Volunteer Management Development

Museum Development Yorkshire is part of York Museums Trust and is funded by Arts Council England.Our mission is to support museums and galleries across the Yorkshire and the Humber to provide facilities and services which meet or exceed recognised standards within the museum sector.We aim to support improvements in the governance, management, operation and the strategic positioning of museums in the Yorkshire and Humber region and to foster excellence, a strategic approach to collections, learning and community engagement; develop the workforce and promote sustainability for the benefit of users.We achieve this through providing access to high quality support so that museums become more resilient and sustainable and so that the lives of the people they serve are enhanced.Training Terms Booking Conditions 2019-20This workshop is being provided by Museum Development Yorkshire which is funded by the Arts Council for England as part of a national funded programme to provide support to museums and heritage organisations in the Yorkshire and Humber Region.To be eligible to attend this free workshop you need to:-Work, either as an employee or as a volunteer (including trustees), for a museum in the region which is part of the ACE Museum Accreditation Scheme (i.e. with either Full Accreditation, Provisional Accreditation or formal Working Towards Accreditation status).Work, either as an employee or as a volunteer (including trustees), for a museum which is supported by Museum Development North East or Museum Development North West with which Museum Development Yorkshire has reciprocal arrangements for training.Confirm the organisation that you work at or volunteer for and in what capacity.Other museum sector personnel may be able to attend if places are available on payment of a fee set by Museum Development Yorkshire. Please contact MDY if you have any queries in your booking.Places on the training courses are popular and often limited.We will limit the number of delegates from each museum/museum service to two each. In exceptional circumstances more than two might be possible with advance approval from MDY.All applicants are expected to attend the training sessions/ workshops which they have booked to attend.Applicants will be asked to confirm their bookings and be made aware of a cancellation charge of £40 which they will be charged in the event of non-attendance.The charge may be waived by MDY if reasonable mitigation information can be provided a minimum of 24 hours before the start date.The charge will be made personally to the applicant.No refunds will be made for non-attendance.Failure to make payment of a penalty charge or to comply with other terms and conditions may result in exclusion from future training provided by MDY.Following the trainingAttendees will be required to complete an evaluation form, either as a paper form at the training or on-line following the training session. MDY is required to show that the training it provides is having an impact to improve museums and the way that they operate.Please contact MDY if you have any queries about booking.Other museum organisationsBecause of our funding agreement with ACE the following organisations are not a priority for free training provided by MDY.National Museums (DCMS sponsored)Museums which receive funding from ACE as National Portfolio Organisations (NPO)Staff and volunteers of these national or NPO museums may be able to attend if places are available at MDY’s discretion. They will not be given priority may be charged up to £40 (notified in advance).Museum sector consultants may be able to attend on payment of a fee set by Museum Development Yorkshire if places are available. They will not be given priority will be charged up to £40 (notified in advance).No refunds will be made for non-attendance.Please contact MDY if you have any queries about booking.

Museum Development Yorkshire

Series of three webinars to help museums develop knowledge and skills in volunteer recruitment, management and strategy.

This series of three, online webinars will help museums to develop knowledge and skills in volunteer recruitment, volunteer management, and volunteer strategy development.Participants will join the sessions from several Museum Development regions in England. The sessions We ask that at the point of booking you commit to attending all 3 sessions. If the event becomes oversubscribed, we will prioritise bookings from organisations who can send a representative to all 3 sessions. Please let us know if there are any sessions that you cannot commit to, by emailing MDYoffice@ymt.org.ukThis booking is for 3 sessions:Thursday 3 March, 9:30 - 13.00: Volunteer RecruitmentThursday 17 March, 9:30 - 13:00: Volunteer Management and RetentionThursday 24 March, 9:30 - 13:00: Volunteer Strategy DevelopmentWhat will participants gain?As a result of attending this webinar series, participants will refresh or gain skills and knowledge, including but not limited to:●	designing attractive and diverse volunteer roles whilst considering different approaches to recruitment●	planning for volunteer recruitment, measuring success, and monitoring and evaluation●	reflective practice that leads to sustainable volunteer retention, development and meaningful experiences●	volunteer strategy development that is linked to organisational values, vision and goalsWho should attend? These webinars are most suitable to museum groups and organisations that are:●	Open to learning about and exploring changes to involving volunteers●	Keen to learn more about and embed inclusive practice into their work on involving volunteers●	Wanting to review and develop their volunteering strategyThis session is aimed at all Accredited museums and those working towards Accreditation in Yorkshire and the Humber, as well as the North East, West Midlands, SHARE Museums East, and South East Museum Development areas of England and Wales.How will training be delivered?All training will be delivered using a webinar format via Zoom. They will be co-facilitated by two trainers to bring their combined experience, and offer participants greater variety in voice and presentation style. Session leaders:This webinar series is being hosted by volunteering consultants and specialists Laura Hamilton and Carol Carbine, who both bring more than 40 years of volunteer management experience in the VCSE sector.Laura has a strong understanding of volunteer management within small and medium-sized organisations and of working with staff to build volunteer management confidence and capacity in these contexts; and runs a successful consultancy (Laura Hamilton Consulting), with a specialist focus on volunteer engagement and management and training and mentoring for volunteer managers.Carol specialises in training/facilitation and problem-solving/conflict resolution, working within the overseas aid, animal welfare, disability and heritage sectors; and is a qualified NLP Practitioner. Carol offers bespoke training and facilitation through her own consultancy (Carol Carbine Consulting).

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