The Vision for Volunteering

The Vision for Volunteering is a movement to create a diverse, innovative, ambitious, equitable and person-centred future for volunteering. The Vision for Volunteering sets out a view of what volunteering needs to look like, and how together we can take action to help develop and grow volunteering. Nationally the Vision for Volunteering is being developed and Cumbria CVS would like to know from your organisation about what your vision for volunteering is and what training, support and action is needed from Cumbria CVS and yourselves for us to help strengthen volunteering in Cumbria.

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* 1. Name of organisation

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* 2. Email address

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* 3. What is your Vision for Volunteering in Cumbria ? (in no more than 100 words) E.g. More volunteer awareness and appreciation, more power where volunteers and communities can lead on change, where it’s easier for people to find out local volunteering opportunities , benefits of volunteering are promoted more widely, a more inclusive volunteering approach, more collaboration between organisations and people trying new things for innovative solutions to engaging and supporting volunteers, developing employer supported volunteering with businesses, etc.

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* 4. What change have you noticed in relation to the number of volunteers actively involved in your organisation over the last two years?

We have less volunteers

No change

We have seen an increase in the number of volunteers

Other (please specify)

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* 5. What can Cumbria CVS and your organisation do to help promote local volunteering opportunities and recruit more volunteers?

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* 6. What would you like to develop in your organisation in relation to volunteering? Please choose your top 5 areas:

Volunteering Strategy

Volunteer Quality Standards

Improvements in good practice in volunteer management policies and procedures

Enabling more people to volunteer

Developing new volunteering opportunities

Volunteers having a voice/Volunteer Forums

Employer Supported Volunteering

Inclusive Volunteering

Youth Volunteering

Family Volunteering

Targeted Volunteer Recruitment Campaigns

Virtual Volunteering

Shared training amongst the Volunteering Network

Digital skills to advertise our volunteering opportunities more effectively

Funding Advice and Support to gain further resources for volunteer recruitment and management

Governance Support

Other (please specify)

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* 7. What are the current 3 main issues for your organisation in relation to volunteering?

Too few volunteers

Lack of access to skilled truste

Volunteers less satisfied with their volunteer experience

Changing volunteer motivations

Lack of capacity to support volunteers effectively

Lack of capacity to effectively support volunteers with additional support needs

Lack of capacity (and resources) to recruit and manage volunteers effectively

Volunteer Retention

Volunteer Recruitment

Supporting virtual volunteers

No/limited budget for volunteer expenses

Lack of budget to support training for volunteers

Access to suitable training for volunteers

Other (please specify)

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* 8. Has your organisation or volunteers used the NHS Responders Scheme in Cumbria? https://www.goodsamapp.org/volunteering

Yes

If yes, please provide feedback on your experience:

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* 9. How can Cumbria CVS best support your organisation in relation to volunteering?

More promotion of volunteering opportunities

Volunteering Fairs to support recruitment

Volunteering Workshops

Volunteering Talks

Volunteer Manager Network

Volunteers Network

Good practice support

Training for organisations/volunteer managers

Training for volunteers

Recognition for volunteers

Having a strategic voice for volunteering

Other (please specify)

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* 10. For Volunteer Managers Network meetings would you prefer these to be:

Online

Face to face

A mixture of online and face to face

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* 11. If face to face, which location is best meetings to bring together Volunteer Managers from across Cumbria?

Carlisle

Penrith

Kendal

Ulverston

Barrow

Keswick

Whitehaven

Workington

Rotation between North Cumbria , South Cumbria, East Cumbria, West Cumbria

Other

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* 12. Would your organisation be willing and have the space/venue to host a face to face network meeting for approximately up to 50 people if needed?

Yes

The Vision for Volunteering

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* 1. Name of organisation

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* 2. Email address

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* 4. What change have you noticed in relation to the number of volunteers actively involved in your organisation over the last two years?

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* 5. What can Cumbria CVS and your organisation do to help promote local volunteering opportunities and recruit more volunteers?

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* 6. What would you like to develop in your organisation in relation to volunteering? Please choose your top 5 areas:

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* 7. What are the current 3 main issues for your organisation in relation to volunteering?

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* 8. Has your organisation or volunteers used the NHS Responders Scheme in Cumbria? https://www.goodsamapp.org/volunteering

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* 9. How can Cumbria CVS best support your organisation in relation to volunteering?

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* 10. For Volunteer Managers Network meetings would you prefer these to be:

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* 11. If face to face, which location is best meetings to bring together Volunteer Managers from across Cumbria?

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* 12. Would your organisation be willing and have the space/venue to host a face to face network meeting for approximately up to 50 people if needed?

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* 13. Any other comments about volunteering?