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Volunteering NewsletterIssue 8 May 2015

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Welcome to the May edition of the Volunteering NewsletterWe hope you have had an excellent academic year. If you are looking to have an eventful summer, inside you can fi nd volunteering opportunities that will give you an outlet for your creative skills and energy and provide you with opportunities to meet new people, have fun and learn new skills.

National Volunteers’ Week is coming up, it runs 1st-7th June. During this period keep an eye on our social media as we will be advertising opportunities and publishing stories and experiences of our volunteers to celebrate volunteering with the rest of the country!

Congratulations to all students who have completed the Futures Award this year. We hope you had a wonderful experience and feel ready to impress employers with the award. Thanks to all organisations who have hosted a Futures Award student too.

We also want to say a big thank you to all organisations that approached us to provide feedback and advertised volunteering opportunities with us on our new vacancy site!

The volunteering newsletter will be taking a break as usual until October, so we wish you all the best for the summer and look forward to sharing the next newsletter with you in the new academic year. We’ll still be here over the summer though so keep in touch!

The best way of keeping up to date with the latest opportunities is on the ‘Derby Uni Volunteering’ Facebook page or on Twitter @DerbyUniVol. If you can’t fi nd what you’re looking for get in touch with us on T: 01332 591316 or E: volunteering@derby.ac.uk

You can subscribe to receive the newsletter electronically each month by emailing volunteering@derby.ac.uk

Volunteering drop-in

If you’d like to talk to us about volunteering or ask any questions come to the drop-in session in the Hub at Kedleston Road every Tuesday 12-1pm during term-time.

For more information about volunteering visit www.derby.ac.uk/careers/volunteering

Community Announcements

University of Derby Employer Mentoring Scheme

Are you interested in being a mentor to a University of Derby Student?

Do you feel that you have experience and knowledge that you would like to share?

Would you like to talk through your career experiences with an interested person to help them develop their career plan?

Would you be prepared to share 12 hours of your time over the next six months working with a student?

Are you interested in your own personal development?

If you answer yes to these questions then we would love to hear from you as we are in the process of recruiting more mentors. Full training is given.

To apply please drop us a line to employerteam@derby.ac.uk

Want career advice?Having trouble with interviews?

Need a second opinion about your CV?

Why not visit your Careers and Employment Service team?

We are available across all campuses, if you need more information about your local branch contact us on T: 01332 591316 or E: careers@derby.ac.uk

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Community Action’s Funding Fair12th May 2015 at Th e Silk Mill in DerbyThe event is primarily held for non-profi t organisations and offers funding opportunities, information and workshops.

For more information on funding advice contact Liz Gumbley atE: liz.gumbley@communityactionderby.org.uk or T: 01332 227738.

Volunteer Co-ordinators’ ForumWednesday 20 May at Community Action10am-12:30pmCommunity Action Derby is hosting this forum which is a great opportunity for Volunteer Managers, Leaders and Co-ordinators to discuss volunteering issues and ideas, and network.

During this session there will be:

• Guest speaker - Collette Richardson – The Air Ambulance Service.

• Volunteer recruitment discussion

• Troubleshooting session

• Do-it - Update

• Networking & Sharing informationTo book a place or for more information please email Kate Richardson at E: kate.richardson@communityactionderby.org.uk or call T: 01332 346266

Aviva’s Community FundVoluntary and community groups from

across the UK are invited to apply to Aviva’s £1 million Community Fund competition which opened on 24th March.

Funding is available to voluntary and community organisations for projects that will make a real difference to local residents. Grants are available to support all kinds of projects providing they are causes that the community really cares about and charitable in nature. To be eligible to apply, groups must be a not-for-profi t organisation or a group for community good, and have been in existence for at least six months.

Full details can be found on their website at W: www.aviva.co.uk/community-fund/

Th e Big Energy RaceTransition Belper are hosting the Big Energy Race to help people in their local community to save energy.

You can register as an individual or as a team. More details are available at W: http://www.transitionbelper.org/

To book your place visit W: http://www.bigenergyrace.org/

Events

DCFC Match DayCollection 2nd May 2015Derby County FC has chosen Macmillan

Cancer Support as their offi cial charity for the 2014/15 season. Their aim is to raise £25,000 during the season.

