ive ways to access training for your volunteers without paying (much) for it
1. Tap into what is being offered at your local CVS or Volunteer Centre We are currently offering a number of training courses specifically for volunteers including pre-volunteering; employability; risk awareness and confidence building. Contact Catherine.Westwell@bwdcvs.org.uk as well as training for volunteer organisers (some of whom may be volunteers)… http://www.eventbrite.co.uk/org/2328064167?s=11675704 and more generic training for groups [...]
MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP PEOPLE INTO VOLUNTEERING
Press Release – Blackburn with Darwen CVS 29 April 2013 MORE OPPORTUNITIES TO HELP PEOPLE INTO VOLUNTEERING Blackburn with Darwen Community and Voluntary Services (BwD CVS) in conjunction with Adult Social Services are pleased to announce that their service for helping people into volunteering has been expanded from one ‘drop in’ a week to three. [...]
Ten (or so! ;-) haikus from Volunteer Manager’s Thoughtful Thursday
What’s this all about? Each week a blog is posted on http://ivo.org/ & shared via twitter using the hashtag #ttvolmgrs. A twitter conversation then ensues between Volunteer Managers. Here’s last week’s blog http://t.co/HGkYuGY211 and some of the twitter conversation… Data ninja Pete* Rocks the Access database Thank goodness for vols! @lizaface *name of the volunteer [...]
Ten thoughts on how to keep volunteers engaged when there’s little for them to do
Phone/Social Media Connect with your volunteers regularly by phone and/or text and/or through social media – Facebook, Twitter, etc. to say ‘hi’, let them know what’s going on & ask how they’re doing. Training Run training for your volunteers or alternatively link them in with someone else’s training, either run by statutory bodies or other [...]
BwD Volunteer of the Year Awards
Dear Volunteer Organiser I am writing to invite you to nominate your volunteers for a Blackburn with Darwen Volunteer of the Year Award. On Thursday 6th June from 7pm – 9.30pm, Blackburn with Darwen is going to say a “Big Thank You’ to local people who give their own time as volunteers and make such [...]
Blackburn with Darwen CVS win NESTA Innovation Award
Blackburn with Darwen CVS is delighted to have been selected as one of 8 Volunteer Centres to receive an Award from the Innovation in Giving Fund administered by NESTA The programme invests in innovative ideas in the giving and exchange of time, resources and money and which have a credible route to being self-sustaining in the [...]
A Volunteer Case Study – Billy Ollerton
I started to volunteer with Blackburn Community Voluntary Service in 2011, not knowing what I wanted to do. I quickly found that there were thousands of opportunities to choose from. Soon after engaging, I realized that I was using skills that I thought I never had as well as developing new skills. This quickly built up my motivation within a working environment and my personal life. All areas started to shine, I started to shine. My confidence grew with the added bonus of training …
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General news & informationFunding & grants
For useful general information on funding, please visit the Funding Central website. Also, the Focus on Funding site has some good information, including model documents & policies you will need …
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Volunteer Centre
The purpose of the BWDCVS Volunteer Centre is: -
to place people wishing to volunteer with volunteering opportunities and
to provide support to organisations with existing or new volunteer …
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Information for parents
Blackburn with Darwen Parent Partnership & Schools Choice Advice Service is committed to providing a flexible and supportive service which offers pupils, parents, carers, schools and other …
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