The Aberdeenshire Volunteer Coordinator's Forum met for the first time in February 2009. It's aims are to: 

- Provide an environment for the discussion of volunteer management issues
- Promote good practice in volunteer management
- Provide peer support amongst forum members
- Give VIO's in Aberdeenshire a voice
- Allow VCA to disseminate useful volunteering information
- Inform the work of VCA

The forum is open to those in a role of recruiting and managing volunteers, (whether in a paid or voluntary capacity), for not-for-profit organisations based in or involving volunteers in Aberdeenshire.
The forum is facilitated by VCA but the content of meetings and any joint activity is driven by its members.

Currently the forum is meeting approximately once a quarter, and is split in to North and South groups to make travel more manageable for members.
If you would like to attend forum meetings - please contact the appropriate VCA office (see details below).

The next Coordinators' Forum is to be held at the Apex Centre, Broad Street, Peterhead on Friday 17th February from 10.00am to approx 12.00.  For more information please contact Keith Anderson at our North office.
  

Previous Forum Meetings

Date

Main Topics Discussed

Meeting Notes

February 09

Volunteers with mental health issues, legal issues and volunteers, volunteers week.

 

May 09

Volunteer recruitment publicity, volunteer policies & paperwork.

Download notes

September 09

Volunteer Management Workshops.  A voice for Volunteer Involving organisation. Volunteering Information from VCA.

 

April 2010

Ideas for Celebrating Volunteers. Integration Forum.

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September 2010

Training, Volunteer Library, Golden Opportunities, CSV Make a Difference Day, Volunteers Week 2011, European Year of Volunteering 2011, Volunteer Friendly Award.  

Download notes for 2 Sept

Download Notes for 9 Sept

March 2011

Volunteer's Week - proposed event.  Volunteer Friendly Award.  Talk on funding by Maureen Stephen of Bridge CVS.  News from VCA and news / questions from organisations.  

Download notes for Banchory Forum 24.3.11

Download notes for Peterhead Forum 29.3.11

Download notes for Turriff Forum 31.3.11

October 2011

Young Aberdeenshire Volunteer Award

Saltire Award (replacing MV from 1/4/12)

Employer Supported Volunteering (ESV)

European Foundation for Quality Management (EFQM)

Volunteer Friendly Award

Database update.

Talk/Training on recovery by David Polfreman, Carr Gomm.

Download notes for Ellon forum 27.10.11

Download notes for Port Elphinstone forum 31.10.11

November 2011

Young Aberdeenshire Volunteer Award. Saltire Awards. Database updates.

Download notes for Inverbervie forum 1.11.11