\nSession 3 – Having Courageous Conversation (11 September)\nSession 4 – Performing Emotions Effectively (6 November) \nEach session will involve: \n\nInput from the facilitators on research findings and evidence\nPractical small group exercises using the Toolkit\nAn open Q&A and troubleshooting session on the Toolkit\n\nKeeping Things in Perspective\nLearning to cope with challenging emotions and difficult situations is vital in building your own emotional resilience. This session will introduce the concepts of emotional framing and emotional resonance. \nSometimes difficult situations can overshadow your life\, and can affect the way you see everything about your work. In this session\, we will focus on how gaining a sense of perspective can be really helpful in allowing you to cope with the emotional challenges you might face. \nLearning Objectives\n\nUnderstand the extent to which negative encounters can have disproportionate resonance in your view of your job\nRealise that the majority of your work life is positive and rewarding\nGain knowledge of framing techniques that can help you better cope with challenges\n\nAbout the Speakers\nAnne-marie Greene – Professor of Work and Diversity and Director of Research Impact at the School for Business and Society\, University of York \nAnne-marie researches equality\, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in theory and practice. A particular research interest is the interface between work\, life\, family and community\, especially where a sense of calling\, mission or activism is required. This often concerns areas of work that stand outside of the standard employment relationship and which are less formally regulated\, bringing with them challenges of management policy and practice and issues of inequality. Research projects have involved volunteer managers and volunteers\, clergy\, actors\, freelance creatives\, diversity consultants and trade union representatives. Anne-marie is Artistic Director and Trustee of the Criterion Theatre\, Coventry\, a volunteer-run charity. \nJenna Ward – Professor of Organisation\, Work and Emotion and Dean of the College of Business and Law at Coventry University \nJenna’s research focuses on exploring emotionality within organisations\, organising and managing. Prioritising marginalised voices\, Jenna employs and develops innovative arts-based research methods that complement her ethnographically informed research designs to observe and probe beyond the surface of both organisations and individual experiences of work and organisations. Areas of interest include: emotional labour\, dirty work\, emotional dirty work\, visual and arts-based methods\, creative industries\, health care\, death work and the management and organisation of voluntary work and volunteers. Research has included working with organisations such as the Department of Health\, the National Trust\, the City of London\, NHS\, Samaritans and\, most recently\, England Netball. \nThis is a free event with a limited number of places available\nPlease only sign up if you are definitely able to attend. If your availability changes and you can no longer attend\, please email us to cancel your place and allow others to book a place and attend instead. Thank you. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to join our mentoring scheme and build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/members-forum-working-with-emotions-in-volunteering-session-2/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250514T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250514T140000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214204
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SUMMARY:Mental Health Awareness Week event - Mindfulness and Meditation Hour
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 14 May 2025 | 1pm to 2pm | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\nCome along to this complementary session to mark Mental Health Awareness Week – it’s a practical session to support the health and wellbeing of volunteer managers by exploring ways to reduce stress and tension held in the mind and body. \nYou’ll learn a simple self hypnosis technique\, stretches to reduce shoulder and neck tension\, Mindfulness techniques including body scanning and breathing techniques and we’ll finish with a 20 minute meditation. \nTreat yourself to an hours relaxation session with a qualified and experienced Qigong\, mindfulness and meditation teacher. \nSession outline\n1pm Self hypnosis technique – useful for preparing for stressful or challenging situations \n1.10pm Simple stretches – useful to release neck and shoulder tension \n1.20pm Breath work and Body scanning – simple breathing techniques and a Mindfulness technique to calm the mind and body \n1.35pm Meditation – Qigong Cun Si meditation – using an ancient healing visualisation meditation to centre and ground yourself \nAbout the facilitator\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. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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. \nMembers also have the opportunity to join our mentoring scheme and build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now \nThis is a free event with a limited number of places available\nPlease only sign up if you are definitely able to attend. If your availability changes and you can no longer attend\, please email us to cancel your place and allow others to book a place and attend instead. Thank you.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/mental-health-awareness-week-event-mindfulness-and-meditation-hour/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250403T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250403T110000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214204
