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Could you be an AVM Director?

October 15, 2024

AVM is an independent membership body that supports, represents, and champions people in volunteer management…

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Exclusive AVM Members’ discount on courses with We Are BRAVE

August 14, 2024

Following on from the very popular course on Influencing Skills that we ran in conjunction…

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AVM’s 17th Anniversary

June 5, 2024

The 5 June 2024 marks the 17th Anniversary since the Association of Volunteer Managers was…

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AVM’s response to Disclosure Scotland’s plans to remove the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) membership fee waiver for volunteers

April 29, 2024

Further to Disclosure Scotland’s plans to remove the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) membership fee…

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Closure of the Voluntary Voice forum

April 26, 2024

After much careful consideration AVM has decided not to continue managing the Voluntary Voice forum.…

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AVM Member Survey Results 2023

November 6, 2023

Back in July, we surveyed all of our members because we wanted to understand how…

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We’re looking for our next Head of Business Development

July 7, 2022

Our Head of Business Development is a key role in fulfilling our vision and strategic…

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Happy 15th Birthday to Association of Volunteer Managers

June 6, 2022

by Ruth Leonard We celebrated our 15th birthday on ‘Thank You Day’, 5th June 2022,…

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Thank you to AVM’s volunteers

June 1, 2022

It’s Volunteers’ Week – a time to say thanks for the contribution millions of people…

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Get connected with your peers through AVM

May 11, 2022

We’re pleased to inform AVM members that AVM Connect, our random peer-matching scheme, is now…

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Launching the Vision for Volunteering

May 9, 2022

by Ruth Leonard It might be difficult for any of us to say where we’ll…

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Are you looking to create a more inclusive volunteering culture in your organisation?

February 4, 2022

Is your organisation’s culture creating barriers to involving volunteers? Are you struggling to know where…

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Could you be an AVM Director?

Exclusive AVM Members’ discount on courses with We Are BRAVE

AVM’s 17th Anniversary

AVM’s response to Disclosure Scotland’s plans to remove the Protection of Vulnerable Groups (PVG) membership fee waiver for volunteers

Closure of the Voluntary Voice forum

AVM Member Survey Results 2023

We’re looking for our next Head of Business Development

Happy 15th Birthday to Association of Volunteer Managers

Thank you to AVM’s volunteers

Get connected with your peers through AVM

Launching the Vision for Volunteering

Are you looking to create a more inclusive volunteering culture in your organisation?

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