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SUMMARY:Peer Support Networking Meeting: London
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 24 June 2026 | 9.30am to 11.15am | London\nTickets: Free\nWe had a great meeting in January where we welcomed new volunteer managers to the network as well as many of those who have attended before. \nIn June we’re continuing with our focus of giving you time and space to reflect on your own practice. \nIn this peer networking session we’re delighted to be joined by University of London Senior Lecturer\, Susannah Pickering-Saqqa who will be using her Volunteer Reflect and Grow cards to run a reflective practice session to help you find a moment of stillness and calm in your busy world. We’ll explore how the cards were developed and how you might use them in your own organisations. \nWe will also be sharing a new resource hub we are starting to develop for the network\, and as always there will be time to meet and connect with others. \nEveryone is welcome\, including those who haven’t attended before and those who aren’t members of AVM\, although booking is essential as places are limited by the venue capacity. Tea\, coffee and biscuits will be available. \nWe look forward to meeting you. \nAbout AVM’s regional Peer Support Networking Groups\nOur Peer Support Networking Groups aim to bring people together to develop\, connect and empower one another as well as further the volunteer management profession. \nThey are managed by a regional Peer Support Group Lead\, and free of charge for anyone working in volunteer management. \nWe are slowly expanding face-to-face networking opportunities across the four nations\, although everyone is welcome to attend any meeting\, regardless of where they are based. \nPeer Support Group Leads\nSusannah Hodge and Jess Young \nVenue\nRoyal Horticultural Society (RHS)\, 80 Vincent Square\, London SW1P 2PE. \nYou will need to register on arrival – further details will be circulated closer to the date of the meeting. \nThe closest station is Victoria. \nAccessibility\nIf you have any accessibility requirements\, please include these in the relevant section of the booking form so that the meeting organiser can explore how they can be accommodated for you. \nBooking\nBook your place via our online booking form. \n  \nSave the date – we have also confirmed the date for the next meeting which will be on Monday 21 September 2026. More details will follow soon.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/peer-support-networking-meeting-london-jun-26/
LOCATION:Royal Horticultural Society (RHS)\, 80 Vincent Square\, London\, SW1P 2PE\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Networking
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SUMMARY:Peer Support Networking Meeting: Yorkshire
DESCRIPTION:Monday 6 Jul 2026 | 10.30am to 12.30pm | Sheffield\nTickets: Free\nThe next meeting of the Yorkshire Peer Support Networking Group will provide an opportunity to get together and network with other volunteer management professionals. \nEveryone is welcome\, although booking is essential as places are limited by the venue capacity. \nAbout AVM’s regional Peer Support Networking Groups\nOur Peer Support Networking Groups aim to bring people together to develop\, connect and empower one another as well as further the volunteer management profession. \nThey are managed by a regional Peer Support Group Lead\, and free of charge for anyone working in volunteer management. \nWe are slowly expanding face-to-face networking opportunities across the four nations\, although everyone is welcome to attend any meeting\, regardless of where they are based. \nPeer Support Group Lead\nLucy Smith and Dan McVeigh \nVenue\nThe Circle\, 33 Rockingham Lane\, Sheffield\, S1 4FW. \nBooking\nBook your place via our online booking form.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/peer-support-networking-meeting-yorkshire-jul26/
LOCATION:The Circle\, The Circle\, 33 Rockingham Lane\, Sheffield\, S1 4FW\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Networking
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SUMMARY:Peer Support Networking Meeting: North West England
DESCRIPTION:Wednesday 15 July 2026 | 2pm – 4pm | Manchester\nTickets: Free\nThe next meeting of the North West England Peer Support Networking Group will provide an opportunity to get together and network with other volunteer management professionals. \nEveryone is welcome\, although booking is essential as places are limited by the venue capacity. \nAbout AVM’s regional Peer Support Networking Groups\nOur Peer Support Networking Groups aim to bring people together to develop\, connect and empower one another as well as further the volunteer management profession. \nThey are managed by a regional Peer Support Group Lead\, and free of charge for anyone working in volunteer management. \nWe are slowly expanding face-to-face networking opportunities across the four nations\, although everyone is welcome to attend any meeting\, regardless of where they are based. \nPeer Support Group Lead\nAimee Packwood \nVenue\nTeamKinetic\, Suite 5\, Parkway Five\, Princess Road\, Manchester\, M14 7HR \nBooking\nBook your place via our online booking form.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/peer-support-networking-meeting-north-west-england-jul-26/
