1. What can Sports Volunteering learn from the wider voluntary sector?
IV TeamKinetic Volunteer Conference in association with Manchester Metropolitan University
What can Sports Volunteering learn from the wider voluntary sector?

2. WIDENING THE NET
Are you making the most of resources available outside the sports sector?

3. Mike Howlett, Senior Citizenship & Volunteering Officer
for Sefton Council for Voluntary Service (CVS)
Over 20 years experience of working in the Voluntary, Community & Faith Sector, in both a paid and voluntary capacity
Chair & Trustee roles
Youth Volunteering
Volunteer Management
Supporting Volunteer Programme Development
Supporting Volunteers
Employer Supported Volunteering
Training Delivery

4. INtroductiOn Volunteer Centres Local Infrastructure Organisations
National Infrastructure Organisations
Marketing Your Roles

5. Volunteer centres (ENGLAND)
Volunteer Centre Quality Accreditation (VCQA)
Five core functions
Strategic Development of Volunteering
Good Practice Development
Developing Volunteer Opportunities
Voice of Volunteering
Brokerage

6. Volunteer centre services
Capacity of VCs differs
Promotion of Volunteer Roles
Brokerage – Online and/or Face-to-Face
Advice on Best Practice
Training
Celebration Events
Volunteer Recruitment Events
Newsletters
Networks eg. Volunteer Coordinator Forums
Online resources & tool kits

7. BENEFITS OF Working with Volunteer centres
- Range of support available (often free) - Access to wide variety of volunteers - Including volunteers who may not initially be considering sport - Local knowledge & contacts

8. FINDING YOUR LOCAL VOLUNTEER CENTRE
ENGLAND NCVO’s VOLUNTEER CENTRE FINDER SCOTLAND VOLUNTEER SCOTLAND WALES WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION NORTHERN IRELAND VOLUNTEERING NOW

9. OTHER LOCAL INFRASTRUCTURE
CVSs / Voluntary Action / Community Action
Often host Volunteer Centres
Services include:
Group Development incl Start Up Advice
Funding Advice
Training
Networking
Community Accountancy
Governance
Impact Measurement

10. Finding local infrastructure
NAVCA – national membership body for local sector support and development organisations FIND A MEMBER WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION – THIRD SECTOR SUPPORT WALES

11. National Infrastructure organisations
NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ORGANISATIONS SCOTLAND’S ONLY NATIONAL CENTRE FOR VOLUNTEERING WALES COUNCIL FOR VOLUNTARY ACTION LEAD ORGANISATION IN SUPPORTING VOLUNTEERING IN NORTHERN IRELAND CONNECTING PEOPLE, SKILLS & GOOD CAUSES

12. Changing face of volunteering
Increase in those volunteering for work
Roles that involve work-related skills sought after eg. Admin, IT, leadership, etc.
Younger volunteers are showing less brand loyalty to causes
Experience a series of volunteering roles

13. Changing face of volunteering
Market roles with regards to wider skills development
Trial short-term volunteering placements (Try Before You Buy)
Particularly around skills?
Market your client group eg. Children, older people

14. CAST THE NET As FAR AS YOU CAN
Promoting your roles
Recruiting Volunteers
Accessing advice and support
Accessing tools and resources

15. Mike Howlett Senior Volunteering & Citizenship Officer