Voluntary Support North Surrey’s Post

📢 Come and work for Voluntary Support! We are looking for an enthusiastic and efficient individual with an interest in the voluntary sector to join our friendly team. The post holder will be responsible for the effective running of our three offices, alongside some financial duties and HR administration. To read the full job description, please click here 👉 https://ow.ly/4G7750TKLz2 📅 The closing date for applications is Thursday 31 October.

📰 Our latest quarterly Corporate Newsletter is out now. With autumn upon us, we're already looking ahead to the festive season and exploring creative ways to get your workforce involved in local volunteering opportunities in North Surrey. It's the ideal time to think about how your company can make a positive impact and consider festive giving opportunities, donations and how you can support the community in the run up to Christmas. 🎅 Don't miss out on the chance to make a difference this festive season! We're always happy to support with ideas, opportunities and connections. To express any interest in this newsletter's opportunities, please email Jo at jo@voluntarysupport.org.uk and she'll be happy to help plan your next steps. To read the latest Corporate Newsletter, click here 👉 https://ow.ly/Ec6050TKywL Interested in receiving future newsletters? Have them delivered straight to your inbox by signing up here 👉 https://ow.ly/5tMN50TKywK

🚨 Our Recruiting & Managing Young Volunteers (19-25) training session returns a week today! This training session was formerly delivered under Voluntary Support's Time to Change project which supported voluntary organisations across Surrey to build up the knowledge, skills, and confidence to become more effective in recruiting and managing young volunteers, aged 19-25. This training session will cover: 🔹 How your organisation can benefit from young volunteers. 🔹 The potential barriers between young people and volunteering and how to break these down. 🔹 What young people are looking for in a voluntary role. 🔹 Ways of making volunteering roles more appealing and attractive to young people. 🔹 How to manage young volunteers effectively. Interested? Click here for further details and to book your place 👉 https://ow.ly/XbC950TGBPm

📢 Our popular quarterly networking event returns this month. These events are for charities and community groups and will equip you with ideas you can take back to your organisation. It's a wonderful opportunity to connect with like-minded groups and build relationships with third-sector colleagues and funders alike. We will be welcoming guest speakers including Amy Sellers, Principal Consultant at Nature Metrics, who will be presenting on how charities can become carbon neutral with our other speakers to be confirmed in due course. Following this, you will have the opportunity to network over tea and coffee. Interested? You can book your place on our event page here 👉 https://ow.ly/jsBO50TiEQa

🏆 Voluntary Support is delighted to announce that nominations for this year's Surrey Heath Volunteer Awards are now open! On Thursday 28 November, we will be hosting an awards ceremony in partnership with Surrey Heath Borough Council at Chobham Golf Club. These awards are our way of honouring the wonderful voluntary sector in Surrey Heath and your opportunity to celebrate and recognise the incredible contributions volunteers make to your organisation and the wider community. The closing date for nominations is Friday 1 November. To see this year's awards categories and the link to the nomination form, click here 👉 https://ow.ly/y2xq50TE3kh

A big thank you to Jason and the team at Surrey Community Action for an interesting, informative and inspiring day at the Charity Mash Up yesterday 🙌 There were some fantastic speakers including a thought provoking and inspiring address from Debra Allcock Tyler, CEO of Directory of Social Change, who gave us her thoughts on collaboration from a national perspective. As well as a range of workshops where it was great to see the Royal Holloway Volunteering team talk about the impact of student volunteering and engaging with young people in the voluntary sector.

📰 Our latest Third Sector newsletter is out now. Read about the latest Voluntary Support and Third Sector news for North Surrey with a range of exciting news, information, resources, events and more. Some of the highlights of this month's issue include: 🔹 Surrey Heath Volunteer Awards 2024 🔹 The state of digital inclusion in the charity sector 🔹 Updated guidance from the Charity Commission for trustees 🔹 Guidance to break down barriers between councils and smaller charities 🔹 Our new Time to Talk Befriending Manager for Runnymede 🔹 Christmas volunteering and this year's Angel Tree scheme … and lots more! You can read the September edition of our newsletter here 👉 https://ow.ly/U3CO50Twhrj 📥 Want our newsletters delivered straight to your inbox? You can quickly sign up here 👉 https://lnkd.in/gv95rUZj