goodmoves

If organisations are to benefit from volunteers’ time, energy and talents, it is important that they invest resources to make sure that their volunteers are well supported and that there is a good match between the volunteer’s expectations and experience.

Organisations change and adapt over time. It is important therefore that volunteering within organisations is reviewed from time to time, so that it matches the needs of the organisation and the expectations of current and future volunteers.

This course will cover the following aspects of managing volunteers:

• identifying the need for volunteers;
• defining the tasks for volunteers;
• recruiting volunteers to fill these roles;
• supporting volunteers within their roles;
• reviewing volunteers;
• valuing volunteers.

Through group and individual exercises this one day course will cover:

• benefits of monitoring and evaluating;
• key stages of measuring impact and value;
• what is impact and what is value?;
• the current measurement of your project for funders;
• what data can you collect to demonstrate impact and value to funders?;
• top tips for putting together a basic impact and value evaluation report for your funders.

Facebook, twitter and blogging don’t have to be a mystery…this course will look at:

• Blogging
• Video & audio
• Facebook
• Twitter
• A social media strategy in 20 minutes

Participants will be able to:
identifying the elements of an effective report;
plan a report;
develop the structure;
decide on the content;
identify the audience and use appropriate language;
understand appendices and references; and
overcome ‘writer’s block’.