- Farewell from Jenny
- Get Your Volunteering Opportunities Proofread for Free!
- New job vacancy for Chief Officer role with Volunteering Nottinghamshire
- IBM Community Challenge
- New Look Volunteers’ Week Site Launched
- Fancy a free laptop and internet for your group?
Farewell from Jenny
Just wanted to let you all know that I have got a new job at Bristol Volunteer Centre and will soon be departing the magical Midlands to inhabit the sunny South West to live with my boyfriend. I have enjoyed working at NCVS very much and have learnt a lot of useful stuff which is ideal for my new job as a Volunteer Management Support Co-ordinator. I won’t miss the long commute (I’ll soon be living 10 minutes away from my job!) but I will miss the lovely people I have met working here and all the fantastic groups I have worked with.
I’ll be leaving in about 2 weeks to live in a gurt lush (translation: ‘very nice’) flat with no more smelly student boys!
We’ll keep you posted with any changes of staff but for the moment if you can contact us using the volunteer centre inbox that would be great. The email is volunteercentre@nottinghamcvs.co.uk
Get Your Volunteering Opportunities Proofread for Free!
If you are having difficulties recruiting volunteers through the Volunteer Centre and www.do-it.org then it may be to do with the way you have written your opportunity. You can access top tips on posting volunteering opportunities along with a service that proofreads your volunteering description to make it more enticing for volunteers. To get information on these services please see the Partner sections of the do-it website:
http://www.do-it.org.uk/partners/postingopportunities/writingopportunitiesfordoit
New job vacancy for Chief Officer Role with Volunteering Nottinghamshire
28,353 + 6% pension contribution / 37 hours per week
12 month contract initially based at Mansfield CVS
Do you have the passion to be an effective advocate for volunteering in Nottinghamshire? Do you have the experience to lead Volunteering Nottinghamshire to promotes and develop volunteering across the county? As a skilled partnership worker and a strategic thinker with excellent communication skills, you will understand the issues and challenges facing volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations. With the ability to understand complex legislation and political developments, you will draw out the implications for Volunteering Nottinghamshire and the wider sector. You will also manage the budget and work with the Board to generate income to support our work.
Find out more on our website: http://www.nottinghamcvs.co.uk/jobs/index.htm
Two opportunities to get a big job done in one day!
The IBM office in Nottingham and Wates Construction Group are both looking for Community Challenges and would like to offer their assistance as volunteers to an organisation who could do with their skills. If you think you could benefit from of 20-30 volunteers for the day to undertake decorating, gardening, revamp an old playground or a similar activity then they would be thrilled to hear from you. They have a small budget for any tools or supplies needed.
You can contact Fiona Hollands from IBM on 0783 425 2307 or fionahol@uk.ibm.com
You can contact Louise Hyde from Wates Construction on 07827 081993 or Louise.Hyde@wates.co.uk
New Look Volunteers’ Week Site Launched
You can now check out the revamped Volunteers’ Week website for information on the 25th anniversary of the week which is dedicated to celebrating the amazing contribution of volunteers across the country. The week runs from 1st-7th June and we are holding an event in Market Square on Saturday 6th June so watch this space for more information and publicity in the next couple of weeks….
Fancy a free laptop and internet for your group?
If you are a community or charitable organisation you can apply for a grant from BT Community Connections to get a free laptop and broadband internet for a year. There are more than 1,000 packages for groups so for your chance visit the website on http://www.btcommunityconnections.com/