Local Network

Webinar

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Round up of 2017 & Future plans

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Your reflections

What’s worked well?

What hasn’t worked so well?

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Peter Kelham- Volunteer Development Manager

Part of the team for 3.5 years

Carly Benton- Volunteer Development Officer

Part of the team for 2 years

Tom Hough- Volunteering Team Assistant

Part of the team for 1.5 years

Lucy Carey- Volunteer Development Officer

Recently joined the team in November 2017

MEET THE TEAM

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Improved lives today.

A world free from Crohn’s and Colitis tomorrow.

Vision

Previously: A world in which people’s lives are not limited by Crohn’s or Colitis

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Mission

We break taboos.

We support & bring people together.

We drive pioneering research.

We campaign to improve lives.

We build a brighter future.

Previously: We work with everyone affected by Crohn’s and Colitis and help them achieve a better quality of life by

providing support, improving services and ultimately finding a cure

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Values

We are ambitious.

We are compassionate.

We are stronger together.

Previously: Compassion, Inclusion, Collaboration, Empowerment & Excellence

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We want everyone to understand Crohn’s and Colitis

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We want to support people and empower them to be

active participants in managing their life with

Crohn’s and Colitis

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2017 ROUND-UP

Local Network

Handbook updated

Removal of 0845

local contact

number

New process for

local grants

Membership

secretary role

removed

Change of name

from ‘Groups’ to

‘Networks’ &

flexibility

Reduced OT roles to:

• Lead

• Finance

• Awareness

Change of email

address to reflect

the move to

Networks

Teams moving from a chaired network to a coordinated network

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Your reflections – What’s worked well?

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Your reflections – What hasn’t worked so well?

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• More of the same- resources, training, WALK IT

• Expansion – Scotland VDO

• Leadership Training in the new year

• E-Learning Induction

• Feedback from Volunteer Survey

• Speaker Launch

• Long term impact – attendees at events (what next?)

• Charity projects – transition, new information, videos

2018 PLANS

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• Volunteering team leads on volunteer recruitment

• How volunteers are recruited…

• Developing a how to guide

• Welcoming new volunteers to the team

• How you can help recruit new volunteers…

Volunteer Recruitment

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• Volunteer Resource section of website

• Email communications

• Phone - regular catch up calls (min. every two months with Lead Vols)

• Network Update (50-60% ‘open it’ each month)

• Links with other departments within the charity

PRACTICAL

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