Team Macmillan are fundraising at the Derby County v Reading game, they have free tickets to give out to their collection volunteers, so please get in touch with them ASAP on M: 07790 018400 or E: gsmith@macmillan.org.uk

Half marathon on7th June 2015The Ramathon half marathon, sponsored by Central Health, is set to return following its success last year. The race starts at 9.30am in front of the iPro Stadium. The Half Marathon distance is 13.1 miles. Entry fee is up to £26 per person.The Mini Ramathon fun run starts at 9.45am from the same start as the Half Marathon.

Please see their website for more details at W: ramathon.co.uk/enter/

Wednesday 3rd June 10am – 4pm at theRoyal British LegionPop In CentreDuring national Volunteers’ Week the Royal British Legion is holding a ‘Live On’ event where you can fi nd out how to get involved with the charity. They will be sharing information on the various volunteering opportunities they offer including fundraising, organising the Poppy Appeal and giving Advice & Information to clients. There is no need to book, you can go along anytime between 10am and 4pm and fi nd out how you can make a difference with a national charity.

The Pop In Centre is located at 18 St Peter’s Street, Derby DE1 1SH, opposite Tesco Express.

Community News

Volunteer Stories

We’re fortunate to have received some wonderful testimonies from students who have been volunteering with two local arts organisations throughout the year.

Derby Arts Festival is proud to be in its third year using the University of Derby students’ help as volunteers in a variety of capacities.

Kassimali Ladha and Dan Whiteman, pictured above with the latest programme, are both second year students of Business Studies and Marketing. They have taken on the challenging task of doing some real marketing – a fi rst for the Festival. DAF is a charity now in its 107th year. Kass and Dan have been looking at a programme of modernisation. This has included looking at merchandising as a new stream of income. As a result silicone wristbands are to be sold, bearing the DAF logo, at the Festival for the fi rst time this year. Also a fi rst, Kass and Dan have been involved in developing questionnaires that they plan to use during the Festival which runs through April and May 2015. These are intended to garner the views of participants and others, particularly ideas and ways to build on and refresh the Festival’s success.

The connection between DAF and the UoD started when Viktor Horecny, now in his fi nal year studying BSc (Hons) in Information Technology, took on the awesome job of setting up a new website for DAF (see www.derbyartsfestival.co.uk). Viktor did a fantastic job of this. His work has been ably followed up by Jensen Lowe, a second year student on the

same course, pictured here. Jensen has been maintaining the WordPress-based site for DAF whilst looking at developing another experimental approach of his own alongside the main website.

Margaret Dewhurst, a Council Member of DAF, is delighted with the help and support given by the team – and they are all seen as real team members. Indeed everyone at DAF is very grateful for the contribution they are making.

Buoyed up by the great relationship DAF has enjoyed with UoD, Margaret, who is also on the board of 1623 Theatre Company Ltd based at QUAD in Derby, has recently worked with Ben Spiller, Artistic Director of the company, to recruit two new Marketing Trainees.

Sahil Yadav and Cameron Bhachu, fi rst year students of Business Management and Marketing, are now working with Margaret to help 1623 with social media, a key plank of the company’s marketing communications. They are also to undertake a major task in helping one of 1623’s four strands understand what attracts people to that division of the company and thus enable it to build on its success with further recruits. As part of their work critiquing the Business Plan, more ways in which they can support 1623 are emerging at each meeting!

“It’s hard to imagine not having the help and stimulus of these able students”, says Margaret.

Long may it continue!

Thanks to Margaret and her teams for sharing their stories with us. If you’d like to fi nd out more about either organisation visit W: www.derbyartsfestival.co.uk and W: www.1623theatre.co.uk

If you would like your story to be featured in the newsletter, contact us at E: volunteering@derby.ac.uk and we will get in touch. The next volunteering newsletter will be published in October 2015, we have a lot of opportunities for you in this newsletter that could contribute to your story!

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Opportunities

Marie Curie

Marie Curie offer support to people who are living with any terminal illness and their families. They provide expert care, guidance and support, free of charge, to help people get the most they can from life, in the time they have left.

