Scoping Your Volunteering Strategy - Online

This session is 1 of 8 90-minute Bitesize sessions which are designed to fit into the day for busy volunteer managers, covering essential topics for both new and experienced volunteer managers. Each workshop is independent, but collectively they form a broad development programme.

8. Scoping your volunteering strategy

Shaping your volunteer strategy
Who to involve and what to include

This course will take place online via Zoom.

Trainer: Eileen Murphy

Cost: £5 per session or 3 of the volunteering sessions for £10 - 3 courses must be book together to obtain for £10 deal.

The other sessions are as follows:

Volunteers and The Law - 29th April
Evidencing the Impact of Volunteering - 7th May
Tips for Enhancing Engagement of Potential Volunteers - 2nd June
Volunteer Team Building - 4th June
Creating a Positive Culture for Volunteers - 8th July
Supervising Volunteers - Top Tips - 8th Oct
Giving Feedback – Top Tips - 15th Oct
Scoping Your Volunteering Strategy - 9th Dec

See course listings to view each session and to book.

Please note that if you fail to attend or you provide less than 2 weeks' cancellation notice you will be charged the full amount. If you find that you are unable to attend, we do allow and encourage you to find someone to take your place on the course.

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Event details

Where

Online via Zoom

When

Start: 9^th December, 2026 at 10:00am

End: 9^th December, 2026 at 11:30am

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