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Volunteering Newsletter November 2021

Welcome to the latest edition of the Volunteering Newsletter to keep you up to date with volunteering news and opportunities across Norfolk. In this issue:

  • Thank you to Norfolk’s Trustees
  • Free resources for Boards during Trustees’ Week
  • Covid-19 Response Volunteers still needed
  • Find out more about Health and Wellbeing volunteering
  • Join the Volunteering in Norfolk Facebook Group
  • Hear from a Trustee
  • Roles on the Volunteering Portal

Trustees’ Week 2021 1-5 November 2021
Thank you to Norfolk’s Trustees

This week is Trustees’ Week when we celebrate the amazing contribution made by the volunteer trustees and committee members who help to run charities and groups all over Norfolk. Trustees' contributions have been needed more than ever over the past 18 months when many charities have needed to do more with fewer resources, as well as responding to the increased need for their services.

If you haven’t thought about a trustee role before, why not take a look at some of the trustee roles on the Volunteering Portal or listed below. Trustees work together to make sure that the organisation is meeting its aims and objectives, and is well managed and well run in line with the requirements of the Charity Commission. Becoming a trustee is a great way to support an organisation whose cause is close to your heart.

If you are interested in becoming a trustee, but you’re not sure whether it would be right for you, or would like help in finding the most suitable role, do get in touch with us at volunteercentre@voluntarynorfolk.org.uk or you might like to try this quiz to see what skills you might be able to offer to a charity.
Trustee Personality Quiz

Image by Mohamed Hassan from Pixabay.

Free Access to Resources in Trustee’s Week

National support organisation, NCVO, is offering free access to a range of resources for Trustee Boards during Trustees' Week. These are normally only available to members, so this is a chance to access a range of sample documents and guidance for trustee boards. The link should be live between 1-5 November, so you’ll need to move fast. Click here to access the NCVO resources NCVO board basics section.

Covid 19 Response Volunteers still needed!

Voluntary Norfolk is still looking for volunteers to help in a number of roles supporting the county-wide response to coronavirus. Roles include:

  • Helping at Vaccination Centres
  • Assisting the NHS
  • Supporting Carers
  • Test and Trace marshals
  • Prescription & shopping deliveries
  • IT advice and training
  • Befriending

You can volunteer from home, in your local community, in a healthcare setting or with a group of other volunteers. If you would like to find out more, you can email Covid19responseteam@voluntarynorfolk.org.uk or visit the Voluntary Norfolk website on www.voluntarynorfolk.org.uk
 

Download the Covid19 Response Team Poster.

Find out more about Volunteering in Health and Wellbeing

Are you interested in a volunteering role that involves helping people to improve their health and wellbeing? Voluntary Norfolk has invited a number of organisations with a Health and Wellbeing focus to join us at our very first Virtual Volunteering Fair. This will be your chance to hear from several organisations about the volunteer roles they are looking to fill and for you to ask them questions.

The Volunteering Fair will take place on Wednesday November 24th between 1pm and 2.30pm on Zoom. You can come along to the whole event or just drop in. If you are interested in coming along, please email volunteercentre@voluntarynofolk.org.uk and we will send you more information and a link to join the Fair.

Join our new Facebook Group

We’re very excited to invite you to join our new Facebook Group, Volunteering in Norfolk! We hope this group will make it even easier for you to find volunteering opportunities in your area and that in time it will grow into a thriving online community where people can freely share their experiences and love for volunteering. If you are on Facebook, please join us.

Hear from a Trustee

As part of Trustees Week, we’ve been talking to some people who are trustees of charities in Norfolk. We’ve recorded our conversations and we will be making them available on the Voluntary Norfolk You Tube channel.  One of the trustees we talked to is Caroline Elliott, who is a trustee for The Magdalene Group.  You can see our conversation with her here.
 

Do you have a volunteer story?

If you would like to share your experiences of volunteering in Volunteering News, please do get in touch with us: volunteercentre@voluntarynorfolk.org.uk

Roles on the Voluntary Norfolk Volunteering Portal

Below are a selection of the new roles on the Volunteering Portal this month. If you would like to search all of the current roles on the Portal, please click here.

If you would like any help with searching for the right role for you, please contact us at volunteercentre@voluntarynorfolk.org.uk
Treasurer - Royal British Legion

Downham and District Branch of the Royal British Legion is looking for a volunteer to act as as Treasurer for the Branch. The Role  involves the usual duties of a treasurer. A knowledge of book keeping will be handy and handover help will be given. It is not too arduous but there is a requirement to keep records for the Legion as required by head office etc.
 
Find out more
Festive Activity (Diss) - Norfolk & Waveney Mind

The Diss Annual Christmas lights switch-on is a well-loved event, which attracts around 3,000 visitors each year. It forms part of a very special, festive tradition for many residents and visitors.  Mind is looking for volunteers to help with a bucket collection which will be made as part of the Christmas lights switch on event.
 
Find out more
Community Culture Club Volunteer - Norfolk Museums

To assist the running of Norfolk Museum's new Community Culture Club; a club for older people, including carers, those living with dementia or other long-term health conditions and those who may feel lonely or isolated. The Community Culture Club is designed to improve wellbeing, decrease feelings of isolation and loneliness, and create new social connections by bringing people together.
Find out more

Support & Information Meet and Greet Volunteers - The Big C

Do you want to make a difference to the lives of those affected by cancer across our county? The Big C are currently looking for Volunteers to join their Support and Information team at our centres based in Norwich, Kings Lynn, or Great Yarmouth.There are a variety of roles volunteers can get involved in including meeting and greeting visitors to the centres and assist with triaging to the appropriate person, providing a supportive and listening ear to service users and become a hospitality host ensuring refreshments are provided.
 
Find out more

Help at Home Volunteer - EACH (throughout Norfolk)

The aim of EACH Help at Home volunteer service is to link a caring individual to a family to provide practical support in the family’s home. The service is needed because caring for a child with complex care needs or a serious illness can be physically and emotionally draining, taking a huge amount of time – which is more precious than anything to families.
 
Find out more
 
Contact us
 
The Voluntary Norfolk Volunteering Team members are all working at home at the moment and our office telephone won't be answered.  If you would like any more information about volunteering in general or in response to the Covid-19 crisis, do please email us on volunteercentre@voluntarynorfolk.org.uk.

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Volunteering News is written by members of the Voluntary Norfolk Volunteering Team and is edited by Voluntary Norfolk volunteer, Melissa Joy.
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