Trainin g details
\n \n< span style="font-size:14px\;">Volunteer recruitmen t is a constant challenge for many organisations. This workshop will explore the volunteer journey a nd how your organisation can recruit. Equipped wit h this knowledge you will have the chance to criti que current volunteer recruitment campaigns\, cons ider different ways of working and learn about cur rent developments in the sector in Oxfordshire and how OCVA can help.
\n \nThere will be opportunities th roughout the session to reflect on your current me thods of recruitment and volunteer management. OCV A’s Volunteering Development Manager will offer he r thoughts on how to retain volunteers based on pr ofessional experience and the findings of national research.
\n \nWho should attend?< /u>
\n \nThis workshop covers the basics of volunteer r ecruitment and is aimed at those who are intereste d in the subject area. You may be new to volunteer recruitment (whether as a paid member of staff or a volunteer responsible for recruiting or managin g other volunteers). Experienced recruiters may wi sh to use the opportunity to reflect and review th eir organisation’s current practice and develop th eir volunteer recruitment strategies in line with new developments and research.
\n \nNo prior knowledge is required to attend.
\n \nWhat will I lear n?
\n \nBy the end of this session you wil l be able to:
\n \nTrainer
\n \nJenn y Bowley is OCVA’s Deputy CEO. She has spent the l ast twenty years in Youth and Community work\, wor king in education\, local council\, social housing \, and health. Her roles as Community Youth Office r\, Community Development Officer and Volunteering Development Manager have extended her knowledge o f the VCS sector. Jenny has had a variety of volun tary roles to give her first-hand experience of vo lunteering\, both as volunteer and in her ten year s running a youth organisation\, a volunteer manag er. In her current role at OCVA\, she works to rai se the profile of volunteering and helps organisat ions to achieve their outcomes through the recruit ment and retention of volunteers as well as offeri ng advice and guidance on volunteering policy and processes.
\n \nCost:
\n \n£40 per person for OCVA Members
\n £55 per person from a charitable organisation
who are not OCVA members
\n £70 per person f
rom a non-charitable organisation
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strong>Time:
\n 10 am – 1 pm. There will be
a short break halfway through the session.
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\n Floyd’s Row\,
\n Ox
ford OX1 1SS
Details of getting into Oxford by bus \, cycle\, car or train can be found here. Please note there is n o parking at the venue.\n \n
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Click on 'Book Now'< /strong> at the bottom of this p age to book your place. If the event is fully book ed\, please register to add your name to the waiti ng list. If you are booking on behalf of another/others \, you must use their names and email addresses. I f they do not have an email address\, please conta ct us by emailing trainin g@ocva.org.uk.
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DESCRIPTION:Training details\n \n \n \n Volunteer recruitment is a constant challenge for many organisations. Th is workshop will explore the volunteer journey and how your organisation can recruit. Equipped with this knowledge you will have the chance to critiqu e current volunteer recruitment campaigns\, consid er different ways of working and learn about curre nt developments in the sector in Oxfordshire and h ow OCVA can help.\n \n \n \n There will be opportu nities throughout the session to reflect on your c urrent methods of recruitment and volunteer manage ment. OCVA’s Volunteering Development Manager will offer her thoughts on how to retain volunteers ba sed on professional experience and the findings of national research.\n \n \n \n Who should attend?\ n \n \n \n This workshop covers the basics of volu nteer recruitment and is aimed at those who are in terested in the subject area. You may be new to vo lunteer recruitment (whether as a paid member of s taff or a volunteer responsible for recruiting or managing other volunteers). Experienced recruiters may wish to use the opportunity to reflect and re view their organisation’s current practice and dev elop their volunteer recruitment strategies in lin e with new developments and research.\n \n \n \n N o prior knowledge is required to attend.\n \n \n \ n What will I learn?\n \n \n \n By the end of this session you will be able to:\n \n \n \n \n Ident ify what motivates people to start volunteering\n Reflect on the volunteering opportunities current ly offered by your organisation\n Describe a rang e of methods for delivering a volunteer recruitmen t campaign\n Identify the range of ways OCVA can help you to recruit and how to use Oxon Volunteers (https://oxonvolunteers.org/index-classic) more e ffectively\n Reflect on why volunteers leave your organisation\n Identify strategies and approache s to aid volunteer retention.\n \n \n Trainer\n \n \n \n Jenny Bowley is OCVA’s Deputy CEO. She has spent the last twenty years in Youth and Community work\, working in education\, local council\, soc ial housing\, and health. Her roles as Community Y outh Officer\, Community Development Officer and V olunteering Development Manager have extended her knowledge of the VCS sector. Jenny has had a varie ty of voluntary roles to give her first-hand exper ience of volunteering\, both as volunteer and in h er ten years running a youth organisation\, a volu nteer manager. In her current role at OCVA\, she w orks to raise the profile of volunteering and help s organisations to achieve their outcomes through the recruitment and retention of volunteers as wel l as offering advice and guidance on volunteering policy and processes. \n \n \n \n Cost:\n \n \n \n £40 per person for OCVA Members\n \n £55 per pers on from a charitable organisation who are not OCVA members\n \n £70 per person from a non-charitable organisation\n \n \n \n Time:\n \n 10 am – 1 pm. There will be a short break halfway through the se ssion. \n \n \n \n Course venue:\n \n The Source ( next door to OCVA office)\,\n \n Floyd’s Row\,\n \ n Oxford OX1 1SS\n \n \n \n Details of getting int o Oxford by bus\, cycle\, car or train can be foun d here (https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20012/parki ng_and_travel). Please note there is no parking at the venue.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n Click on 'Book Now' at the bottom of this page to book your plac e. If the event is fully booked\, please register to add your name to the waiting list. If you are b ooking on behalf of another/others\, you must use their names and email addresses. If they do not ha ve an email address\, please contact us by emailin g training@ocva.org.uk. \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n CATEGORIES:Training CALSCALE:GREGORIAN DTSTAMP;TZID=Europe/London:20260625T100000 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20260625T100000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20260625T130000 LOCATION:The Source (next door to OCVA office)\n Floyds Row \, St Aldates\n Oxford\, OX11SS\, OXF \n United Ki ngdom\n URL:https://civicrm.ocva.org.uk/civicrm/event/info?reset=1&id=1723 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR