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| 9.00 – 9.30 |
Opening Remarks and Introduction from the Chair
Chair: Susan J. Ellis, President, Energize, Inc. |
| 9.30 – 10.10 |
Keynote Address
Volunteering Is Good For You. Why Volunteering Benefits Us All?
- Confirmation that volunteering provides a sense of purpose
- Evidence that volunteering can provide a form of healing for people who are ill: Examples such as Capital Volunteering, US models of recent patients volunteering
- Proof that volunteering gives back people's confidence/skills, with reference to the recent report from the Commission on the Future of Volunteering.
Baroness Julia Neuberger DBE, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Volunteering |
| 10.10 – 10.50 |
Who Will Volunteer In Ten Years Time?
- Findings from the Citizenship Survey and Helping Out to report on the current profile of volunteers
- Has the profile of volunteers has changed over recent years?
- What will drive change in the future profile of volunteers?
- Predictions for ten years time
Angela Ellis Paine, Assistant Director, Institute for Volunteering Research |
| 10.50 – 11.10 |
Refreshments |
| 11.10 – 12.00 |
Break-Out Sessions
Break-Out sessions will include a 40 minute presentation and 10 minutes Q&A |
Break-Out Session 1
Diversity: Why, How, and Who?
- Why diversify?
- How to reach out to different types of volunteer
- Overcoming potential barriers
Kate Bowgett, HUB Volunteer Management Advisor, London Museums |
Break-Out Session 2
Mental Health, Volunteering and Social Inclusion: The Impact of Volunteering on Mental Health and Wellbeing
- How different types of volunteering experience helps to improve mental health and wellbeing, impacting upon the social inclusion aspects of people’s lives.
- How volunteering projects and initiatives have helped people to recover from mental ill-health, and become more included by and involved with their local communities.
- Evidence based on volunteers' experiences and stories, as well as research by the Institute of Psychiatry
Claire Helman, Director, Capital Volunteering |
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| 12.10 – 13.00 |
Break-Out Sessions
Break-Out sessions will include a 40 minute presentation and 10 minutes Q&A |
Break-Out Session 3
The Connection between Social Enterprise and Volunteering
- What is a “social enterprise” and who is a “social entrepreneur”?
- Do these concepts offer a new model for volunteer work?
- How these concepts have potential to find new solutions to old needs.
- How do these concepts relate to corporate philanthropy and to agency fundraising?
Susan J. Ellis, President, Energize, Inc |
Break-Out Session 4
Online Volunteering: There's Nothing "Virtual" About It!
- An overview of how organisations are successfully involving online volunteers
- Highlights of what traditional volunteer management practices are a part of successful "virtual volunteering" programs
- Suggestions for quickly starting or expanding involvement of online volunteers
Jayne Cravens, Consultant, Coyote Communications |
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| 13.00 – 14.00 |
Lunch |
| 14.00- 14.40 |
Can Volunteer Management be a Distinct Profession?
- What is a profession and what does it mean?
- What skills and knowledge do volunteer managers need?
- What would be the benefits and drawbacks of having a profession of volunteer managers?
- Is it something we should aspire to?
John Ramsey, Head of Volunteering, Age Concern and Chair, Association of Volunteer Management |
| 14.40 – 15.20 |
Volunteering 2.0.
- The advantages and disadvantages of web-based communication
- How to get responses to your emails, engaging with our audiences
- Use of Facebook/social networking sites
- Virtual volunteering
Ivan Wise, Head of Volunteer Project Managers, Worldwide Volunteering |
| 15.20 – 15.40 |
Refreshments |
| 15.40 – 16.20 |
Volunteering and the Law: Recap and Developments for
Volunteering Organisations
- Status of the volunteer
- Managing your volunteers
- Regulatory impact of Charities Act and Companies Act on your
organization
Andrew Studd, Partner, Charity Team, Russell-Cooke Solicitors |
| 16.20 – 17.00 |
Panel Discussion: So…what’s ahead?
Having spent the day identifying and discussing what we’re facing today, this closing panel will engage several of the presenters and all participants in a look towards the future.
What is just percolating now that has potential to affect volunteering in the next decade or longer?
- What social, economic or political factors have the greatest ripple effect for volunteering?
- How can leaders of volunteer efforts keep informed about trends that should be watched?
Facilitator:
Susan J. Ellis, President, Energize, Inc
Panelists:
Rob Jackson, Director of Development and Innovation, Volunteering England
Debbie Usiskin, National Volunteer Manager,
SCOPE
Jamie Thomas, Managing Director, Red Foundation
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| 17.00 |
Closing Remarks |
| 17.10 |
Close of Conference |
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