Volunteers are the lifeblood of many associations, providing critical support and helping to drive change within communities. However, volunteer involvement, including that which isn’t carried out through an organisation, doesn’t simply just happen. It demands some forms of framework, structure and organising that empowers volunteers while meeting organizational goals. For associations, creating a balance between structured management and the flexibility for volunteers to act independently is crucial. This seminar will explore how to build an infrastructure that enhances volunteer participation, ensuring your association’s mission is supported by motivated, engaged individuals who make a real impact.
Join Ruth Leonard, the Chair of the UK’s Association of Volunteer Managers to explore how associations can build a volunteer management framework that brings together the formality of a structure which supports and enables volunteering with the informality of allowing people to use their own assets to fix what is needed within their own lives and communities.
Key topics which will be covered:
- Connecting: How to match volunteers with the right opportunities by understanding mutual needs and aligning them with your mission.
- Collaborating: Best practices for effective communication, guiding, supporting, and showing appreciation for your volunteers.
- Complementing: Strategies to ensure volunteers and associations work together to make a difference, ensuring inclusion, problem-solving and ways to say goodbye to your volunteers.
Agenda
12:00 - Introduction
12:05 - Presentation
12:35 - Questions & Answers
12:55 - Close
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