Volunteer Managers Network
VANEL and the North East Lincolnshire Volunteer Centre work hard to support those who coordinate, oversee or manage volunteers.
We now operate a Volunteer Managers Network in North East Lincolnshire which is part of a Humber-wide Network supporting Volunteer Managers across the sub-region.
Membership of the Network is completely free.
As well as a website of news and information, we are running local workshops and training sessions and a range of other new initiatives all designed to help support those who are responsible for volunteers in their organisation. More information about the Network and how to get involved will be here very soon.
Keep visiting this page for latest information on training and events or for useful resources. You can also look for articles in the Hub Blog via the “volnetwork” tag here.
Network Membership
The Volunteer Managers Network will allow VANEL to coordinate training and support for managers & coordinators across the borough. The Network allows VANEL to draw on funding to facilitate training and empowers us to provide you with more support. All that is required is that you formally sign up to the Network – which is free.
Signing up will enable us to keep in touch with you even easier.
To get involved just give John, Emma or Karl a call at VANEL (01472 231123). We’ll need you to fill in a form which you can download here (pdf version). (or a Word version here). Do it electronically and email it back (karl@vanel.org.uk) or stick it in the post or to reception. Thanks.
Contact Us
If you would like more information about the Network (or any other aspect of Volunteering Support) then please contact the Volunteer Centre at VANEL in Grimsby.
John Mooney is the Volunteer Centre Manager
Emma Mathias is the Volunteer Centre Development Officer
Karl Elliott, Third Sector Hub Manager at VANEL is managing the development of the Network.
Contact us all on 01472 231123.
Useful External Resources
The website for the Humber Volunteers Network project is at www.volunteeringhumber.co.uk
Recent (2010) research into Volunteer Management Skills was conducted by Skills Third Sector.
Info about the research here. Summary of the findings here, and the full report here.
Of relevance and interest to anyone involved in managing Volunteers.
There are National Occupational Standards (NOS) for the Management of Volunteers.
Information about this is here. The NOS in full is here and a summary booklet is here.
There is a national Association of Volunteer Managers with its own website here.
A way of connecting to the national agenda.
