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GM Moving: Maximising Your Volunteers' Experience

Learn to build a positive volunteer culture by recruiting, retaining & rewarding. Leave with steps to grow and support your volunteer team.

This Buddle workshop delivered by GM Moving explores how to cultivate a positive volunteering culture within your organisation, focusing on the '3 Rs': recruiting, retaining, and rewarding volunteers.

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Cranfield Trust: The Future of Volunteering - Closing the digital experience gap

Join strategists from Great State as they reveal findings from research into the UK voluntary sector exploring why volunteering organisations face an existential challenge, and what they need to do now to survive. 

Formal volunteering has plummeted from 27% to 17% in a decade, yet charities are more reliant on volunteers than ever. But this isn't a motivation problem – 84% of Gen Z want to support causes. It's an experience problem. 

In this 60-minute session (including Q&A), you'll discover: 

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Trustee Roles & Responsibilities

This session will help you gain a better understanding of the role and responsibilities of being a trustee. It is an ideal introduction for new trustees, or as a refresher for existing board members.  

Ever wondered what it is that trustees should do? 

This training explains good governance within charities, managing risks, charity reporting requirements and how to ensure your charity is meeting its public benefit requirements. 

The session covers: 

St. Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester, M12 6FZ

Media Trust: How to Write Volunteer Opportunities That Inspire Action

Learn how to create standout volunteer roles, attract skilled professionals on our platform and inspire them to support your cause.

Struggling to find the right volunteers? Learn how to create volunteer roles that grab attention, attract skilled professionals on the Volunteer Platform, and inspire them to support your cause.

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International Volunteer Day 2025 – Every Contribution Matters

International Volunteer Day 2025 is a global observance created by the UN General Assembly to celebrate the power and impact of volunteers. What began as a mandate in 1985 has grown into a worldwide movement recognising the essential role of volunteering in strengthening communities and driving progress.

Diversity Matters North West: Inclusive Volunteering – Engaging with South Asian Communities

This co-designed workshop is aimed at identifying and reducing barriers to create inclusive volunteering opportunities for South Asian women across Greater Manchester, specifically in sports. 

In the workshop, you will;

4C Community Centre, Taunton Road, Ashton Under Lyne, OL7 9DR