Events, training and learning

I wonder if anyone might know of any locations in central London (ideally zone 1, but zone 2 may be accessible) that offers free training spaces to charities training volunteers?

Any suggestions or information would be most appreciated!

Thanks in advance :)

PARN, the Professional Association Research Network, is pleased to announce that we are launching a new training course aimed at all who manage volunteers, this course will acquaint you with recent work on volunteer management produced by general support agencies for volunteering in the UK, Canada, Australia and the USA.

This course also includes specialist knowledge about managing volunteers in professional bodies based on PARN research.

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Managing Disabled Volunteers Training. Full day course 28th November 2011, Birmingham. Course benefits: Practical tools and solutions for inclusive practice,  Materials to promote organisational buy-in,  Successfully attract and recruit disabled volunteers,  Communicate confidently with disabled people,  Up-to-date disability language and etiquette tips,  Delivered by an experienced Trainer with personal insight.

Develop your awareness and understanding of disability equality and good practice in a fun, relaxed and interactive environment This half day training session will inform, challenge and inspire you to feel more confident when meeting, working and/or socialising with disabled people Course outline: • Housekeeping and Setting the Scene • Perceptions, Stereotypes and the Disability Movement • Language and Basic Etiquette • Social Model Thinking in Practice • Question and Answer Session • Reflection, Evaluation and Feedback This course is ideal for: Front l

‘Leading the Way’ – Influence and Ownership in Volunteer Management

 A free webinar for Volunteer Managers run as part of the European Year of the Volunteer 2011. This months theme is Influencing.

Susan J Ellis of Energize Inc. http://www.energizeinc.com/ says “It takes a Whole Organisation” to truly involve volunteers effectively.  But, in reality, is this what really happens?

Hello,

We are going to be hosting an intern with us from September to December 2011 and we would really like to make her experience with us as full and valuable as possible.

She is very interested in Volunteer Management so I was wondering if anybody knows of any conferences or events around volunteer management that will be taking place from September to December 2011?

It seems a bit too early for anything to be up on specific organisation's websites, but I'd be grateful for any heads up.

Thanks,

Truly Johnston

Volunteers as Volunteer Managers (Ref: SS5)

Principal Supervisor: Professor Irene Hardill. The focus of this proposed PhD is those individuals in the voluntary and community sector (VCS) variously known as Volunteer Managers, Volunteers Co-ordinator, and Volunteers Organisers. Volunteer Managers sit at the interface between volunteers, organisations that involve volunteers and policies that promote unpaid voluntary work, including the Big Society. Volunteer managers themselves are seeking voice and recognition, via the Association of Volunteer Managers.

The overarching aim is to advance empirical and conceptual understanding of the work of volunteer managers; using qualitative methods to map their journeys and feminist heuristics to understand the meanings and configurations of paid and unpaid work. The research will also examine the process by which organisations come to the decision to have volunteers as volunteer managers.

Please email Irene.Hardill@northumbria.ac.uk; matt.baillie-smith@northumbria.ac.uk 

Northumbria University

Hi Guys - I have to put together a volunteer thank you event for our volunteers across the county and I'm not sure what I should look to include - has anyone got any ideas or advice?  They would be muchly appreciated!

Many thanks :)

Have you felt worried about doing or saying the 'wrong' thing? Would you like to feel more 

confident at these times or just increase your awareness? Then this is for you...

This half day training opportunity will ~

Expand your awareness of disability history, stereotypes and perceptions

Increase your understanding of using language associated with disabled people

A series of essential regional one-day conferences are taking place in January and February for everyone who wants to be at the forefront of volunteering developments and help pave the way to the 'Big Society'.

The agenda is informed by cutting edge findings in four priority areas: faith-based volunteering, new forms of volunteer involvement, overcoming barriers to volunteering and skills-based employer supported volunteering.

The conferences will enable you to:

DisAbility Awareness Training - 

A question or 4... What goes through your mind when you meet a disabled person? Do you ever feel nervous? Have you felt worried about doing or saying the 'wrong' thing? Would you like to feel more confident at these times or just increase your awareness? Then this is for you... Fun, relaxed and interactive, DisAbility Awareness will inform, challenge and inspire you to feel more confident when meeting, working and/or socialising with disabled people.