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27 th international conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International London Friday 9 March 2012 Volunteering: the best

27 th international conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International London Friday 9 March 2012 Volunteering: the best thing money can’t buy. Who are we? Who are you? Recruiting volunteers ‘Learning’ volunteers Keeping volunteers Volunteer experiences Question time. Welcome.

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27 th international conference of Alzheimer’s Disease International London Friday 9 March 2012 Volunteering: the best

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  1. 27th international conference of Alzheimer’s Disease InternationalLondonFriday 9 March 2012Volunteering: the best thing money can’t buy

  2. Who are we? • Who are you? • Recruiting volunteers • ‘Learning’ volunteers • Keeping volunteers • Volunteer experiences • Question time Welcome

  3. Alzheimer’s Society operates in England, Wales, Northern Ireland, Isle of Man and Channel Islands. • 6,434 volunteers delivering 7,502 roles (2,000 staff) • Roles cover services, fundraising, research, • campaigning and other support • 78% are female and 22% male • 21% are over 65 years old • 13% are under 30 years old • 350 volunteer roles currently advertised on our website • Volunteers help at every level of the Society Alzheimer’s Society volunteering

  4. Recruiting volunteers • Why involve volunteers? • Who do you really need? • Planning is the key • Targeting for success

  5. Recruitment spectrum • Tried and tested • Newer options • Social media • ‘uber volunteering’ v ‘micro volunteering’ • Involving clients

  6. Never forget your Unique Selling Point (USP) • Plan and target • Think laterally. Be innovative. Lead the way • Safeguard • Remember: • volunteering changes lives for the better Summary

  7. B-learning for volunteers

  8. b-learning e-learning m-learning classroom-learning

  9. The “Vrijwilligersplein”

  10. Digital introduction-module

  11. Questions?

  12. Thank you

  13. Keeping volunteers • Understand motivations, skills and abilities • Effective and efficient systems • Clear roles • Regular and honest communication • Recognition and celebration • Engagement and development

  14. Keeping volunteers • What does Alzheimer’s Society do? • Development opportunities, including leadership roles • Volunteer awards and celebrations eg: Volunteers’ Week • Support meetings and ongoing training • Reimbursement of expenses – travel, meals etc • Volunteer Voice – quarterly magazine • Volunteer survey – at least every 2 years • Volunteer database – to aid management and comms

  15. Volunteer experiences We are delighted to be joined by two volunteers from Alzheimer’s Society today. You will hear about their own experiences. We’ll then end our session with questions from you and, hopefully, answers from us!

  16. Questions and answers

  17. 谢谢 Merci Dank u Gracias ありがとう Danke 감사합니다 Thank you

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