Shaping the volunteering landscape

Volunteers make a difference people’s lives every day. But how can you best make a difference for your volunteers?

That’s what will be asked at this year’s Wales Volunteering Conference, which is organised by WCVA. Titled Shaping the volunteering landscape, we’ll look at how to make a positive difference to help volunteers become even better at improving people’s lives. What action can be taken? How can you make your volunteers feel empowered? How can you encourage creativity in these lean times?

These questions and more will be examined in our range of plenary sessions and workshops.

Speakers include:

– Paul Dear, Head of third sector and community policy at Welsh Government, on a Volunteering Policy for Wales
– Emma Makarova, Volunteering Manager at Refugee Action, on guidance around asylum seekers and volunteering
– Independent training consultant Huw Edwards on lobbying and influencing government

And workshops will include:

– Consultant Rob Jackson on shaping volunteers’ environment within your organisation
– Bev Hampson of Breast Cancer Care and Suzanne Chisholm of WCVA on how your volunteering views can influence government policy
– Constance Adams of WCVA on volunteers shaping public services

And watch out for our unique lunchtime Brief Encounters – mini-presentations held over lunch in the exhibition area, focusing on improving understanding on volunteering and benefits, developing volunteer-led services, and more.

You can read the full programme and book your place here – or use the online booking system here.

Take that step towards really making your volunteers’ worlds better.