Events Volunteer

They are looking for an Events Volunteer at their Derby offi ce to assist with the administration for their Walk to Remember event at Wollaton Hall, Nottingham.

The role will involve:

• Compiling a list of contact details of local organisations for promotional opportunities

• Sending out promotional materials

• Face to face promotion days - with a member of staff or alone

• On the night support on Saturday 22nd August

For more information visit goo.gl/iNEbeH or to apply contact Dawn Broomfi eld on E: dawn.broomfi eld@mariecurie.org.uk

Offi ce Administration Volunteer

As an Offi ce Administration Volunteer, you will be making a real difference to the smooth running of Marie Curie’s fundraising activities, supporting their team as they raise the funds necessary for nurses to provide the best care possible to patients.

This role is wide-ranging and varied. It could involve counting money, preparing mailings or keeping their records up to date. Other duties might include photocopying and fi ling, preparing day-to-day post for mailing, counting donations from public collections and events, maintaining records on the database, scanning documents and issuing correspondence.

For more information contact Sarah Phillips-Lord on T: 01332 204221 or E: sarah.phillips-lord@mariecurie.org.uk

Union Volunteers - UDSU

1-in-10 older people in the UK are in contact with friends, family and neighbours less than once a month.

Age Exchange aims to counteract this isolation.

Focused in the Darley ward, Age Exchange encourages positive, inter-generational exchanges between students and older people in the ward through a number of exciting events run by students within the University and the local community!

What will you be doing?

As part of the wider project, we’re keen for you to show-off your interests and skills whilst meeting with the older people in the Darley area.

Organising and managing the events are also key elements of the project.

This is an ideal opportunity for students who want to develop their events management and communication skill sets, giving them the remit to both lead the direction of the Age Exchange projects whilst meeting and greeting older people, helping to tackle social isolation fi rst-hand.

What do you get out of it?

• Safeguarding training though Age UK’s First Contact training

• Developing transferable communication and events management skills

• Making a real impact to the Darley community

• Invaluable experience for those wanting to work with older people

What’s on?

24th June, Broadway Baptist Church 1-3pm

We’re organising two social projects over the summer for students to get involved with.

Once we’ve recruited, we will work with you and other volunteers to decide the direction of the events, giving you hands-on events management experience!

How do I get involved?

If you’re interested in being part of Age Exchange, please contact the University of Derby Students’ Union Volunteering Coordinator, Adam Fields, at adam.fi elds@udsu.co.uk, pop into your Students’ Union back offi ce to speak to him there or contact him on 01332

593095.

Have you seen our new vacancy site?We advertise volunteering opportunities, internships, placements, jobs and much more!

If you still haven’t had a chance to look, don’t wait or you might miss out.

You can access it via UDo or at www.derby.ac.uk/careers/jobs

Voluntary Offi cer at Northamptonshire Wildlife Trust

The Wildlife Trust aims to protect the countryside and the surrounding areas of Northampton and to preserve those areas for the future generations.

They are looking for Voluntary Offi cers (VOs) to work primarily with the reserves’ staff, assisting with all aspects of management on their 45 nature reserves across the county.

The placement period covers typical aspects of the seasonal work required to manage the wide range of habitats including woodland, wetland and grassland found on our rural and urban nature reserves.

Volunteers should be able to commit to fi ve days a week (minimum of 3), for 6 to 12 months.

For more information please contact Paul Trevor on M: 07734 478446, Rebecca Mayes on 07725 601562, or call the offi ce on T: 01604 405285

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Opportunities

Newlife Foundation for Disabled ChildrenNewlife Foundation for Disabled Children provides essential services to disabled children and

their families through equipment grants and loans, signposting, campaigning and medical research.

Event Promotion Assistant

Newlife Foundation for Disabled Children is looking for a small team of volunteers who are happy to give up a couple of weekends to attend the Chatsworth Fair, the Derbyshire County Show and the Bakewell Spectacular events, and to work closely with the Fundraising & Awareness Manager to book the events and organise stalls and displays.

They are looking for volunteers to help them with social media, online and email marketing, design, leafleting, research and charm. Your ideas to help sell tickets and assist in planning the event in October 2015 would be very useful.

