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Kirsty Palmer Chief Executive Volunteer Centre Kensington & Chelsea. k irsty.palmer@voluntarywork.org.uk 020 8960 3722. About us. Turnover just under £500k per annum Nine staff 18 volunteers Core brokerage InsideOut Resettlement Programme Stepping Stones supported volunteering
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Kirsty PalmerChief ExecutiveVolunteer Centre Kensington & Chelsea kirsty.palmer@voluntarywork.org.uk 020 8960 3722
About us... • Turnover just under £500k per annum • Nine staff • 18 volunteers • Core brokerage • InsideOut Resettlement Programme • Stepping Stones supported volunteering • New Deal, Personal Best
Our experience September 2008 • Approx 250 registrations per month • 25% looking for work experience/CV development Now • 380 registrations per month • 80% looking for work experience/CV development
The dilemma • What do we actually mean by ‘volunteering’? • How do we deliver more with fewer resources?
Our experience September 2008 • Approx 250 registrations per week • 25% looking for work experience/CV development • Approx 20 new opportunities per week Now • 380 registrations per week • 80% looking for work experience/CV development • Approx 50 opportunities per week
The Future... Social Enterprise Community-based schemes Big Society
How? Creativity Passion Optimism
Kirsty PalmerChief ExecutiveVolunteer Centre Kensington & Chelsea kirsty.palmer@voluntarywork.org.uk 020 8960 3722