Category Archives: Volunteer Supervisors Network

Nominate your volunteers for an award!

Don’t forget the Calderdale Volunteering awards 2011 are now accepting nominations! There are group and individual awards in each of 6 categories.       Poverty and Homlessness       Young People and Children       Culture and the Arts       Sport       Environment … Continue reading

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Developing Rural Networking Event

Making current technologies work for you  -  Don’t miss your chance to see how social media tools such as Facebook, Twitter, blogging, and Internet radio can help build and develop your network. Thursday 3rd March, 9:15- 12:15 @National Children’s Centre, … Continue reading

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Online award nomiations now possible

It is now possible to make an online nomination for the for Calderdale Volunteering Awards 2011. Simply follow this link to make your nomination. For any queries relating to the awards please contact the Volunteer Centre on 01422 348 777.

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Nominations open for Calderdale Volunteering Awards 2011

The Calderdale Volunteering Awards are part of the 2011 European Year of Volunteering, and are designed to recognise and celebrate the contribution that volunteers make in our borough. Please see our Nominations leaflet for more details.  These leaflets will be posted to … Continue reading

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Want to share your opinion of buget cuts?

We have ITV Calendar News coming to Voluntary Action Calderdale on Monday 20th December at 1pm to interview people regarding the implications of the budget cuts on voluntary groups. We are looking for a couple of case studies of organisations … Continue reading

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Promote your organisation as part of European Year of Volunteering

Would you like to share your extraordinary day-to-day work with citizens around Europe? Join the European Year of Volunteering 2011 celebrations. Share with us your achievements, challenges and enriching experiences. Two organisations working with volunteers will be selected in each European … Continue reading

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Volunteer support and promotion by Asda?!

The following article appeared today on the Third Sector website.  Raises interesting questions about how that will fit in with the current volunteering infrastructure! Big Society Network announces the Asda Foundation as partner and funder for its biggest project By Kaye … Continue reading

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Any Questions? Put them to Halifax’s MP, Linda Riordan

Linda Riordan (Halifax’s MP) will be a guest on our radio show on Monday 18th October. We’re inviting groups and individuals from the Voluntary and Community Sector or volunteer-involving organisations to come up with questions for her relating to sector, volunteering and … Continue reading

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Games Inspired workshops (Olympics)

All people who apply to be volunteers at the London Olympics 2012 will also be signposted to local volunteering opportunities so groups are encouraged to think about making ‘games inspired’ volunteer roles.  There are some free workshops about this. Next reasonably local … Continue reading

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Does your organisation have volunteers aged between 16-25 years old ?

Vinvolved is a national youth programme. The Calderdale programe is run by Voluntart Action Calderdale. We would like to know if your organisation has volunteers aged between 16-25 years old. If they do and you are not registered with us … Continue reading

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