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Marketing Your Organisation to Attract Volunteers - Training Course |
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Commissioned by Herefordshire Infrastructure Consortium, this one day training course will focus on how to turn your organisation/project in to a magnet for volunteers.
Friday 2 July 2010
commencing 9.45am for 10.00am
and finishing 3.30pm
The Kindle Centre, Asda Supermarket, Belmont Road, Hereford HR2 7JE
Trainer:Kay Brandist, Charity Support Services
Comments when Kay ran this course
three years' ago:
'Very enjoyable and informative' 'Lots of new ideas' 'Kay is a great trainer - very clear presentations' 'Well organised and presented'.
For details of the content of the course and booking form, visit our website |
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VOLUNTEER CO-ORDINATORS FORUM |
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Tuesday 22 June 2010
1.15pm for 1.30pm and finishing 3.00pm
Kindle Centre, ASDA, Belmont Road,
Hereford HR2 7JE
Topic: Value of Volunteering for Herefordshire and your organisation
Angela Legg will talk about the recent research the Volunteer Centre conducted on the Value of Volunteering for Herefordshire and will distribute copies of the report. She will explain how you can measure the value of your own volunteering project. This event is free but let the Volunteer Centre know if you can be there so that we can arrange chairs and refreshments.
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Paxton Accounting Software - Can you help? |
| Marches Access Point are looking into using Paxton Accounting package for charities. Before they committ themselves they would like to talk to other groups that have used it to get their opinions.
If you have used the Paxton programme and could have a chat with MAP about it please contact Emma Phillips on 01544 231771 ephillips@map-kington.co.uk |
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SURVEY ON THE VOLUNTEER CENTRE SERVICES - £50 PRIZE DRAW |
| Thank you to the 55 organisations which completed the online survey on the Volunteer Centre services. We will be publishing the results in the next co-ordinators newsletter. The winner of the £50 gift vouchers was lst Kingstone Scouts and Cubs. |
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HAVE YOU ANY VOLUNTEERING ROLES FOR THESE PEOPLE? |
The Volunteer Centre is looking for suitable volunteering roles for two people:
1.Young man, lives in Wellington, has a chemistry degree, buts wants to move in to the world of finance. Has some basic financial skills but would like to find some relevant volunteering experience. Very intelligent and extremely keen to volunteer.
2. Young man in supported accommodation who has completed an introduction to plastering course at the local college and has applied for a Painting and Decorating course beginning in September. He is hoping to find some voluntary work, part-time work or work experience in the Painting and Decorating field. This young man is booked to take the CSCS Health and Safety test in June and has worked as a volunteer in a charity, helping a craftsman build a large shed, and has a family background in construction.
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HEREFORDSHIRE VOLUNTEER CENTRE PHOTOGRAPHIC COMPETITION 2010 - Winners |
A big thank you to everyone who entered our Photographic Competition.
Adult Photographer Winner 2010 Caring For God's Acre
Junior Photographer Winner 2010
Camps for Children of Chernobyl
Adult Photographer Runner Up 2010
The Barton Hill Animal Centre
Junior Photographer Runner Up 2010
STAG (Steensbridge Youth Group)
The winners and runners up of each age group will also have their photos displayed in the Hereford Library Foyer (Broad street) and at the Herefordshire Volunteer Centre itself between 31st May and 4th June. The photos will also be displayed in other venues during the year and can be currently seen on our website |
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USING SOCIAL MEDIA TO REACH YOUR VOLUNTEERS |
Would you like new ways to communicate with the groups and communities you support? Do you want to find and try out different ways to reach your volunteers?
The workshops will be delivered by the NAVCA ICT Champions and Red Foundation as part of Capacitybuilders' Modernising Volunteering & Regional ICT Champions work. They are aimed at development workers in local support organisations and for staff in local volunteer centres that will:
Help you place social media in the context of your organisation development work role,
Consider guidelines for responsible use of social media websites,
Give you knowledge about a wide range of current social media tools available,
Feature a practical social media surgery to help build confidence in use of social media websites and show how you can help local groups benefit from them too.
The training will be run in several locations across England during June and July, including Birmingham on 15 July 2010.
For more information and to book, please visit http://www.ictchampions.org.uk/events-and-workshops-calendar/ or www.improvingsupport.org.uk/volunteering
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