Volunteer Strategy Gathering/July 2015

This Volunteer Strategy Gathering will take place in London on 25th July 2015.

Start at 10:30, finish by 15:00 to be followed by the AGM.

We hope to be joined for the day by our CEO-elect. He or she should have been appointed by then, but will probably not yet have started work.

Draft agenda

1. Welcome and introduction to the day
2. Call to action
3. Thoughts from our CEO-elect
4. Introduction to the project-based approach
5. Proposals: volunteer structures and processes
6. Round table discussions 1
   1. Project-based approach and procedures (incubation and evaluation)
   2. Volunteer structures
7. What you can do for the staff and what the staff can do for you
   1. 'what you can help me do'
   2. 'what I can help you do'.
8. Round table discussions 2: Best practices for volunteer-staff liaison
9. Round table discussions 3: How would this work in practice?
   1. Groups to select an idea to 'incubate' and 'evaluate'
10. Next steps
11. Thanks and close

Expected outcomes

1. We develop a shared understanding of these proposals, including the new volunteer structures and working processes
2. We gain insights from volunteers and staff as to how both could work most effectively together to achieve our common goals
3. The next steps and the timeline for achieving those are clear
4. We provide an opportunity for the CEO-elect to meet our community and to start working together.

AGM

The 2015 AGM will immediately follow the close of the Volunteer Strategy Gathering.