Recording: Supporting Volunteering in a Digital Environment

The first workshop in a series aimed at developing a network, sharing ideas and supporting volunteering in a digital environment took place on Thursday 24 February 2022.

The workshop – Introductions, Adapting & Exploring – introduced and explained the purpose of the project, shared learning from international organisations, explored how to re-engage volunteers online and in person, and people heard how volunteering is changing and adapting.  Participants heard from Liora Arnon, The Israeli Volunteering Council; Alexandra Infante Perales, Peru Voluntario and Mark Collard, Playmeo.

Watch the recording here – https://vimeo.com/showcase/9309500.

Volunteer Now & Volunteer Ireland have developed these workshops where you can hear from international speakers who have tried, tested and embedded new digital systems and created new roles to meet their organisational aims.

This was the first workshop in a series of 4, but there is still time to register for the next 3 sessions.  You can register your place here:  http://digitalvolunteering.eventbrite.com.  Below is the information on the next 3 sessions and you can read more about the project here – https://www.volunteernow.co.uk/supporting-volunteering-in-a-digital-environment/.

• Volunteer Management Platforms & Tools
  Tuesday 29 March 2022  |  10am-1pm  |  Zoom
  Join us and representatives from some of the leading organisations of digitalisation tools and volunteer management systems as they share their experience and knowledge.  Learn about the many benefits these tools can bring your organisation.
  Speakers:  Daniel Green, Better Impact; Jamie Greer, Be Collective; Chris Martin, TeamKinetic; Ashley Staines, Volunteero and Randa Bennett, vHelp
• Volunteer Trends – Digital / Virtual Roles
  Wednesday 4 May 2022  |  10am-1pm  |  Zoom
  Join George Gillespie and Stuart Garland for a workshop designed to give you the tools to develop fitting digital and virtual roles for your organisation.  We will also hear from organisations in Ireland and Northern Ireland about their experiences during the pandemic.
  Speakers:  George Gillespie, Volunteer Now and Stuart Garland, Volunteer Ireland
• Final Event
  Date TBC Sept / Oct 2022  |  10am-1pm  |  Hopefully in-person
  We aim to bring everyone together (hopefully in-person) to give all organisations the opportunity to share their learning and experiences from the journey.  We hope to establish a network with the aim to meet bi-annually so we can continue to support each other as we grow and consolidate our digital environment in relation to supporting volunteering.

Register your place now:  http://digitalvolunteering.eventbrite.com.