VIO eBulletin - February 2010
In this bulletin...
- Untapped reserves of volunteers
- Volunteering Special Offers! Language specialists and researcher
- Funding Update including new grants
- Volunteer Manager's Training Do you really involve a diverse range of volunteers? Plus SVQs at VDS
- Your News Charity Sector Event at Gla Uni
- Jobs including 2 Volunteer Managers' posts
Untapped reserves of volunteers!!
If you have any of the following types of work needing done that would be appropriate for people to do as volunteers, then you should seriously consider advertising through the Volunteer Centre: all have far more people interested in doing them than we have registered opportunities!
- Admin/Office work
- Practical/DIY
- Computing
- Research/Policy work
- Languages/Translating
- Tutoring/Supporting Learners
- Arts
- Sport
- Finance/Accountancy
Just fill out the forms here on our website or ring the appropriate staff member for further info/advice. Details of staff contacts at the bottom of the bulletin.
Volunteering Special Offers!
A number of people have recently contacted the VC to offer specific skills. They have not been screened by the VC and we would ask that you follow up with your own selection procedures.
- Fluent Spanish Speaker - Billy is bilingual and is looking to find a home for his Spanish. He is open to any suggestions and is currently doing a Masters Degree in International Politics and would also welcome an opportunity to use his studies. For more details contact alistair.malloy@volunteerglasgow.org
- Researcher/Freelance Interviewer - Brendan is recently unemployed as a researcher and freelance interviewer at the University. He has an MSc. in Social Science Research and would like to put his skills to good use in the voluntary sector. If you want to talk to Brendan then contact alistair.malloy@volunteerglasgow.org
- Fluent French Speaker - Habon would like to use her French in either teaching/tutoring or within an admin role.... For more details contact sophie.kavoukis@volunteerglasgow.org
Funding Update
Funding Extra is an excellent digest of funding sources available to the voluntary sector in Glasgow. The Glasgow Equality Networks Forum updates this weekly.
Sport Relief Community Cash is now available with a fund exclusively for Glasgow. A £62,500 Community Cash fund raised through Sport Relief is being made available to small groups in Glasgow who help people living tough lives. Grants of between £500 and £1000 and the kind of activities which might receive funding include parent and toddler groups, community festivals, cross generational work, befriending for older, isolated people and lunch clubs (this is not an exhaustive list). The deadline is 5th March 2010.
The Clothworkers’ Foundation is currently welcoming applications within the following areas: young people, social inclusion, elderly, disability and visual impairment.
Comic Relief have also announced that they will open their Sport for Change programme towards the end of February. The aim of the programme will be to understand more about how sport can play a part in delivering positive change within the lives of individuals and communities. Comic Relief will welcome applications from community groups and organisations using sport as part of a broader programme of work to bring about change at an individual and /or community level. Maximum grant available is £100,000. Deadline for expressions of interest is April.
The Voluntary Action Fund's Community Chest small grants programme provides grants of up to £1,000 and free training to help small community groups sustain and develop their activities. They are particularly keen to fund activities that will help build and develop strong organisations, for example: training for committee members and volunteers, visits to other organisations or conferences; Professional support or consultancy. Applications are welcome throughout the year with the next deadline being the 31 March 2010.
Volunteer Manager’s Training
How good is your volunteering equal opportunities/diversity practice?
An audit toolkit is now available for volunteer involving groups, clubs and organisations to easily analyse their practice, and the Volunteer Centre is now offering a half day opportunity on Tuesday 30 March (venue and time to be confirmed) for you to be assisted through the process. More info/register an interest with jim.king@volunteerglasgow.org our Training Officer on 226 3431.
Introduction to Volunteer Management, VDS Stirling, 23rd February
VDS offer a range of SQA accredited Awards. SVQs programmes in Coordinating Volunteers and in Volunteer Management are now taking applications for the intake in Spring. Non-accredited one day learning opportunities are also available in a range of areas from VDS.
Your News
Charity Sector Event
If your organisation is recruiting paid staff, offering work experience placements/internships and/or looking for volunteers, you might be interested in attending the University of Glasgow Careers Service - Q&A: Charity Sector event on the 2nd March, 11am -2pm at their Wolfson Medical Building. This is a free event which offers students the chance to meet representatives from the Charity Sector and find out what opportunities are available. Following the exhibition there will be a Q&A session allowing students to voice their questions to a panel of professionals from the Charity sector. If you wish to exhibit please email l.mckay@admin.gla.ac.uk or for more information telephone her on 330 8459.
The Gathering, 18th and 19th Feb
The Gathering is happening today and tomorrow in Edinburgh. It is the largest voluntary sector event in the UK and is aimed at employees, volunteers and campaigners.
S2S Social Enterprise Fair
S2S is the premier event in the Scottish social enterprise business calendar. It offers attendees and exhibitors a dynamic, busy and productive environment where social enterprise companies and organisations can meet, trade, collaborate and develop partnerships to help each other grow. The Fair is in April and in Edinburgh.
For more details including delegate rates and exhibition opportunities visit the website, email or telephone 0131 557 5767.
Jobs
Volunteer Development Worker, Venture Scotland,£20-25,000, 2 posts. Closing date 22nd Feb.
Volunteer Organiser, MacMillan Cancer Support, £23-25,400, Closing 19th Feb.
Volunteer Centre staff contacts for each area...
West –Alistair Malloy
North – Sophie Kavoukis or Morag Sievwright
East –Helen Taylor
South East –Susan Knowles
South West – Irene West or Derek Craig
City wide –David Maxwell
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