LOCATION:TeamKinetic\, Suite 5\, Parkway Five\, Princess Road\, Manchester\, M14 7HR\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Networking
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SUMMARY:Members' Forum: Public Policy for Volunteer Managers - An Introduction
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 13 August 2026 | 9.30am to 11am | Online via Zoom\nTicket prices: Free for AVM Members\nGovernment decisions aren’t just abstract political debates – they directly shape the daily reality of your volunteer programme\, from safety checks to funding. This interactive session demystifies how public policy and regulations are made\, and helps volunteer managers consider how they can understand and influence policy decisions. Regardless of your organisation’s size\, you will learn how to turn sector expertise into powerful advocacy that supports your volunteers. \nVolunteer managers operate at the forefront of community action\, possessing direct\, practical insight into how shifting regulations and funding impacts frontline services. Policymakers and civil servants actively rely on this evidence and feedback from the voluntary sector to ensure public strategies are effective and workable. Because policy decisions at both local and national levels directly shape the operating environment for volunteers\, understanding these systems is valuable for any volunteer leader.  \nThis session provides a practical framework for connecting your day-to-day management experience with the wider policy landscape. Rather than simply reacting to changing rules\, volunteer managers can use an understanding of the policy pipeline to strategically align their programs with broader government priorities\, helping to secure funding and partnership opportunities.  \nDesigned as a jargon-free guide for leaders with no prior policy background\, this workshop demystifies the structures of government. It introduces practical influencing strategies\, demonstrating that organisations of all sizes can impact decisions. You will learn about how government policy works\, and how to work with decision-makers to support your volunteering community. \nThis event will cover:\nBy attending this event\, you will learn: \n\nThe Policy Pipeline: How an initial government idea transforms into the laws\, guidance\, and daily compliance rules affecting volunteering and social action.\nRegulation vs. Policy: How to distinguish between legal boundaries and the strategic priorities you can actively shape.\nInfluencing Strategies: How to leverage your organisation’s unique strengths to impact decisions\, whether using grassroots storytelling or data-driven consultation response.\nPractical Advocacy Mapping: How to identify and connect with the right decision-makers.\n\nWho is this event for?\nThis event is suitable for people in the following types of roles: \n\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\nHow policy shapes volunteering (funding\, safety\, operations)\nHow government policy is made\nLinking frontline insight to policy\nAligning programmes with priorities\nInfluencing decisions (data and stories)\nMapping and engaging decision-makers\nAdvocacy for organisations of all sizes\n\nAbout the speaker\nShaun Delaney has just finished six years as Head of Volunteering Strategy with DCMS\, the Government department responsible for all things to do with civil society and volunteering. This includes two years of leading COVID-19 volunteering policy throughout the pandemic. Before the pandemic\, he led volunteering development at NCVO for three years\, overseeing strategy for the development of volunteering and volunteer management good practice in England.  \nHe joined NCVO following five years as Head of Volunteering at Samaritans\, leading the involvement of 20\,000 volunteers across the UK and Republic of Ireland\, and three years with Volunteer Centre Greenwich supporting 300+ local community groups as well as Olympic/Paralympic related programmes.  Away from work\, Shaun is a director of the Association of Volunteer Managers. He also completed studies in civil society leadership and occupational psychology\, including researching both psychological contract theory and emotional labour in volunteering management. 
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/members-forum-public-policy-for-volunteer-managers-an-introduction/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Member-only event
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SUMMARY:Peer Support Networking Meeting: West Midlands
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 17 September 2026 | 10.30am to 12.30pm | Birmingham\nTickets: Free\nThe next meeting of the West Midlands Peer Support Networking Group will provide an opportunity for anyone working in volunteer management to connect with other volunteer managers\, share best practices\, pick up new ideas and collaborate with each other. \nThe format of the meetings is relaxed and informal. We want these meetings to be as useful as possible to colleagues and will work with you to put together an agenda that covers topics you are interested in. In order to get the most out of the meeting\, please come along willing to share and participate. \nEveryone is welcome\, although booking is essential as places are limited by the venue capacity. \nThe meetings are held three times a year. \nAbout AVM’s regional Peer Support Networking Groups\nOur Peer Support Networking Groups aim to bring people together to develop\, connect and empower one another as well as further the volunteer management profession. \nThey are managed by a regional Peer Support Group Lead\, and free of charge for anyone working in volunteer management. \nWe are slowly expanding face-to-face networking opportunities across the four nations\, although everyone is welcome to attend any meeting\, regardless of where they are based. \nWe will announce meeting dates for other regional groups over the coming months. If you are not an AVM Member\, make sure that you are subscribed to our Newsletters to get the latest updates for new meetings in your area. \nPeer Support Group Lead\nCharlotte Witteridge \nVenue\nVirgin Money Birmingham\, 136-138 New Street\, Birmingham\, B2 4NS \nThe venue is located in the centre of Birmingham and is easily accessible via public transport (train\, bus and tram): \n\n3 minute walk from Birmingham New Street Station\n7 minute walk from Snow Hill Station\n6 minute walk from Moor Street Station\nMany local bus and tram services \nVarious local car parks\, including NCP Birmingham New Street\, Q-Park Mailbox \n\nPlease note that Birmingham operates a ‘clean air zone‘ for vehicles. \nAccessibility\nThe meeting room is located on the ground floor (no steps). A hearing loop is available. \nIf you have any accessibility requirements\, please include these in the relevant section of the booking form so that the meeting organiser can explore how they can be accommodated for you. \nBooking\nBook your place via our online booking form.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/peer-support-networking-meeting-west-midlands-september-2026/
LOCATION:Virgin Money Lounge (Birmingham)\, 136-138 New Street\, Birmingham\, Birmingham\, B2 4NS\, United Kingdom
CATEGORIES:Networking
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SUMMARY:Advanced Leadership Series: Innovation and Change Leadership in Volunteer Services
DESCRIPTION:Thursday 1 October 2026 | 9.30am to 12.30pm | Online via Zoom\nTicket prices: Members £43 | Non-Members £65 \nHow do you lead your service through transformational change while keeping volunteers engaged? \nBy using strategies for fostering innovation\, managing organisational change\, and maintaining volunteer engagement during transitions. \nThis interactive workshop is designed to help you\, as a senior leader\, strengthen your ability to lead innovation and manage change effectively. \nYou will explore practical strategies for fostering a culture of creativity\, driving organisational transformation\, and maintaining volunteer engagement during periods of transition. \nThrough case studies\, and group discussions\, you will learn how to communicate vision\, overcome resistance\, and inspire adaptability. The session includes time to consider your own approach to change to help you navigate uncertainty while preserving trust and commitment\, ensuring innovation and change align with your values and volunteer motivation. \nThis event will cover:\n\nHow to develop strategies to foster innovation whilst maintaining service levels and stability\nApplying effective change leadership principles in volunteer contexts\nSupporting volunteers through transformation.\n\nAbout the speaker\nDr Nicky Adams – Senior Lecturer in HR and Leadership\, University of Wolverhampton\nDr Nicky Adams is AVM’s Mentoring Scheme Lead Volunteer and a Senior Lecturer in HR and Leadership at the University of Wolverhampton and a Samaritans listening volunteer. An experienced facilitator\, coach\, and mentor\, she specialises in developing others’ skills in leadership\, change management\, learning and development\, and professional growth.  Nicky’s area of research is leadership and management and the development of these skills in the voluntary sector.
URL:https://volunteermanagers.org.uk/event/innovation-and-change-leadership-in-volunteer-services/
LOCATION:Online on Zoom
CATEGORIES:Learning & Development
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