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VILLAGE SOS CONFERENCE

VILLAGE SOS CONFERENCE. Volunteer Management Workshop Monday, 27 th February 2012. ALICIA GRIESSEL, FECKENHAM VILLAGE SHOP TESSA WILLOW, VOLUNTEER CENTRE, LIVERPOOL FRANCES HUGHES, EAST DOWN RURAL COMMUNITY NETWORK. Building Community Assets. Frances Hughes

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VILLAGE SOS CONFERENCE

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  1. VILLAGE SOSCONFERENCE Volunteer Management Workshop Monday, 27th February 2012

  2. ALICIA GRIESSEL, FECKENHAM VILLAGE SHOP • TESSA WILLOW, VOLUNTEER CENTRE, LIVERPOOL • FRANCES HUGHES, EAST DOWN RURAL COMMUNITY NETWORK

  3. Building Community Assets Frances Hughes Rural Community Development Officer

  4. WHAT IS SOCIAL ENTERPRISE? • Business • Uses skills and principles similar to social entrepreneurs • Is demand led • Identifies new products or services • Set up to: • Address social problems • Meet local community needs • Bring about social change • Create local employment opportunities • Re-vitalise isolated rural communities • Build community infrastructure • Give something back

  5. TYPES OF SOCIAL ENTERPRISE • Environment • Health and Social Care • Enterprise Development • Education • Tourism • Community and Economic Regeneration

  6. BALLYWALTER YOUTH & COMMUNITY CO-OPERATIVE • Population – 1,416 • Established - 1972 • Asset – Village Hall • Large Hall - Playgroup • Meeting Room • 2 Offices • Computer Suite • 2 Business Rental Units • Kitchen/Toilets • 9 Volunteers (Management Cttee) • 10 jobs created

  7. KIRCUBBIN REGENERATION COMMITTEE • Population – 2,000 • Established – 2004 • Asset – Maxwells Courtyard • Annex Area – Sure Start • Meeting Room • 1 Office • 2 Shop Units • Courtyard • Kitchen/Toilets • 1 Paid Staff (Caretaker) • 6 Volunteers (Management Cttee) • 7 Jobs created

  8. PORTAFERRY REGENERATION LTD • Population – 2,467 • Established – 1994 • Assets • Barholm (Self Catering Accom) • The Stables (Tourism Office) • Brewery Yard Business Park (13 units all occupied) • Portaferry Marina • New Projects • Townscape Heritage Initiative • Portaferry Market House • 2 Staff (F/T Project Officer and P/T Education Officer • 15 Volunteers (Management Committee • 25 jobs created

  9. VOLUNTEER LEADERSHIP

  10. KEY LEADERSHIP RESPONSIBILITIES • Creating the vision and setting direction. • Setting up of a partnership group and empowering others. • Ensuring eveyone feels included and contributing to project goal • Contributing to the setting of targets and goals. • Co-ordination of programme timetable. • Overcoming obstacles in partnership with others. • Overseeing finances and getting funding. • Motivating and enthusing team members. • Taking responsibility. • Delivering the goal. • Give recognition and reward volunteers

  11. SUCCESS FACTORS/TIPS FOR OTHER GROUPS • Leadership and active commitment from volunteers • Engagement of local community (gives local ownership and a willingness to “go the extra mile”. • Good governance • Good Financial Management • Getting the right mix of skills and experience • Give consideration to the costs in terms of human and financial (rotation of roles of volunteers) • Train and enhance roles of volunteers • Be prepared for the “long haul” • Maintaining motivation and avoid ‘burnout’ • Identify processes for reviewing volunteer and succession planning

  12. One person can have a profound effect on another and two people ….. well, two people can work miracles. They can change a whole town. They can change the world. Diane Frolou & Andrew Schneider We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give. Winston Churchill I have never met a man so ignorant that I couldn’t learn something from him. Galileo Galilei

  13. Thank you For further information on EDRCN we can be contacted at: Website: www.eastdownrcn.com Email: frances@eastdownrcn.com Ards: 028 9182 8884 Downpatrick: 028 4461 2311

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