Tag Archives: volunteer management

Calling Lower Valley Voluntary and Community Organisations

Posted on March 9, 2012 by

Come along to the Brighouse Adult Learning Centre on Wednesday 28th March from 5pm-7pm to find out how YOUR local Volunteer Centre can help YOUR voluntary and community organisation. Members of Voluntary Action Calderdale’s Volunteer Centre team will be there … Continue reading →

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Green volunteering awards

Posted on November 10, 2011 by

Do you know someone who’s campaigned tirelessly to protect a patch of green space? What about someone who inspires others to do something for nature? Do you work with groups that have made lots of noise to champion green spaces … Continue reading →

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Share your volunteering or volunteer management story and you could win a prize!

Posted on November 7, 2011 by

To mark the European Year of Volunteering 2011  i-volunteer have launched a blogging competition. If you’ve got a tale to tell about your experience of volunteering for a charity or project or from managing a volunteer programme or centre then they want to hear … Continue reading →

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Volunteer Speed Matching – 14th Nov

Posted on October 5, 2011 by

The idea of running a volunteer recruitment event based on speed dating started as a bit of a joke, but it’s actually a productive way of introducing new volunteers to your organisation. The idea is simple: bring new volunteers into contact … Continue reading →

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Sports group award film now online

Posted on September 29, 2011 by

The short film of the 3 groups shortlisted for the Sports group award within the Calderdale Volunteer Awards 2011 is now available on our videos page .   It features Halifax Canoe Club, Heartbeat Brighouse and Old Rishworthians Rugby Club.  The eventual … Continue reading →

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Survey about volunteer involvement

Posted on September 27, 2011 by

 A couple of weeks ago we posted a questionnaire that asked about your experiences of volunteering. We are posting it again because of the importance that your questionnaire has for helping to get accurate results. If you already completed and returned the questionnaire to the … Continue reading →

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Autumn 2011 – Voluntary Action Calderdale’s training courses

Posted on August 8, 2011 by

Courses are available on various subjects including Funding, safeguarding (children and adults), budgeting, legal issues, volunteer involvement and grant applications. Please see our training page for more details or contact us on 01422 348777 or email: training@cvac.org.uk

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Training course “Developing your Organisation for Volunteer Involvement”

Posted on June 30, 2011 by

Tuesday 12th July 2011, 9.30 – 4pm at Voluntary Action Calderdale.  Cost between £10 £100 depending on income and funding status. Want to engage volunteers in your organisation but don’t know where to start? This course will consider many aspects such as: preparing … Continue reading →

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Job advert – Mentor Co-ordinator

Posted on June 16, 2011 by

Voluntary Action Calderdale, in partnership with West Yorkshire Probation Trust and West Yorkshire Police has secured 2 years funding from Calderdale Council to develop a volunteer mentor scheme with a view to reducing the use of short custodial sentences and … Continue reading →

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Training – Effective Volunteer Recruitment via the Internet

Posted on May 9, 2011 by

26th May 2011, 9:30am-12.30pm at VAC, Hall Street, Halifax, HX1 5AY, 01422 348777 Almost 60% of volunteer inquiries begin with a web search.  The national volunteering website (www.do-it.org.uk) is the main portal for accessing information on volunteering. During this session … Continue reading →

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