CONNECTING, LEARNING, SHARINGon-line networking for managers of volunteers

With Chris and Sue

@vmmovement

ivo.org/vmm

De-mystifying tech

Making tech more

understandable & relevant

Learning & developmentUsing tech to

network & connecttwitter.com/

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twitter.com/suevjones

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uk

Who are VMmovement?

oWe are a group of Volunteer Managers who are passionate about our professionoVMmovement is all about connecting professionals to share experiences and learn from one another

Also…

oEmpowering and supporting Volunteer Managers to develop and believe in themselves and become leaders in their field

We aim to do this by…

oChallenging, sharing and inspiring people to change the way they think about volunteer management and volunteer involvement

This session is about…

•Why it’s important to connect, learn and share using on-line tools •Getting involved in Thoughtful Thursdays

•Focusing on some of the networking tools to support you in your role

oRespondingoDoingoParticipating

oReadingoObservingoUnderstanding

Make a shift from…

To…

“Without work like this – nurturing talent in our field to

not only do their jobs, but actively engage in the wider

profession of leading volunteers – we risk

stagnation and reliance on a few so-called experts to drive

us forward.”Rob Jackson, Rob Jackson Consulting LtdWriter, speaker, trainer on Volunteer Management

“From about 500 years ago, humans began to link up globally through shipping,

through trains, through telegraph, through the

Internet, until now we seem to form a single global brain of

almost seven billion individuals. And that brain is

learning at warp speed...”http://www.ted.com/talks/david_christian_big_history.html

“What tools?”

UKVPMs

http://www.pinterest.com/robjconsulting/news-and-articles/

http://www.pinterest.com/reachskills/volunteering/

Connecting •we feel part of something•we gain reassurance•we find interesting people

Learning•we discover new ways of working•we reflect on what we already know•we move forward, we progress, we understand Sharing•we realise we don’t need to re-invent stuff•we get to listen and to ask questions•we appreciate we are our own greatest resource

https://www.dropbox.com/s/fj831uo36pbqwwq/TTVOLMGRS2.mpg

@vmmovement

ivo.org/vmm

What will you do next to find your voice and to

connect, learn and share?