Thu, 09 Jan
|Robert Owen Community Banking
How to find great volunteers and make them feel valued
Currently working with or manage volunteers? Want to work with volunteers in the future? Come along and learn how to build something great!
Time & Location
09 Jan 2020, 09:30 – 14:30
Robert Owen Community Banking, 3rd Floor The Royal Welsh Warehouse, Pryce Jones Building, Old Kerry Rd, Newtown SY16 1BP, UK
About the Event
This training will focus on the values, empathetic 'soft skills' and organisational culture underpinning good practice in involving volunteers. With engaging discussion and practical exercises, this course will demonstrate that providing a rewarding experience for volunteers can (and should!) be as socially valuable as the outer work and objectives of your organisation. In this course you will:
- Unpack common attitudes and practices towards volunteers
- Articulate your organisation's values and how they relate to your volunteering practice
- Learn how to harness diversity as a creative resource when recruiting and supporting volunteers
- Examine the journey of volunteers through your organisation and the aspirations, needs and contributions on both sides of this relationship
- Illustrate how volunteer-centred policies can help to reinforce your commitment to your volunteers, give you clear guidance for when relationships break down, and help you stay within the law.