Newcastle Volunteer Coordinators/Managers Network Meeting

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Connected Voice’s Volunteering Voice and Engagement Manager, Nimerta Virdee, has been meeting with Volunteer Coordinators and Managers across a wide range of organisations in Newcastle to discuss the successes, challenges and barriers that are being faced by the sector in terms of volunteer activity. This is part of our Volunteer Development and Social Action Programme, funded by the North of Tyne Combine Authority and in Partnership with Volunteer Centre Newcastle.

One of the outcomes of this consultation was a need for a regular meeting space for Volunteer Coordinators and Managers to meet with others in similar roles. We have responded to this need by organising an inaugural a meeting for anyone with Volunteer Coordination or Management responsibilities to join the network. We know that organisations come in all shapes, sizes and structures, so this includes anyone in any role within an organisation that may take on responsibility for volunteers, including both paid employees and those doing this work in a voluntary capacity.

During this meeting, Connected Voice and the Volunteer Centre Newcastle will facilitate a space for you to meet with colleagues from across the city to share experiences and ideas help to address the challenges we are collectively facing. We plan to have some structured themes but want to dedicate lots of time for conversation with each other and forward planning.

Spaces are limited to 30, please sign up using the form.

If you cannot attend this meeting but would like to be part of a mailing list for future meetings of this network please email Nimerta at nimerta.virdee@connectedvoice.org.uk

Venue: Multifunction Room 2A, Ground Floor, One Strawberry Lane, NE1 4BX 

Our training and events are funded from a variety of sources, allowing us to offer them for free to eligible organisations. Please check the eligibility requirements for each session before signing up, as this varies from course to course. If your organisation is not eligible for a free session you may be interested in one of our tailored training packages.

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Attendance and value Our team have dedicated significant time and resource to create and deliver our excellent range of training and events. Connected Voice is funded for this work, allowing us to offer these events free of charge. However, we expect people who have registered to prioritise attendance and let us know as soon as possible if there is a barrier to attending. We may follow up with you if you are absent without letting us know.

Delivery method This session is designed as an in-person event, held at One Strawberry Lane, NE1 4BX (an accessible building). 

Accessibility Please let us know in advance if you have any accessibility requirements that would help you get the most out of this session. We will do everything we can to accommodate them. We can provide a BSL interpreter for training and events on request, but ask you to give us enough advance notice to enable this to be organised. To maximise resources, we are unable to provide BSL interpreters for all sessions unless we know this is essential.

Evaluation This event is free to attend but all participants will be required to complete a short evaluation on completion. This feedback enables us to continue delivering a free programme of training and events.

For security and practical reasons: You can only book one place for yourself. If a colleague wants to attend, they will need to book separately themselves. You must give us all the essential information requested so that we know your registration is genuine.

If circumstances change, you must advise us as soon as possible so that the place isn’t wasted as we have limited spaces for each event. You must also advise us if a substitute person from your organisation is attending in your place. We will be monitoring non-attendance, and may not accept future bookings from regular non-attenders.

Main Contact

Nimerta Virdee

Volunteering Voice and Engagement Manager

Email

nimerta.virdee@connectedvoice.org.uk

Booking form

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Bookings for this session are now closed as we have reached the maximum limit of participants. If you’d like to be placed on a waiting list, please contact the event organiser.Altenatively, visit our events page ( https://connectedvoice.org.uk/our-programme) to see other sessions.