In June 2024 Anushka Swannell, a Volunteer Development Worker at Macc, did a piece of research on ‘The Current Climate of Student Volunteering in Greater Manchester.’ We invite you to the launch event for this research, where she will outline her findings and key policy recommendations. There will also be opportunities for you to discuss your experience as a student volunteer, or involving student volunteers, and how we can improve this in future.
This event aims to bring together a diverse range of voices involved in student volunteering: volunteer managers; university and student union staff; VCSE sector staff; volunteer development workers and students themselves.
Together we will learn about Anushka’s findings from her extensive research and hear about how we can implement the policy recommendations produced. It is vitally important that all members of the sector impacted by student volunteering attend, because by discussing common issues faced, we can find real solutions.
This is a great opportunity for cross-sector collaboration, support and learnings to involve students more widely into the Manchester community.
Agenda for the day:
- Welcome and Introductions
- Guided and facilitated discussions around challenges your organisations faces when recruiting and retaining student volunteers
- Presentation from Anushka Swannell on the ‘The Current Climate of Student Volunteering in Greater Manchester’, discussing key findings and policy recommendations on how we proceed going forward
- Lastly, a guided and facilitated discussion on what you can do and how the Volunteer Centre Manchester can support you with student volunteering in Greater Manchester.