south west museum development programme sustainable volunteering service 2015-18
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What does the new service provide? Information & Resources Expertise Specialist Support & Advice Ideas and Inspiration PLUS – enhanced support in years 2 and 3: – Project funding for museum clustersTRANSCRIPT
South West Museum Development Programme
Sustainable Volunteering Service 2015-18
In this presentation…
• What the service provides - overview• Why this service• What are the needs and issues• What the service provides - details• Discussion, next steps, contact details
What does the new service provide?
• Information & Resources
• Expertise
• Specialist Support & Advice
• Ideas and Inspiration
• PLUS – enhanced support in years 2 and 3:
– Project funding for museum clusters
to enable volunteer involvement to flourish at every level of every museum in the South
West
Why this service?
• Research into support for volunteering in 2013-14, carried out by an independent consultant.
• You participated and told us what you needed.
• This service responds directly to the needs expressed:
What are the needs?
• Specialist expertise• Support delivered through existing local
networks• Alongside brokerage, to test new approaches– Links with national volunteering bodies– Links with practice in other regions– Linking museums together– Linking museums to funding
What are the issues?
• Diversifying our volunteers• Succession planning worries• Improving volunteer management skills• Improving governance
Information and resources
ExpertiseOfficers:
• Are trained to ILM level 3 or above in volunteer management
• Have experience of
• - running museum development projects
• - brokering partnerships
• - delivering training via the Museum Skills programme
• - working closely with museums of all sizes
Expertise
• Service activity and campaigns directed by a Steering Group with representation from… The National Trust SWMDP Board The Arts Council Bridge – RIO Major Partner Museums
Specialist support and advice…
Accessible to every museum that is Accredited or working towards Accreditation…
- At your County Network Group
- Via your Museum Development Officer
- By email
- By phone
- Through our blog, resources, case studies
Ideas and inspiration
Ideas and inspiration
Participation in the Museum Volunteering Forum involves:• Contributing to themed seminar days
• Testing new ideas
• Sharing learning with peers
• Training and travel bursaries to access good practice beyond the South West
Helping to shape our campaigning agenda
Enhanced support
• In Years 2 and 3• Building on pilot project models• Cluster/partnership projects funded from new
funding sources• Open to museums in areas where local
authorities contribute financially to museum development
• Linked to needs – diversification – and testing new approaches
Pilot project model – an example
No. 1 the Royal Crescent • Micro-consultancy
support from RIO• Brokered SWMDP’s
Sustainable Volunteering Service
• Led to partnerships with 3 universities for student involvement
Project funding
• Joint bids will be made on behalf of clusters of museums or county networks….
• To increase partnerships, so that museums involve volunteers of all ages and backgrounds in new ways
• To increase skills and capability so that good practice in volunteer management flourishes
Discussion – possible future themesConfirmed - Partnerships with Higher Education: the Share Academy Project, February 11 2016, M Shed, Bristol
Exploring the ‘IF’ Volunteer for Wellbeing Project from NW England, May/June 2016
Keep in Touch
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