Do you want to network, learn and share with other volunteer involving organisations? Our Link, Lunch and Learn sessions are free and are designed to give people the opportunity to focus on a volunteering issue with other like-minded individuals. Feedback from previous sessions have indicated that you would like to explore these themes;
- How to welcome, recruit & retain volunteers from new & diverse communities
- Creating happy, healthy & inclusive volunteering environments
- Dealing with difficulties & challenging situations
Our next workshop is on Wednesday 24 January 2024 | 12-2pm | NEWRY (Ballybot House)
These short, facilitated workshops are fun & interactive – they are part networking, part team building, and part learning. They have been planned to bring volunteers & volunteer managers from different groups together so that we can all meet & learn from each other at a local level.
Using the ‘5 Ways to Wellbeing’ model as our guide we will explore how volunteering can support a person’s overall wellbeing, how good recruitment planning and/or selecting the right role is a key to success with this, why fostering inclusivity & diversity matters to volunteer wellbeing, and how to handle challenges or difficulties that may arise in volunteering organisations.
We aim to run sessions over lunchtime (to make them as accessible to as many people as possible) with food & drink being provided for all attendees. We are also running similar sessions in other council areas in NI so, if your organisation has multiple sites or volunteers who live outside of Newry Mourne and Down who would like to attend, check the calendar here.
To make a booking, or if you have any queries, about these workshops please contact [email protected]
Raquel Rodrigues Keenan
Volunteering Development Officer
My current work hours are Mon-Fri 9.30am-3.00pm
T: 028 9023 2020
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