Connecting Volunteering is a forum for third sector representatives who are involved in managing and supervising volunteers to discuss topics of common interest, share knowledge and experience, as well as looking at local and national priorities associated with volunteering.
The forum will provide a stronger voice and greater representation on relevant issues with statutory agencies, through engaging in participative consultation.
We want to hear from you! We’ve launched an online survey to gather your feedback, and ensure the Falkirk third sector forums are relevant and useful to our sector.
We’re looking to hear from all members of the sector, particularly those who have attended forums before, on what you would like to achieve and learn from them. The survey should only take 5 minutes to complete, and is open until 11:59pm on Sunday 31st March.
To submit your response, please visit the SurveyMonkey page.
If you have any questions regarding this survey, or any of the forums, please contact Scott Malcolm by email: scott.malcolm@cvsfalkirk.org.uk
Terms of Reference
Connecting Volunteering Forum Terms of Reference
Online Discussion Boards
Alongside the 4 forum meetings a year, we now facilitate an Online Discussion Board to support the work of the forum. The purpose of this discussion board is to allow colleagues to share information, raise issues and ask questions between the quarterly meetings. These discussions will be used to help to influence the agendas of upcoming meetings, with outcomes of conversations being fed back to the discussion boards. You can access the discussion board for this forum by clicking on the following link: Connecting Volunteering Online Discussion Board.
The Online Discussion Boards are publicly accessible, but you will need to register, and be logged in to be able to contribute to the discussions.
The forum continues to support “virtual” membership through the Online Discussion Boards. We realise it is not always possible to attend a meeting in person. As a virtual member of the forum you will have the opportunity to access the agendas and minutes of meetings through this page, engage with other forum members and take part in the discussion boards, raise issues and influence the work of the forum.
We hope you enjoy using the online discussion boards. If you do have any queries, or have any issues accessing or using the discussion boards, please contact Laura Jamieson by phone: 01324 692003, or email: laura@cvsfalkirk.org.uk
Dates of future meetings
- Wednesday 1st May 2019
- Wednesday 24th July 2019
- Wednesday 30th October 2019
All meetings will be held from 10am – 12pm and unless stated above, will be held at the CVS Falkirk office, Unit 6 The Courtyard, Callendar Business Park, Callendar Road, Falkirk, FK1 1XR.
Upcoming Agenda
Agenda for next meeting: Wednesday 1st May 2019 (will be available soon).
If there are any issues, speakers or areas of interest you would like added to the agenda of future meetings, please Scott Malcolm, Development Officer – Championing the Sector and Volunteering at CVS Falkirk by email: Scott.Malcolm@cvsfalkirk.org.uk
Minutes of Previous Meetings
- Minutes of Wednesday 30th January 2019 (available soon), Agenda 30.1.19
- Minutes of Wednesday 31st October 2018, Agenda 31.10.18,
- Minutes of Wednesday 1st August 2018, Agenda 01.08.18, Presentation: A Gateway to Work – volunteering as a route to employment
- Minutes of Wednesday 2nd May 2018, Agenda 02.05.18, Presentation: Celebrating Success in Volunteering
Contact
CVS Falkirk rep: Scott Malcolm: 01324 692010, Scott.Malcolm@cvsfalkirk.org.uk
Forum rep: Sandra Garner, Operations Leader, The Conservation Volunteers: s.garner@tcv.org.uk
