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Sheffield Volunteering Strategy

Welcome to The Launch!

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VisionMore people enriching their own lives

and making a positive difference to their

communities and the City through

volunteering, being supported by

organisations who have the expertise to

provide quality experiences and

recognise the value of the contributions

made.

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Volunteering Across Sheffield

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Aims1. Increase the proportion of the local

population who volunteer formally to 24.5% by March 2011

2. Increase the number and quality of formal volunteering opportunities

3. Increase and improve collaborative working across the VCS and between it and the public and private sectors

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Aim 1: More Volunteers

Objective A: Actively

promote & improve

access to info

Objective B: Support 100

people facing

barriers

Objective C: Increase

ESV (public & private sector)

Objective D: Improve retention rates of

volunteers

• Advertising• Referrals• Hub & Spoke• Share app-

lications

• Buddies• Pre- Vol’

Training

• Policy• Promotion

• Recognition• Accreditation• Networking

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Aim 2: More, Higher Quality Opportunities

Objective B:Support VCS and public sector organisations to

implement good practice volunteer management

Objective A:300 additional

volunteering opportunities in VCS and public sector

• Timebank• Tasters• Volunteering Advisers• Ambassadors

• Policies• Compact• Outreach support

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Aim 3: More Collaborative Working

Objective A:Improve peer support

Objective B:Promote opportunities to

acquire / share resources

• Awareness of forums• Online notice-board• Partners Network

• Access to online info• VC sustainability• Networking

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Next Steps

• Funding Applications

• Project Implementation

• Get in touch if not already involved

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Thanks to the Partners in Time