1. VOLUNTEER CONFERENCE SESSION 2: SUPPORT NETWORK
Anni Broadhead, CEO
4 September 2015

2. Who are WE?

3. FULL SLIDE COLOUR IMAGES SHOULD ONLY BE COMBINED WITH HEADLINES.

4. we are your charity
Separate charity and company from the IMechE Part of the IMechE community Integrated and independent Only help IMechE members and their dependants Follow the member throughout membership International reach 3 FT staff 70+ volunteers, all IMechE members

5. what do we DO?

6. what we do & why ALL MEMBERS need to know
“...Relief and prevention poverty...”
“...Promotion of wellbeing...”
We listen to problems
We give advice
We obtain specialist help and guidance
We help people get jobs
We prevent loneliness
We reduce stress
We give or lend people money
We make people happy
ALL Members = YOU & YOURS

7. LIFE SITUATION(S) INTERNATIONAL
ELIGIBILITY
LIFE STAGE
LIFE SITUATION(S)
IMECHE MEMBER
PARTNER
DEPENDANT +
(FORMER
MEMBERS)
STUDY
FAMILY TRANSITION
and /or
TROUBLES
OWN
&
FAMILY ILLNESS and/or DISABILITY
CARING FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN OLDER LIFE
&/or
WITH AGEING RELATED CARE NEEDS
EMPLOYMENT
END OF
WORKING LIFE
LIVING IN
OLDER LIFE
LIVING WITH AGEING RELATED CARE NEEDS
INTERNATIONAL

8. Current services INCLUDE
PRACTICAL
EMPLOYMENT coaching /CV clinics / back to work
ADVICE general, legal, debt, budgeting
NEW PARENT SUPPORT Pre-school / dads
SPECIALIST HELP: autism, dyslexia, dementia, care
FINANCIAL
Breathing space grants: e.g months
Secured loans: interest free for homeowners
Student grants: c.£1050 per academic year
Apprenticeship grants: c.£500-£1050 pa
EMOTIONAL
Befriending: to combat isolation & loneliness
Counselling: telephone based; grants for 1:1
Depression: (including post-natal depression)
VOLUNTEERING : Befriender, Visitor, Trustee, engineer to engineer support

9. where do we get our money from?

10. Where do we get our money from?
Member donations £10 = 45% in 2014
(plus Gift aid where applicable)
In memoriam/other donations = 9%
Legacies = 5%
Returned loans = 8%
Investment dividends = 33%
2014 = £678k

11. how well are we doing?

14. Impact OR ‘SO WHAT’?

15. I value Christmas hamper as I am lonely
Coping with widowhood is made easier with the back-up of the Benevolent Fund, both practically and emotionally.
I value Christmas hamper as I am lonely
We welcomed the support towards unexpected bills/events and funds towards holidays that helped to create memories later in life
Vital - Can't manage without - thank you so much! Hope to repay you...
It was good to know that no matter what my financial circumstances were there was always money for my children's activities.
I can never thank the IMechE enough for the help and support I have received
I am able to have (and afford) short respite breaks whilst my Carers live in to look after my husband.
Valued visit very much in the beginning, still welcome.

16. Support has been critical. I do not feel on my own
I have been able to save money for emergencies so I have never needed help to repair domestic appliances such as washing machine etc but have peace of mind knowing that if I fell into difficulties Support Network would be there.
I appreciate the financial support. It's taken some of the worry off me
A feeling that at Support Network of the IMechE there are "friends" who are just a phone call away if specialist help/advice is needed.
I don't panic when bills drop through the letter box! Just knowing that you would be there for me if I needed you, is so comforting - thank you
Support has been critical. I do not feel on my own
We value the follow up apart from the support. Really look forward to this (the visit)
At our lowest ebb the IMechE saved us and gave great help

17. how do we find people to help?

18. How do we find people?
IMechE website via ‘About Us’ Articles in PE /PE online Advertise employment coaching in PE ‘Money Tips’ Facebook content Regional Committee presentations Business Development Managers Queries from IMechE colleagues Reduced Subscriptions...

19. Reduced subscriptions: AMY
Cannot pay IMechE subscription Unemployed Single, aged 27 Send application form Mortgage arrears £6K £120 in bank account. No savings. Visit Roof leaking into the flat in 3 places Insurance not paying, £6K short. Stressed. Do we help? If so, HOW?

20. Do we help Amy?
YES! She is a member & in ‘need’ IMechE subscription = £600 breathing space grant Unemployed = Employment coaching service Mortgage arrears £6K = £6K secured loan Roof leaking = Visit again to check insurance cover & provide support. Advice line for legal opinion and emotional ‘listening ear’. £6K required = Additional £6K secured loan

21. Reduced subscriptions
“...I received my Trustees' Decision letter yesterday - I'm still in shock & completely overwhelmed by their enormous generosity.
I really am lost for words; nobody has ever helped me before, so this really is overwhelming.
I was stunned when I first read the letter, then just burst into tears, which was odd, but they were happy tears!
I keep reading it over & over, I really cannot take it all in...”

22. how can you help?

23. 8 MEASURES OF SUCCESS: Communication Behaviour
100% of our IMechE members:
Know Support Network EXISTS
Aware of what we DO
Know that we are for ALL members & dependants
VALUE what we do
Would consider USING US
Would RECOMMEND us to others
GIVE to us as DONORS, VOLUNTEERS, ADVOCATES
Do USE US in times of NEED

24. ? STUDY FAMILY TRANSITION and/or TROUBLES
OWN & FAMILY ILLNESS and/or DISABILITY
CARING FOR PEOPLE LIVING IN OLDER LIFE
EMPLOYMENT
RENT DEPOSITS
CHILDCARE COSTS
CAREER BREAK RETURN
HOUSE PURCHASE
DEPOSITS
BANKRUPTCY FEES
ENGLISH LANGUAGE SKILLS
TRAINING COSTS
CPD
COSTS
END OF
WORKING LIFE
SELF-ESTEEM
‘LEGAL AID’ FEES
STROKE SUPPORT
CANCER SUPPORT
STRESS SUPPORT
LIVING IN
OLDER LIFE
MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS
CAR
LOANS
HEALTHY DIET
ADDICTION SUPPORT
LIVING WITH AGEING RELATED
CARE NEEDS
PERSONAL LOANS
MIND ?
INTERNATIONAL

26. Thank You For more information please contact:
Anni Broadhead, EXT