Community SpeakerThey are looking for outgoing, confident students who are comfortable talking to a variety of audiences in the community. You will be responsible for writing to local community groups, booking visits, representing Newlife Foundation and delivering a presentation to the visitors.

If you’re reliable, confident and want to develop your skills as a public speaker and influencer, then get in touch today to find out more.

For more information about these opportunities contact David Reeves on T: 07854 425273 or E: dreeves@newlifecharity.co.uk

Online Volunteer with Cancer JourneyCancer Journey is a small charity aiming to aid the wellbeing of those who have cancer or who have had cancer. They help people to exchange experiences and support each other and provide information, speakers and therapies to those in need.

They need a volunteer who could work from home and help them with finding funding opportunities and completing application forms to apply for them on behalf of the charity.

For more information please contact Trish on E: tashbowen@hotmail.co.uk

Communication Support Volunteer at Stroke Association

Stroke Association is a charity that works directly with stroke survivors and their families and carers, with health and social care professionals and with scientists and researchers. They campaign to improve stroke care and support people to make the best recovery they can.

Communication Support Services aim to support stroke survivors whose communication has been affected by their stroke in order to relearn communication skills, to build confidence and promote independence. As a Communication Support Volunteer you will support people who have communication difficulties following a stroke.

For this role you need:

• Excellent communication and listening skills

• To be able to adapt to new environments

• Willingness to learn

For more information visit goo.gl/IwgXrQ or contact Emma Voyle on T: 07717 275725 or E: emma.voyle@stroke.org.uk

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Opportunities

Volunteer with Derby City Libraries

Do you like working with children and want to gain more experience?

Could you support children with their homework using library resources?

As a Homework Help Volunteer you will support children with their homework – you won’t be teaching them, or doing the work for them – you’ll be helping them to help themselves.

You’ll be working with children one-to-one or in small groups of perhaps three or four, so that the children get the individual attention that they need.

They only need you for approximately three hours a week, after school on the designated day, during school term time only; exact times to be agreed at interview. It’s important that you are able to attend on a weekly basis so that there is continuity of support for the children.

For additional information or to apply visit W: goo.gl/922WGx

Information Volunteer

The Royal British Legion helps the whole Armed Forces community through welfare, comradeship and representation as well as being the Nation’s

custodian of Remembrance.

They are looking for a volunteer to help them support their area team, at the Advice and Information Pop-In Centre on St. Peter’s Street, Derby by providing information to beneficiaries and members of the public.

For more information contact Mark Smith on M: 07789 777608 or E: vceastmidlands@britishlegion.org.uk

Derby Citizens Advice and Law CentreDerby Citizens Advice and Law Centre (CALC) is a one stop shop for free, impartial, independent and confidential advice. Volunteers play a vital role in providing advice and helping to improve the quality of life for people and communities.

AdviserYou will be advising people in person on how to maximise their money, stand up for their rights and tackle their problems. You’ll need an open mind, a positive attitude, a friendly demeanor, discretion and patience.

Receptionist

You’ll be the first person people needing advice will meet. You’ll answer enquiries, help clients and coordinate appointments. You’ll need a warm smile, a friendly demeanour, organisation skills, discretion and patience.

All training is provided for the above positions.

For more information visit W: cwalcderby.org or to apply please contact Sue Brown on E: sue.brown@citizensadviceandlawcentre.org

Volunteer with Myaware

Myaware is the only UK Charity to support people with myasthenia, a rare neuro-muscular condition which causes fluctuating muscle weakness.

The Administrative Difference Maker will provide additional support to ensure Myaware members and fundraisers have all the relevant information they need to manage their condition or raise funds for the charity.

You will help them with filing, processing information leaflets, letters and bulk mailings.

For more information or to apply please contact or send your CV to Jackie Thornhill at E: jackie.thornhill@myaware.org or call T: 01332 290219

Volunteer with Maths in the GardenMaths in the Garden is a new social enterprise start-up that is about to commence production of online activities to teach mathematics through school garden activities.

They are looking for volunteers to help them with project management, marketing and graphic design.

They need volunteers who can work independently from home and co-ordinate with others in order to reach the project objectives.

For more information visit W: goo.gl/T8YYAL

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