Volunteer recruitment is a constant challenge for many organisations. This workshop will explore the volunteer journey and how your organisation can recruit. Equipped with this knowledge you will have the chance to critique current volunteer recruitment campaigns, consider different ways of working and learn about current developments in the sector in Oxfordshire and how OCVA can help.
There will be opportunities throughout the session to reflect on your current methods of recruitment and volunteer management. OCVA’s Volunteering Development Officer will offer her thoughts on how to retain volunteers based on professional experience and the findings of national research.
The course will be run in person at our OCVA training room allowing time to network and connect with others.
By the end of this session you will be able to:
Jenny Bowley is OCVA’s Volunteer Development Officer. She has spent the last twenty years in Youth and Community work, working in education, local council, social housing and health. Her roles as Community Youth Officer and Community Development Officer have extended her knowledge of the VCS sector and she has had a variety of voluntary roles to give her first-hand experience of volunteering. In her current role at OCVA, she works to raise the profile of volunteering and helps organisations to achieve their outcomes through the recruitment, placement and retention of volunteers. This involves helping organisations promote their work and their volunteering opportunities through print and electronic media as well as managing Oxfordshire’s premier volunteering brokerage site “oxonvolunteers.org”.
This workshop covers the basics of volunteer recruitment and is aimed at those who are interested in the subject area. You may be new to volunteer recruitment (whether as a paid member of staff or a volunteer responsible for recruiting or managing other volunteers). Experienced recruiters may wish to use the opportunity to reflect and review their organisation’s current practice and develop their volunteer recruitment strategies in line with new developments and research.
No prior knowledge is required to attend.
Date
Tuesday 14th November 2023
Time
10.00 am – 1.00 pm (3 hours)
The course will be held in person at The Source Training Room (next door to OCVA Office).
OCVA, The Old Courthouse,
Floyd’s Row,
Oxford OX1 1SS
01865 251946
Details of getting into Oxford by bus, cycle, car or train can be found here: https://www.oxford.gov.uk/info/20012/parking_and_travel
Please note there is no parking at OCVA.
Cost
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Date: Tuesday 14th November 2023
Time: 10.00 am – 1.00 pm
Cost: £35 – £65
OCVA, The Old Courthouse,
Floyd’s Row,
Oxford OX1 1SS
Training is in ‘The Source’ which is the building next door to OCVA Office.
01865 251946
When contacting us please state the name of the course your correspondence is in relation to.
Email training@ocva.org.uk or call us on 01865 251946