Sue Jones and Chris Huffee - Join Sue and Chris as they provide an overview of some of the leading networking tools for managers of volunteers; including how to make the most of the dedicated Volunteer Management weekly tweet chat and discussion known as Thoughtful Thursdays #ttvolmgrs The session will cover why it is important to connect, learn and share on-line and to help make this meaningful and relevant to your role.

1. CONNECTING, LEARNING,
SHARING
on-line networking for managers of volunteers
With Chris and Sue
@vmmovement
ivo.org/vmm

2. De-mystifying tech
Making tech more
understandable &
relevant
Learning &
development
Using tech to
network & connect
twitter.com/huffeec
ivo.org/huffee
twitter.com/suevjones
ivo.org/suevjones
www.vmmovement.org.uk

3. Who are VMmovement?
oWe are a group of Volunteer Managers who are
passionate about our profession
oVMmovement is all about connecting
professionals to share experiences and learn from
one another
Also…
oEmpowering and supporting Volunteer Managers
to develop and believe in themselves and become
leaders in their field
We aim to do this by…
oChallenging, sharing and inspiring people to
change the way they think about volunteer
management and volunteer involvement

4. This session is about…
•Why it’s important to connect, learn and share
using on-line tools
•Getting involved in Thoughtful Thursdays
•Focusing on some of the networking tools to
support you in your role

5. Make a shift from…
oReading
oObserving
oUnderstanding
To…
oResponding
oDoing
oParticipating

6. “Without work like this – nurturing
talent in our field to not only do their
jobs, but actively engage in the
wider profession of leading
volunteers – we risk stagnation and
reliance on a few so-called experts
to drive us forward.”
Rob Jackson, Rob Jackson Consulting Ltd
Writer, speaker, trainer on Volunteer Management

7. “From about 500 years ago,
humans began to link up globally
through shipping, through trains,
through telegraph, through the
Internet, until now we seem to form
a single global brain of almost
seven billion individuals. And that
brain is learning at warp speed...”
http://www.ted.com/talks/david_christian_big_history.html

8. “What tools?”
http://www.pinterest.com/robjcon
sulting/news-and-articles/
UKVPMs
http://www.pinterest.com/reachs
kills/volunteering/

9. Connecting
•we feel part of something
•we gain reassurance
•we find interesting people
Learning
•we discover new ways of working
•we reflect on what we already know
•we move forward, we progress, we understand
Sharing
•we realise we don’t need to re-invent stuff
•we get to listen and to ask questions
•we appreciate we are our own greatest resource

11. What will you do next to find
your voice and to connect,
learn and share?
@vmmovement
ivo.org/vmm