Staffordshire Volunteering Strategy - Your Views Needed 

 

Volunteering is about people spending their own time to do something unpaid that aims to benefit the environment, individuals or groups of people. Its about helping people who aren't close relatives.

Increasing volunteering in Staffordshire means a better place for us all.  Not only does it help people to learn new skills and experiences, meet new people, gain confidence and essentially benefit others, it also helps to bring communities closer together and improve the economy.

There are a number of different organisations across Staffordshire that work towards increasing the volunteering numbers and ensure a quality experience for those volunteers.  In October 2010, the 'Staffordshire Volunteering Visioning Event' brought together representatives from across these organisations, and one thing was agreed, we all need to work on a coordinated approach.

A working group, which included representatives from across these organisations, has now developed a draft framework, suggesting definitions, aims and actions of how volunteering in Staffordshire can grow over the next five years.

As someone that understands how valuable volunteering is to both the local community and Staffordshire as a whole, we need your views on this.

We only need a few minutes of your time to tell us what you think about the aims and objectives, and how it aligns with your own/organisation's objectives, and critically if you think anything is missing.

Telling us your views will take just a few minutes and will help us to ensure that the strategy is a true reflection of what all stakeholders want.

 

How to have your say...

You can comment on the  draft strategy and action plan (211 KB) by completing the online survey by 8 August 2012.

As well as the full strategy, there is an  executive summary of the strategy (74 KB) available.  

If you require a hard copy of the survey sending in the post please contact: Sonia Bennett, Administrative Assistant on 01785 854289 or email sonia.bennett@staffordshire.gov.uk

 

 

Chloe Taylor

Policy Officer (Partnerships)

chloe.taylor@staffordshire.gov.uk

01785 854919

Volunteer Strategy Working Group:

Karen Adderley	Tamworth Borough Council
Steven Archer	Community Volunteer Project Manager, Staffordshire County Council
Sharon Avill	Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service
Carol Barrs	Staffordshire Police
Lisa Blairs	Staffordshire Young People's Service, Staffordshire County Council
Nicky Burns	Tamworth CVS
Nicola Edmonds	Third Sector Relations Manager, Staffordshire County Council
Sian Goodchild	Staffordshire Observatory
David Matthews	Newcastle College
Jo Phillips	Staffordshire Moorlands Community & Voluntary Services
Debbie Reynolds	Staffordshire Public Health
Chloe Taylor	Policy Officer (Partnerships), Staffordshire County Council
Phil Pusey	Staffordshire Council of Voluntary Youth Services

 

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