Thank you to everyone who has already signed up to be involved with this year's biggest volunteering event, the Sutton Volunteer Showcase on Tuesday 18th April.
If you are unable to get involved on the 18th April, there are still lots of ways in which you can promote your organisation and volunteering opportunities in April and May, around "The Big Help Out".
Read on for:
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How you can create "taster" volunteering opportunities in April/May (around the Coronation and "The Big Help Out")
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A taster session is a great way to inspire potential volunteers to get involved. Whilst in the long run we know that new volunteers may need training and support, by setting up taster sessions you can give potential new recruits a sense of the exciting things they could do if they choose to volunteer for your organisation.
What your taster session will look like will depend on your organisation's volunteering offer. It could be as simple as chatting to a few new people over a coffee, or it could involve running an event, or inviting people to a session you are already running.
We strongly encourage you to add any taster sessions to Simply Connect such as this example from our friends at Ecolocal. The simple "How to" is to create a copy of your current volunteer advert and add the prefix THE BIG HELP OUT Taster: and an introductory line e.g. "as part of THE BIG HELP OUT, come and try volunteering on EcoLocal's community allotment on Monday and Friday mornings including a special on Bank Holiday Monday 8th May".
We will be promoting all taster sessions and "Big Help Out" events in our April and May Volunteering Opportunities newsletters.
Need help with Simply Connect? Natasha is running Simply Connect surgeries on:
Wednesday 29th March 1.30-2.30pm
Tuesday 4th April 11.30-12.30pm
Please contact Natasha on natashablok@vcsutton.org.uk.
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How you can shine a light on your volunteers in our "Volunteering Hall of Fame"
We are mounting an exhibition for the Sutton Volunteer Showcase and for volunteering events beyond. Our "Volunteering Hall of Fame" will showcase Sutton's notable volunteers.
If you would like to submit one of your volunteers, please send:
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- photo with full permission and suitable to be cropped square
- actual size of panel A3 so photos need to be high res
- name/volunteer role/organisation
- 30-40 words description
to Jo Dawson (jodawson@vcsutton.org.uk) by Monday 27th March:
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Reminder: Volunteer Coordinators' Forum
Wednesday 29th March
9.30am for 10am start - 11.30am/12pm
Sutton Central Library Family Hub
Kindly hosted by Caroline Watson, Volunteer Officer, Sutton Council Cultural Services
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To book a place, please email Natasha Blok at natashablok@vcsutton.org.uk by noon Monday 27th March, so we know what numbers to expect. Unfortunately we won't be able to run this as a hybrid event so this will be in person only.
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