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Social media workshop

If you attended our Social Media event or would like to know more…please click here.

Following on from the success of this event, we really want to hear from you if you would like to attend a follow on workshop giving hands on experience for signing up to Twitter and/or Facebook and how it can connect you with volunteers and other charities/voluntary Sector organisations..or if you missed out and would be interested in attending an introduction to social media seminar, similar to what was held this week we’d like to hear from you…

Social Media Event

Photos from our Social Media for the Voluntary Sector event, 11th August…Many thanks to Chris Penberthy for facilitating.

Community Organisers!

The Government Office for the South West is hosting two workshops to provide and opportunity for Community Organisers to share and discuss their views and identify he sort of contribution organisers and organisations can make to the Big Society.

Participants will discuss/identify:

What is being done already
What works and what doesn’t
What encourages people to come forward
What skills, support, are needed and
What obstacles need to be overcome to make Community Organisers a success

Perhaps you are a community activist, represent a community or voluntary organisation or work for a local authority or public body, please come along to the workshop.

For information, contact Margaret Firth, Government Office for the South West – Margaret.firth@gosw.gsi.gov.uk or phone 0117 900 1890

To book a place, provide your name, organisation and contact details with any specific requirements to Heather Milsom, heather.milsom@gosw.gsi.gov.uk or phone 01179001890

CVS South Gloucestershire FUNDERS FORUM

for charities, voluntary organisations, community groups and social enterprises serving South Gloucestershire.

Date: Wednesday 15th September 2010

Time: 9.30am - 3.30pm

Venue: Turnberries, Thornbury, South Gloucestershire

You must book in advance as places are limited.

Go the the CVS website for information or email projectdev@cvs-sg.org.uk or telephone 01454 865205

Frome Vale Locality Network

Our networking group for any community or voluntary group based in the Yate, Sodbury and surrounding area has now held 3 well attended meetings. The group meets to share information, learn from each other and be of any help we can to other members of the group by sharing good practice and experiences. We will be aiming to meet 4 times a year and have organised the following dates for the remainder of 2010:

Monday 13th September 2010, Yate Library

Tuesday 7th December, St Nicholas Family Centre

The meetings are informal and if you can’t stay for the whole time – we don’t mind! We hold the meetings between 12pm and 2pm and bring our lunch (hot drinks provided). If you would like to come along to the next meeting and see what we are all about you are very welcome, but please let Carole at Volunteer Centre Yate know beforehand so we know how many to expect.

At our next meeting we will be welcoming guest Claire Jaggard from the local website MyYate, who will be letting us know how the site can help promote local groups.

South Gloucestershire CVS Funders Fair:

15th September 2010 at Turnberries, Thornbury

This year’s Funders Fair is a full day event at Turnberries Community Centre in Thornbury. If you would like to attend the event please contact Geni Hall-Kenny at CVS S Glos on 01454 868727 or email at geni.hallkenny@cvs-sg.org.uk

Places are limited and this was a very popular event last year, so please book early. Details when available will be on the CVS website:

www.cvs-sg.org.uk

Volunteer Recruitment Fair

Thank you to everyone who joined in with our Volunteer Recruitment Fair on 2nd June in celebration of Volunteers Week. Whilst some of you weren’t successful in finding new volunteers, I know some of you were…and for the rest, we’ll keep on trying for you! Below are some photos from the event – thanks to all for your permission to use them. Click an image to enlarge:

Thanks to Simon Caplan for volunteering to take these photos for us: Simon's photos can be viewed on his flickr page: www.flickr.com/photos/simoncaplan and if you would like to talk to him about photos for an event, his number is 07794 087557

Social Media … could it help your organisation communicate?

Check out our Workshop! Yate Library – Wednesday 11th August – 1pm – 4pm Details here

Shopmobility Yate Project Worker Helpers

Shopmobility Yate is in urgent need of one or two volunteers to assist the project worker on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays. Shopmobility is based at Yate Library. The work involves driving mobility scooters from the garage and from clients cars, so volunteers need to be physically fit. The service is open between 9am and 4.30pm (2.30pm on Thursdays), but even a few hours help would be appreciated - contact the Volunteer Centre now for more information.

Yate Heritage Centre Events

Yate Heritage Centre is holding three events this year and is looking for volunteers to help. The events are:

Saturday 24th April - St Georges Celebrations
Saturday 11th September – 10th Anniversary Celebrations
Saturday 18th September – Yate International Festival

Help is needed with Marshalling, Front of House and Practical Support – for more information contact our Volunteer Centre or the Heritage Centre on 01454862200. If you contact the Heritage Centre direct, please let them know that you read about this on our website

VOLUNTEER FOR THE VOLUNTEER CENTRE!

The Volunteer Centre is recruiting a new team of volunteers to help develop our organisation. We are looking for dedicated people with enthusiasm, who are available during office hours and the occasional evening for some roles.
We have already recruited two new office volunteers to assist with the recruitment and placement of volunteers, but we are looking for volunteers in the following roles:

Business Guru

Do you have experience of working in the Private Sector? We are searching for a volunteer who can work with South Gloucestershire Employers to develop relationships between the sectors and encourage more employees to volunteer in their spare time. This is initially a time-limited role for six months (from January), but with the scope to be extended. Working with the Volunteer Centre Co-ordinator you will research the potential for new initiatives around Employer Supported Volunteering and organise a Volunteering Road show Event for businesses in the Yate area for next spring.

Events Organiser
Do you have excellent organisational skills and the ability to inspire? As our Events Organiser you will be responsible for organising and managing the Volunteer Centre’s prescience at South Gloucestershire Events. The role will involve planning events, booking premises, staffing stalls and managing other volunteers. If you have or wish to develop organisational and managerial skills this is an ideal opportunity.

Events Assistant
Your role will be to work closely with our Events Organiser: representing the Volunteer Centre and Events and inspiring people to volunteer. If you are a friendly, enthusiastic person with good communication skills, who enjoys meeting and talking to all kinds of people we would love to hear from you.

Marketing Assistant
You will be responsible for promoting the Volunteer Centre throughout South Gloucestershire (although primarily the Frome Vale area). You will research new marketing opportunities (with a minimal budget); liaise with local media and design and implement new marketing materials. This is a challenging, yet rewarding role for anyone who is creative, can work on their own initiative and can communicate with many different types of people.

For these roles you will need your own transport and out of pocket expenses are paid. Depending on how quickly we recruit volunteers, the roles will commence January/February 2010 and there will be a joint training planned for all our volunteers in March. All volunteers will receive induction training and support from the Volunteer Centre Co-ordinator.

For full role descriptions please email volunteeringyate@btconnect.com heading your email with the title of the role(s) which interest(s) you.

Community Contact

Are you already active in your local community but looking for a role that will enable and support you to encourage volunteering amongst other members of your parish?

We are looking for volunteers to become Community Contacts in the following areas: The Sodburys, The Parish of Dodington, West Yate, Wickwar and Frampton Cotterell. If you would like to act as a link between where you live and the Volunteer Centre Yate, we would be pleased to hear from you. It will most likely be an extension of what you are doing already but with support, training (if you need and would like it) and a specific focus. You will be encouraging more people to volunteer and letting us know what groups need volunteers. If you are interested call or email us for a full role description.

Out of pocket expenses paid.