Connecting you with other volunteer organisers
We provide practical guidance and support to volunteer coordinators and managers across North Yorkshire.
You can access support on a range of areas including: volunteer recruitment and retention, policies and procedures and operational good practice. We also facilitate a regular support network for people managing volunteers and host a free online directory of volunteering opportunities.
Upcoming network meetings
Share your experience of volunteer coordination, learn about new resources and policy development, and explore mutual topics of interest. In these inclusive network meetings, members set the agenda. Open to everyone who supports volunteers within North Yorkshire.
Also, join us for our SupportNet: an extraordinary volunteer coordinators’ network meeting on 10 October, book here.
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Previous network meetings
An overview of previous network meeting discussions, useful links and resources.
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4 March: Culture eats strategy for breakfast
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For this network meeting we were thrilled to welcome Matthew Hick, Head of Volunteering at The Science Museum Group and the Founder and Chair of The Heritage Volunteering Group (HVG).
Matt is a person of remarkable insight, vast knowledge, and extensive experience. He brings a unique blend of creativity to his work, making him a true innovator when it comes to supporting the sector.
Useful resources from the meeting:
- Matthew Hick’s presentation: Culture eats strategy for breakfast
- The Culture Design Canvas
- Workshop booklet
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Previous meetings
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12 September 2024: Involving Young People as Volunteers
1 July 2024: North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Please see the below the post-session resources from the meeting:
- Measuring and Demonstrating Impact Presentation
- Measuring the Impact of Volunteering
- North Yorkshire Moors Railway
- Photos from the day
12 June 2024: Volunteers Week
Please see the below the post-session resources from the meeting:
13 March 2024: Outdoor and Rural Volunteering
- Presentation from Paul Bamber from the North York Moor National Park. In his presentation Paul referred the Time Well Spent survey – drawing out data on why people volunteers – something which should be considered when putting together volunteer roles.
- Paul also shared a link to the NCVO website which is a great starting point for information and guidance on involving volunteers.
31 January: The Vision for Volunteering and Your Volunteering Priorities for 2024
- Flipcharts: power, equality and inclusion, collaboration, experimentation and awareness and appreciation
- Rachel Neale notes
- Presentation
- For those who were not able to make it, here’s a photo collage of the day
12 September 2023: Involving and Supporting Volunteers with Criminal Records
- Community First Yorkshire presentation slides – Involving and Supporting Volunteers with Criminal Records
- Giving Time presentation slides – volunteering for people with criminal convictions
- Criminal Record Disclosure Template
- Case studies
- Risk Assessment Offence, Classification and Review guide
- A copy of the Giving Time toolkit Andrina referred to is available here.
3 August 2023: Involving LGBTQIA+ Volunteers
- Presentation slides
- LBGTQIA+ Definitions and explanations
- Queer identities introduction
- Voices and Visibility wall chart
- LGBT+ awareness and volunteer management slides
- Intersectional Theory
- The Gingerbread person
- Charity Digital webinar slides – how to make language more inclusive
15 June 2023: A Volunteer Co-ordinator’s introduction to Neurodiversity
- Presentation slides
- Recommended reading
- Neurodiversity blog and ASC media clips
- Ambitious about Autism Include Autism toolkit for youth group leaders
8 December 2022: Involving overseas volunteers
- Presentation on overseas volunteers from Migration Yorkshire
- Presentation from the Refugee Council
- Overview presentation about the meeting
- Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities information on Certificates of No Criminal Convictions (CNCC)
- Presentation from Transformations Leeds on involving overseas volunteers.
15 September 2022: Supporting older people with volunteering
- Presentation – Involving and Supporting Older People
- Voice and Representation of Older People slides
- Dementia Forward slides
- Slides- introduction to age-friendly communities webinar- 4.8.22
- Notes from Age Friendly Communities Webinar
- A5 4pp Dementia Forward Leaflet
- Ageing Better – Resources for Community Groups
- Evidence Library Resources
16 June 2022: Involving young people with volunteering
- Yorkshire Dales National Park Authority presentation
- Involving Young People presentation
- Young trustees: what’s it all about?
- Youth Volunteering in North Yorkshire, North Yorkshire Alliance
March 2022: Sharing volunteers and collaboration
November 2021: Supporting volunteer mental health
July 2021: Adopting a flexible approach to volunteering
March 2021: Volunteering into employment
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Specialist resources
Our toolkits, resources and guides will support your organisation with everything from becoming volunteer ready to getting to grips with volunteer recruitment, support and management.
- Volunteer management toolkit: A guide to involving, supporting and celebrating volunteers
- Trustee recruitment toolkit: A guide to trustee recruitment
- Volunteering information sheets
General resources
We have a wide range of general information applicable to different aspects of running a successful organisation which includes good governance; finance and funding; policies and procedures and operational good practice.
Contact us
To find out more about the network please contact Vicki Sharp communitysupport@communityfirstyorkshire.org.uk or by calling 01904 704177.