CREATED:20241126T123859Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250425T124618Z
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SUMMARY:Members’ Forum: Working with Emotions in Volunteering Toolkit (1) - Mapping Your Emotional Landscape
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 3 April 2025 | 9.30am to 11am | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\nIn October 2021\, a free online toolkit ‘Working with Emotions in Volunteering’ was launched with AVM\, which aims to help managers of volunteers develop and practice skills around working with emotions effectively.  \nThe toolkit was developed by Profs Anne-marie Greene and Jenna Ward following a decade of research with voluntary sector partners into working with emotions as a key volunteer management skill. \nFollowing a successful refresher session on the Toolkit in June 2024\, a series of four AVM Members’ Forum sessions have now been designed. These offer a deeper understanding of the Toolkit and the research behind it. The focus is on how the Toolkit can help you and your teams deal more effectively with the emotional challenges of being a manager of volunteers. Each session is distinct and can be attended separately. \nThe Series\nSession 1 – Mapping Your Emotional Landscape (3 April 2025)\nSession 2 – Keeping Things in Perspective (12 June 2025)\nSession 3 – Having Courageous Conversation (11 September 2025)\nSession 4 – Performing Emotions Effectively (6 November 2025) \nEach session will involve: \n\nInput from the facilitators on research findings and evidence\nPractical small group exercises using the Toolkit\nAn open Q&A and troubleshooting session on the Toolkit.\n\nMapping Your Emotional Landscape\nThe way you feel\, perceive and behave is unique to you. What we call your emotional landscape will determine how you react in different situations at different times.  \nThis session will be focused on helping you to map and understand your own emotional landscape and why this is important for your job as a manager of volunteers. \nThis event will cover:\n\nMaking sense of why you feel and react the way you do in different situations\nImproving the way that you prepare for different interactions and cope with challenging conversations.\n\nAbout the speakers\nAnne-marie Greene – Professor of Work and Diversity and Director of Research Impact at the School for Business and Society\, University of York \nAnne-marie researches equality\, diversity and inclusion (EDI) in theory and practice. A particular research interest is the interface between work\, life\, family and community\, especially where a sense of calling\, mission or activism is required. This often concerns areas of work that stand outside of the standard employment relationship and which are less formally regulated\, bringing with them challenges of management policy and practice and issues of inequality. \nResearch projects have involved volunteer managers and volunteers\, clergy\, actors\, freelance creatives\, diversity consultants and trade union representatives. Anne-marie is Artistic Director and Trustee of the Criterion Theatre\, Coventry\, a volunteer-run charity. \nJenna Ward – Professor of Organisation\, Work and Emotion and Dean of the College of Business and Law at Coventry University \nJenna’s research focuses on exploring emotionality within organisations\, organising and managing. Prioritising marginalised voices\, Jenna employs and develops innovative arts-based research methods that complement her ethnographically informed research designs to observe and probe beyond the surface of both organisations and individual experiences of work and organisations. \nAreas of interest include: emotional labour\, dirty work\, emotional dirty work\, visual and arts-based methods\, creative industries\, health care\, death work and the management and organisation of voluntary work and volunteers. Research has included working with organisations such as the Department of Health\, the National Trust\, the City of London\, NHS\, Samaritans and\, most recently\, England Netball. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to join our mentoring scheme and build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now \nThis is a free event with a limited number of places available\nPlease only sign up if you are definitely able to attend. If your availability changes and you can no longer attend\, please email us to cancel your place and allow others to book a place and attend instead. Many thanks.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/working-with-emotions-in-volunteering-session-1/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250319T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250319T143000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214204
CREATED:20250108T160242Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250108T160600Z
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SUMMARY:Members’ Forum: Developing Volunteer Peer Learning Opportunities
