Volunteering Vibes

Is anyone else bored of sweating on Zoom calls? 😓 

Well, that isn’t enough to stop the Volunteero squad from coming together to bring you our first-ever Volunteering Vibes newsletter.

We are new to this, so please go easy on us… and even better, let us know what you’d like to see on future editions.

If you like what you see please share this link with others so they can subscribe 😊

Contents

• Some interesting content 🧠 

• The Job Board 👔 - Need a change? There are some super roles out there right now!

• Nerd Corner 🤓 - Streamline the meeting or interview booking process with Calendly (free version) James will run you through Calendly in 2 minutes

• A few memes to brighten your day

Some interesting content 🧠 

Our founder and CEO was recently invited to talk all things volunteering and tech on the Time for Impact podcast with Chris Wade and Matthew Cobble. Check it out on Spotify or Apple.

600 volunteers at the Olympics turned into ambassadors for Rhiannas beauty brand, Fenty. Your volunteers are out in the community and this shows how brands may be interested in being involved or even sponsoring merchandise for volunteers. Check out this post.

Interesting article about a scheme in West Yorkshire to support and reward volunteers through “Citizen Coins” which can be spent on rewards and discounts on local businesses and services. Read the full article here.

The Job Board 👔 

Volunteering projects officer at MND Association. Joining Matthew Cobble’s wonderful team. Northampton/Hybrid, £32,500 p.a.

Volunteer Manager at the English Heritage, £29,343 p.a.

Cats Protection, Community Fundraising Volunteer Team Leader - £30k - Remote

Police Care UK, Volunteering Manager - £50-55k - Remote

Volunteer Manager at the V&A Museum, £33k-38k p.a.

Volunteer and Work Experience Manager, Royal and Historical Palaces £42k p.a.

Volunteering Team Manger at Hestia, £35k p.a.

Volunteer Coordinator at Battersea, £25k p.a.

Various new roles at the RSPCA, summarised here.

Various roles at the Imperial Health Charity here.

More jobs found here courtesy of the wonderful Association of Volunteer Managers. Want us to publicise your role? Get in touch [email protected]

Nerd corner 🤓

Here we will highlight tools to solve particular challenges each month… this month we tackle booking meetings.

Are you still playing email ping pong when trying to schedule meetings with your team, interviews with volunteers or any other meetings? 🤯

Well there are a number of standalone tools that exist but if your organisation uses Google Workspace or Microsoft 365 (highly likely if your organisation email provider is Gmail or Outlook) then both have their own appointment scheduling tools.

We use Calendly at Volunteero but there is a cost to this whereas the native apps for Google and Microsoft are free. Below we share links to really helpful videos we have found to setup the various offerings. We hope this helps.

• Google Appointment Schedule

• Microsoft Bookings

• Calendly (Charities get 25% off)

Upcoming events from Volunteero

• Upcoming Events:How to maximise your volunteer role adverts, Tuesday 24th September

• The process of Investing In Volunteers accreditation (UK Only), Tuesday 29th October

• Why we need trauma-informed practice in Volunteer Management, Thursday 14th November 

To reserve your spot, visit our event page on Ticket Tailor.

We are also hosting in-person events in London and Manchester. If you’d like more information about these sessions, please email [email protected], and we’ll be happy to provide the details.

A few memes to brighten your day