Vision for Volunteering

Our latest blog is a special one - showcasing a brilliant project led by our friends and partners at Volunteering Matters focusing attention on how volunteers in place-based projects relate to the themes and aims of #VisionForVolunteering Huge thanks goes to the Volunteering Matters team and the marvellous volunteers who contributed their thoughts, stories and ideas to the work. Grab a cuppa, read the blog and most importantly, check out the amazing, interactive report! ☕ ⬇ https://lnkd.in/eB-RDE2n

Hopefully you've seen the fantastic news that our CEO Amanda Naylor OBE is to become the Co-Chair of Vision for Volunteering, together with Ruth Leonard Chair of the Association of Volunteer Managers. Amanda said: “I am thrilled to take on the co-chair role of Vision of Volunteering through this next crucial phase. #VisionForVolunteering partnership board has a wealth of strong and committed leaders in the sector and I’m looking forward to working with Ruth and the wider partnership to achieve our ambitions aims.”

Exciting Announcement: New Co-Chairs for Vision for Volunteering! We are thrilled to welcome Amanda Naylor OBE, Chief Executive of Volunteering Matters, and Ruth Buchanan Leonard, Chair of the Association of Volunteer Managers, as the new Co-Chairs of Vision for Volunteering! This follows a strategic regrouping and the launch of our refreshed strategy to redefine the volunteering landscape by 2032. Vision for Volunteering is working alongside the sector to redefine the volunteering landscape and enhance volunteer experiences by 2032, no matter how you volunteer. Creating volunteering environments that are inclusive, agile, and available to all and drive forward shared values of social equity, community-led initiatives and increasing civil society aims. Our work revolves around five key themes: 1. Awareness and Appreciation 2. Power 3. Equity and Inclusion 4. Collaboration 5. Experimentation Amanda and Ruth bring a wealth of experience and are passionate about fostering a supportive infrastructure for volunteer-led initiatives. Their focus will be on strengthening the volunteer movement, engaging more organisations, and collaborating with government and policymakers on the future of volunteering. Comment below and join us in celebrating this new chapter. For more information, visit https://lnkd.in/eFQHPdqX #Volunteering #Leadership #Community #VisionForVolunteering

After only 48 hours, our new Insights and Inspiration Webinar is now fully booked! Due to popular demand, we've added two new dates. https://lnkd.in/e64bXx6v Join us to explore what we're learning about the themes so far and, more importantly, what practical action and activity is taking place up and down the country - small shifts, big strategies and everything in between! 💡 #VisionForVolunteering

We're hosting an 'Insights and Inspiration' Webinar and we'd love you to join us. We'll be reflecting on what we're learning around each of the themes... ✅ Awareness and Appreciation ✅ Power ✅ Equity and Inclusion ✅ Collaboration ✅ Experimentation We'll also be sharing inspiring examples of activity and action happening up and down the country - small shifts, big strategies and everything in between. Join the conversation... join the movement! ⬇ #VisionForVolunteering https://lnkd.in/edWG42_n

It was great to be at this event last week with Voluntary Action Swindon. A roomful of energy and inspiration about volunteering and trusteeships and how we look to the future we want to see. Thanks for inviting me to take part!

Check out Family Volunteering Club Maddy's Vision for Volunteering Journey! ⬇ We've been sitting down with lots of lovely folks to collect stories and short video chats using the Community Reporting method (shout out our friends at People's Voice Media!) to hear about their involvement in Vision for Volunteering so far and how it's shaping their work. Grab a cuppa and hear Maddy's reflections on the importance of experimentation and how the Vision themes have influenced this amazing and emerging organisation's strategy. ☕ 💡 #VisionForVolunteering https://lnkd.in/dtT-9jRg

We couldn't love this more, from Spark Somerset ⬇ Their focus on inclusive, welcoming and flexible volunteering opportunities is something we can all be inspired by - "Your Time, Your Way". Putting volunteers at the very heart of things. ❤️ "Whatever you're looking for... Whatever you can offer... Whenever you can offer it..." #VisionForVolunteering https://lnkd.in/eP9FVjCT

Throwback Thursday 🤩 This week in July 2023 saw #VisionForVolunteering pitch up at Newcastle's One Strawberry Lane to meet with brilliant changemakers in the North East. We took a deep dive into the themes of the Vision, explored challenges, possibilities and a bright future for volunteering. Check out our video below 📽 Informed by events like this one, and learning so much from our journey so far, July 2024 sees us in strategic planning mode across our wonderful partnership - watch this space! 🚀 https://lnkd.in/dXYQtBuh

📢 EXPERIMENTATION in Trusteeship 💡 Last week was #SmallCharityWeek and we were delighted to join our friends at Community Foundation serving Tyne & Wear and Northumberland and Getting On Board to discuss how making small, experimental changes in Trustee spaces can improve experience (Trustees are volunteers too!) and outcomes for organisations - especially small charities. It was great to share space with Jumara Stone , Catherine Hemingway and Shaminder Rai and listen to their brilliant stories, experiences and ideas around embracing experimentation and change. Huge thanks to Colette Harrison and Penny Wilson for inviting us to collaborate! #VisionForVolunteering Check out our session write up (and not to mention some excellent ideas of things to test out where you are) below! ⬇ https://lnkd.in/eJPYRhSn