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 19 March 2025 | 1pm to 2.30pm | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\nWould you like to introduce or develop peer learning opportunities for your volunteers? \nDo you want to learn how others bring volunteers together online and in person? \nPeer learning in volunteer training and support can be a really powerful way to enable volunteers to support one another\, build your volunteer community and give further development opportunities to your volunteers. It can also be a great way to diversify training sessions and maintain engagement.  \nThis session will explore volunteer peer learning\, provide practical examples of its introduction to organisations and\, through action learning sets\, increase your understanding of how you can introduce or develop volunteer peer learning opportunities. \nThis event will cover:\n\nWhat peer learning in volunteer training and support is\nWhat it looks like\nThe pros and cons of volunteer peer learning\nIdentifying places in your own volunteer processes where you might embed peer learning opportunities\n\nAgenda\nThe session will include a short introduction to volunteer peer learning and some practical examples of it being introduced into volunteering organisations\, before moving over to breakout groups where you will be able to explore what peer learning could look like in your own volunteering programmes.  \nThe breakout groups will utilise the Action Learning model of learning\, where you can present your challenges or thoughts on a topic and receive feedback and ideas from the rest of the group. \nAbout the speaker\nBradley Allsop – Peer Learning \nBradley Allsop is an AVM member and currently works as the Student Engagement Officer at the Institute of Physics\, where he supports a range of engaged students in different roles. Bradley also serves as a volunteer in a number of organisations\, including Suffolk Libraries\, where he serves as a trustee. \nThroughout his time volunteering and supporting volunteers\, Bradley has learnt that often the most powerful and impactful forms of training and development for volunteers can be when they are given chances to learn from each other\, and is excited to share his experiences in this area of volunteer support with other AVM members. \nAbout the Members’ Forums\nAt the Members’ Forums\, for part of the session\, we will be working in action learning sets.  Using this model enables participants to share a situation\, learn from each other’s ideas and experiences and gain deeper understanding to apply to the situation and bring about change. \nWe invite you to bring a situation to share within a small group. The situation could be a problem\, challenge\, development issue or task and it needs to be current and specific\, involve you and requires you to take an action or decisions. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to join our mentoring scheme and build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now \nThis is a free event with a limited number of places available\nPlease only sign up if you are definitely able to attend. If your availability changes and you can no longer attend\, please email us to cancel your place and allow others to book a place and attend instead. Many thanks.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/developing-volunteer-peer-learning-opportunities/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250305T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250305T110000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214204
CREATED:20241211T152833Z
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SUMMARY:Members’ Free Think-in: Volunteers’ Week 2025 Planning
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 5 March 2025 | 9.30am to 11am | Online via Zoom\nTicket prices: Free for AVM Members\nDo you want some inspiration for your Volunteers’ Week celebrations?   \nDo you have some great examples of activities and approaches you can share? \nWhatever stage of planning you are at\, join us for this facilitated conversation with other volunteer managers to share ideas\, be inspired and try new approaches. Come along to think through and plan your unique Volunteers’ Week celebrations. \nThere will be whole group activities and smaller group discussions and conversations\, plus individual time to reflect and plan. We’ll use interactive tools to capture ideas and keep the sessions interesting and engaging. \nAbout Free Think-in Sessions\nThink-in sessions are facilitated networking and peer-learning sessions. They are free\, member-only events designed to help you generate ideas\, grow connections\, learn from others and share skills\, experience and insights. \nThink-in’s are friendly\, informal events bursting with tips\, tricks and takeaways. Connect with other volunteer managers\, make links\, share approaches and insights\, celebrate successes\, and learn how others overcame obstacles and challenges. \nFuture Think-in themes and topics will be inspired by previous AVM events\, and relate to opportunities and challenges in volunteer management\, issues within society that affect volunteering\, or current and relevant challenges and issues. All Free Think-ins are stand-alone events\, where the attendance of any linked event is not required. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to join our mentoring scheme and build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now \nThis event is fully booked\nThis event is now fully booked. If you would like to be added to a waiting list in case a ticket becomes available\, please add your details to our waiting list form\, and we will get in contact if one becomes available.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/volunteers-week-planning-2025/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250213T093000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250213T110000
DTSTAMP:20260703T214204
CREATED:20241126T104526Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250115T121038Z
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SUMMARY:Members’ Forum: Beyond Numbers and Hours - lessons from a project exploring the full value and costs of volunteering
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 13 February 2025 | 9.30am to 11am | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\nWorking with external researchers\, Citizens Advice have recently completed their most extensive research into volunteering for over a decade. \nOutputs from this include two calculators to enable local teams to assess the value and costs of volunteering and a toolkit to support local offices to review and plan for the most appropriate volunteering operating model for their context. \nIn this session\, Citizens Advice will share the resources that have been developed and reflect on the challenges and opportunities of carrying out work of this type\, including working with external research and consultancy teams and seeking to influence change in a federated structure. \nCitizens Advice will particularly focus on learning about the importance of considering a wider value of volunteering i.e. beyond simply counting volunteer numbers and hours. We’ll also consider what learnings there could be for the sector as a whole. \nThis event will cover:\n\nInsights into the journey to change the narrative for measuring the value of volunteering\nWorking with an external research team\nInfluencing and starting to spark change in a federated structure\nIdeas for how we can work together as a sector to change the narrative around the value of volunteering\n\nAgenda\n9.30 – 9.50am \n\nIntroducing the resources\nWhy Citizens Advice commissioned the Value of Volunteering research\nThe Value Calculator\nThe Toolkit (including the Cost Calculator)\n\n10 – 10.20am \n\nThe challenges\nWorking together\nInfluencing in a federated structure\n\n10.20 – 10.50am \n\nInfluencing externally\nUsing the learnings across the sector\n\n10.50 – 11am \n\nReflections\n\nAbout the speakers\nBeth Wynn – Volunteering Transformation Manager at Citizens Advice\nSince starting as a volunteer adviser in a local Citizens Advice office\, Beth has worked in volunteer management for nearly 10 years and is currently the Volunteering Transformation Manager at Citizens Advice. Beth leads projects to support the Citizens Advice service to transform their volunteering offer in order to meet current and future challenges. \nShe is passionate about data-led approaches to volunteer management and improvement and promoting the huge value and transformative power of volunteering\, including the impact it can have on individual lives as well as broader society. Beth has previously worked with the Joseph Rowntree Foundation on anti-poverty strategy programmes and participatory action research into loneliness in communities. \nJennie Smith – Head of volunteering at Citizens Advice \nAs Head of Volunteering\, Jennie leads work to maximise the contribution volunteering can make to the Citizens Advice service. Since joining the organisation in 2021\, she has set-up and secured investment in a programme of transformation for volunteering of which the Value of Volunteering research is a fundamental part.  \nShe has previously held roles at the Greater London Authority\, developing and delivering the Mayor’s volunteering programme for London\, in youth volunteering at Voluntary Services Overseas\, leading the volunteering programmes at the homelessness charity Crisis\, and at The Challenge. \nAs a volunteer\, Jennie is a longstanding trustee of Brighter Futures Zambia\, a small international education charity where she leads on their fundraising and donor engagement. \nDr Helen Timbrell – People & Organisational Development Consultant\, Researcher and Coach \nHelen works as a Consultant\, Researcher and Coach supporting individuals and organisations to develop successful volunteer and employee experiences\, and to work through change. Past clients include Guide Dogs\, Stroke Association\, RVS\, Scouts and SSAFA.  \nHelen previously held the roles of Director of People and Organisational Development at Samaritans and Versus Arthritis. Prior to this she was Director of Volunteering and Participation at the National Trust\, where she appointed the organisation’s first Head of Diversity and Inclusion. Helen’s PhD explored geographical variations in volunteering. She has an MBA\, is a chartered member of the CIPD and holds an MSc in Coaching and Behavioural Change. \nAs a volunteer Helen has been a parkrun Event Director\, a member of the HR Advisory Committee for Amnesty International UK and a Director of the Association of Volunteer Managers. She is currently a Trustee for Dogs for Good and Abortion Talk\, and volunteers for The Conservation Volunteers (TCV) and in her local National Trust shop. \nNot an AVM Member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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. \nMembers also have the opportunity to join our mentoring scheme and build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now \nThis event is fully booked\nThis event is now fully booked. If you would like to be added to a waiting list in case a ticket becomes available\, please add your details to our waiting list form\, and we will get in contact if one becomes available.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/beyond-numbers-and-hours/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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SUMMARY:Kind - The Quiet Power of Kindness at Work with Graham Allcott (plus AVM AGM)
DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 10 December 2024 | 4pm to 5.30pm | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\nWe are delighted to welcome back Graham Allcott\, who gave a keynote talk at the AVM Conference in 2022 about kindful leadership.  \nGraham will be joining us for a special AVM Members’ Book Club where he will be talking about his new book which has just been released\, called KIND – The Quiet Power of Kindness at Work. \nIn KIND\, Graham explores how we can create work cultures that encourage kindness. He argues that\, far from being a ‘fluffy’ or nebulous idea\, kindness and empathy are 21st century superpowers\, which can transform any organisation into a dynamic environment where people want to work.  \nDrawing on psychology and neuroscience as well as management theory and business research\, he shows how kindness helps encourage productive and positive work cultures. \nGraham also offers practical advice on how to make kindfulness part of the fabric of your working life so both you and your team can thrive. \nThis event is being combined with the AVM AGM and all AVM Members are invited to join us for both parts of it. \nWhat if you haven’t read the book yet? \nWe know life is busy\, and sometimes you don’t get around to reading that book before book club.  \nYou don’t need to have read all – or even any – of a book club book to join in the conversation. In fact\, book club is a chance to find out more about a book before deciding to read it. \nAbout the speaker – Graham Allcott\n \nGraham Allcott is an author\, speaker\, and entrepreneur. \nHe is the author of multiple books\, including the global bestseller How to Be a Productivity Ninja\, How to Have the Energy\, and How to Fix Meetings. His latest book\, KIND: The Quiet Power of Kindness at Work\, focuses on why organisations with kinder\, more human-centred cultures are ultimately more successful. \nGraham is the founder of Think Productive\, which since 2009 has been a professional development go-to for a variety of companies\, including Amazon\, British Airways\, Disney\, eBay\, the British Red Cross and many more – and with offices in the UK\, USA\, Canada\, Australia\, New Zealand\, the UAE and the Netherlands. \nNot an AVM member?\nIf you’re not an AVM member\, you can join AVM today to gain access to this event\, as well as lots of other benefits including access to other 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.  \nMembers also have the opportunity to join our mentoring scheme and build their professional network through AVM Connect. \nJoin AVM now
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/december-2024-book-club-avm-agm/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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SUMMARY:Members' Forum: EDI in Action - Shaping Volunteer Engagement
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 13 November | 9.30am to 11am | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\nIn today’s non-profit landscape\, embedding Equity\, Diversity\, and Inclusion (EDI) into your volunteering strategy is essential. This workshop is tailored for non-profit professionals ready to take a proactive approach to EDI in volunteering.\n\nThrough real-world insights and interactive peer-to-peer learning\, you’ll gain practical tools\, concrete examples\, and a clear plan to drive positive change. Whether you’re a seasoned professional or new to the field\, you’ll leave empowered and inspired to advance EDI for volunteers within your organisation.\n\nLearning outcomes\n\n\nDevelop an understanding of the importance of applying EDI principles to volunteer-involving processes\n\n\nLearn about three key EDI focus areas\n\n\nShare practical EDI strategies and tools through peer discussions\n\n\nIdentify and explore common barriers to volunteering from an EDI perspective\n\n\nDraft an EDI action plan with immediate and long-term goals to drive positive change for volunteers.\n\n\n  \nAgenda\n\n\nWhat we mean by EDI in a volunteering context\n\n\nCase Study (FoodCycle)\n\n\nKey areas of focus for building a solid EDI foundation\n\n\nPeer-to-peer learning (15-20 mins group activity in breakout rooms)\n\n\nEDI barriers\n\n\nEDI action plan (10 mins independent activity)\n\n\n  \nAbout the speaker\nNicola Lake has extensive experience both working and volunteering in the non-profit sector\, leading on volunteer management and developing training initiatives at a variety of organisations. Nicola is currently a Vision for Volunteering Champion and offers a wide range of practical resources and bespoke consultation services via her own company\, Resourcevol. Specialising in volunteer recruitment\, training\, resource design\, and process optimisation\, Nicola is dedicated to empowering volunteers and helping non-profits achieve their aims. \n  \nAVM members’ discount\nThis event is free for AVM members to attend. 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
