The Ask VAL – VCSE Advice, Guidance & Solution sessions, are designed to bring VAL’s services to Leicestershire communities and to connect with local VCSE sector organisations, local community stakeholders and key partners to allow us all to work collaboratively.
These events combine briefing sessions, training updates and networking opportunities.:
Speaker Information
This event will be a mix of networking with other organisations, along with the chance to here from speakers about their experiences in involving volunteers in their organisations.
See our speakers below:
Paul Fagan
Manager - MRC Community Action
MRC Community Action is non-profit charity organisation & community hub based in Coalville working in collaboration with individuals, families, groups and organisations to encourage as well as facilitate, manage and deliver, positive community activity in North West Leicestershire.
Sarah Holey
Feed the Need Coalville - Chair & Treasurer
Feed the Need Coalville is a food bank which is run independently by a small team of volunteers from Coalville every Saturday between 11.00am to 12.30pm. On average, they give out over 45 food bags a week and help around 135 people including many families.
Agenda
| 5pm - 6pm | Refreshments and Informal Networking - VAL staff on hand to discuss promoting volunteering roles, getting volunteers onboard and any other questions |
| 6.00pm - 6.15pm | Welcome - VAL Updates and Support Offer with overview of website |
| 6.15pm - 6.25pm | Paul Fagan - MRC Community Action - Manager |
| 6.25pm - 6.35pm | Sarah Holey- Feed the Need Coalville - Chair & Treasurer |
| 6.35pm - 7.05pm | Workshop Discussion: How is the cost of living crisis affecting the involvement of volunteers in your organisation? What are you finding to be the key challenges for people looking to volunteer? How can VAL and other key partners in North West Leicestershire support to recruit volunteers? What actions can we agree to take on together? Any other thoughts on volunteering challenges or ideas for solutions? |
| 7.05pm - 7.30pm | Opportunity to speak to VAL, register with Volunteering Website, other informal networking |
Tuesday 6 December 22
The Marlene Reid Centre
Meeting starts at 17:30 and will end at 19:30.
VAL is working with North West Leicestershire District Council to bring together local Voluntary Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) organisations working with volunteers in Coalville and the surrounding area to look at how you are working with volunteers, what is working well and what are the current challenges being faced.
An opportunity to reconnect with local volunteer involving organisations and consider how we can work together to support positive volunteering in the area. This session will also be a chance for local groups to talk to us about other areas of support that are needed.
Our ideas for the focus for the session are:
- Opportunity to promote local volunteering, consider how your organisation currently involves volunteers and if there are other ways to involve people in your work
- Challenges and solutions in recruiting, managing and retaining volunteers – particularly following the pandemic lockdowns
- Involving younger people as volunteers
- Promoting opportunities effectively and ideas for tailoring promotion to different audiences
[Please note that this event is available to Leicestershire groups and City groups who have County beneficiaries.]
Venue Information
The Marlene Reid Centre, 85 Belvoir Road, Coalville, Leicestershire, LR67 3PH
Parking
Limited parking for visitors, however next to the building there is a free car park along with a Pay & Display car park on James Street. All council owned car parks in Coalville are FREE after 3pm.