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/shaping-volunteer-engagement/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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SUMMARY:Members' Free Think-in: Steer Your Career
DESCRIPTION:Members’ Free Think-in: Steer Your Career\nThursday 3 October 2024 | 9.30am to 11am | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\nHow can we take more control over our careers? \nIs a lack of confidence stopping us from taking the next step or applying for a higher level role? \nHow do we overcome interview nerves? \nWhat tips and techniques can help us talk confidently about our knowledge\, skills and experience to recruiters? \nOften careers do not follow a singular neat route\, instead they take many twists and turns based on opportunities that present themselves and our changing interests over our working lives. \nFollowing on from the September Masterclass – Unleash Your Personal Brand Power – we’ll be exploring approaches that will help us steer our careers and maximise our success: \n\nWhat it takes to move roles successfully\nWhat is holding you back\nHow we can overcome challenges and barriers\nHow we can approach interviews afresh after knock backs\nHow to prepare for interviews\nHow we learn and grow from feedback and experience\nWe’ll share stories of success and challenges and pass on top tips that worked for us\n\nThere will be whole group activities and smaller group discussions and conversations.  We’ll use interactive tools to capture ideas and keep the sessions interesting and engaging. \nThink-in sessions are facilitated networking and peer-learning sessions.  They are free\, member-only events designed to help you generate ideas\, grow connections\, learn from others and share skills\, experience and insights. \nThink-in’s are friendly\, informal events bursting with tips\, tricks and takeaways.  Connect with other volunteer managers\, make links\, share approaches and insights\, celebrate successes\, and learn how others overcame obstacles and challenges. \nFuture Think-in themes and topics will be inspired by previous AVM events\, and relate to opportunities and challenges in volunteer management\, issues within society that affect volunteering\, or current and relevant challenges and issues.  All Free Think-ins are stand-alone events\, where the attendance of any linked event is not required.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/members-free-think-in-steering-your-career/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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SUMMARY:Members’ Forum: Digital Skills and Inclusion
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 22 August 2024 | 9.30am to 11am | Online via Zoom\nFree for AVM Members\nAre you introducing digital volunteering processes and systems and want to increase engagement to successfully embed these digital developments? \nDo you want to help volunteers and staff improve their digital skills and confidence? \nIn the UK the digital divide is vast: 8.5 million people lack any digital skills; 7.5 million people don’t have the digital skills needed for work; 2.4 million people can’t afford a mobile phone contract; and 1.5 million people don’t have a smartphone\, laptop or tablet.   \nThis event will cover:\n\nHow Good Things Foundation and Barclays are helping organisations and individuals break down barriers to accessing digital developments\nThe freely available resources and tools available to support volunteers and colleagues to develop digital skills and confidence\nHow as individuals and organisations we can work together to break down those barriers and how to ensure volunteering systems\, roles and opportunities are digitally inclusive\n\nThe AVM Members’ Forum is a free\, member-only event where we have short presentations from one or two speakers\, followed by Q&As and smaller group discussions and conversations with peers. Plus the opportunity to seek guidance and information directly from the specialist speaker(s) in smaller groups.  Speakers are from wide ranging sectors\, bringing fresh perspectives to our work.  \nAbout the speakers\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 UK’s leading digital inclusion charity for 5 years. Good Things is a social change charity that helps people improve their lives through digital\, by working in partnership with thousands of community organisations across the UK (the National Digital Inclusion Network).  \nKirsty Adams –  Digital Eagle and Money Mentor team\, Barclays \nKirsty has worked for Barclays for 19 years\, the majority of this time in Barclays’ branches supporting customers and colleagues. She then joined the Digital Eagle and Money Mentor team in 2020 and her role now consists of supporting customers and communities with digital and money skills through the Digital Wings platform. \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/members-forum-digital-skills-and-inclusion/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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