Do you have an idea for a project for your community, want to get involved more as a volunteer, or just looking to improve your career prospects?...

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1 Do you have an idea for a project for your community, want to get involved more as a volunteer, or just looking to improve your career prospects?... ACTive Walworth Be the change you wish to see Mahatma Gandhi Community Champion Name:

2 WELCOME Thank you for joining ACTive Walworth Community Champions programme; Over the next 6 weeks we will be working together to develop our own community events/projects/groups. We will do this with by creating a bespoke support plan through one to one meetings, volunteer placements, training opportunities, advice, guidance and financial support bursaries. In order to be eligible for ACTive Walworth's support package which might include; Space in kind Training bursaries Project start up costs Advice and guidance from AW staff, service providers and partners 1. You must attend at least 3 meetings with AW support staff to iron out your volunteering ideas and to look at ways we can support them. 2. You must complete at least 3 agreed training sessions. You will then be issued with a project agreement and the support you need in addressing the needs of your community. We have partnered up with local organisations who will use their expertise to support you with advice & training:

3 Your community needs you!... HAVE YOU IDENTIFIED ANY NEEDS IN YOUR COMMUNITY THAT YOU WOULD LIKE TO ADDRESS? IF YES WHAT ARE THEY? DO YOU CURRENTLY VOLUNTEER? IF YES DOING WHAT? HAVE YOU EVER VOLUNTEERED? IF YES WHAT WAS YOUR MOTIVATION? WOULD YOU LIKE TO VOLUNTEER AGAIN? IF YES WHAT IS STOPPING YOU? If you could improve your community in any way what would you do?...

4 Tip 1: use this diagram to develop your ideas What do you want to change/support? How can you make that change? Developing your ideas Don t forget to make use of your networks What is stopping you? What can you do today to start?

5 Meeting 1:

6 Training plan: TRAINING COMPLETED (STAMP)

7 Tip 2: map your network Use this page to draw the network you have around you now. Include friends, family, colleagues past & present & anyone else you know, think about how they can support you

8 ip 3: use this diagram to create our brand & mission Who you work with? What do you do? Where do you do it? Why do you do it? Have a go at writing a 3 line mission statement summarising the questions you have just answered:

9 Be creative, use this page to brain storm ideas for your brand, use words, sketches, diagrams etc

10 Tip 4: Tips for creating your marketing pack FLYER & POSTER You can make flyers and posters using basic office software - Powerpoint or Word WEBSITE ADDRESS We can help you with Wordpress software BUSINESS CARD Print yourself, you can even hand write them try GETTING YOUR MARKETING OUT THERE PRINTING 100 = 3000 flyers check out urban print - Or print yourself Create a marketing design that works with cheap printing techniques like photocopying or stamping DISTRIBUTING Door drops, street teams, notice boards, buses, outreach go to venues 10 per hr for people to door drop, Gateway 2hrs = 20, Aylesbury 2 days = 80 PRESS Think of a launch angle, i.e. Real Drama, a new approach to recruiting young people Facebook & Barack Obama 2007 campaign?!! Send it, then follow it up with a call Invite them down to your launch and then to every event there after Don t let marketing hold you back, let it help you move forward websites are free, Google is full of press release templates & you can make a PDF flyer on word or PowerPoint they even have design templates if you are feeling really uninspired!

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12 Tip 5: Involving volunteers Advice from Jessica Lousley Volunteering development coordinator - VCS There are lots of great reasons to involve volunteers to help you bring your project to life, bring in new skills and experiences to help your group grow, and to build stronger connections with your community to name just a few! But if you want to be sure that taking on volunteers to help you is a great experience for you and your group, there are a few really important questions you need to ask yourself before you take the plunge!: Why do I want to involve volunteers? Why would people want to volunteer with my group? What kinds of tasks will they carry out? How many volunteers do I need and for how long? Have I got the resources? (space, money to cover expenses) How will I support and manage my volunteers to ensure they are happy? If you can answer all of these then you re ready to make a start! But before you do, why not get in touch with Volunteer Centre Southwark? Involving volunteers for the first time even just finding them! can feel quite daunting, so we re here to help you with finding volunteers and all the advice and support you need to make your project a success! goodpractice@volunteercentres.org.uk

13 My perfect placement My role & responsibility Time, space, place Colleagues & Clients My satisfaction & reward Use this page to think creatively about what you are looking for Think about the contacts and networks you have made and discuss with Dan how we can pull all those things together to find you your perfect volunteer placement.

14 Placement report Placement details : Coordinator / mentor : Initial placement review DATE: Mid placement review DATE: End of placement review DATE:

15 What Next? DO YOU FEEL BETTER SUPPORTED, EQUIPPED AND CONFIDENT TO START YOUR OWN PROJECT/VOLUNTEER.? IF YES WHAT ARE YOUR NEXT STEPS? HAVE YOU SECURED A VOLUNTEER PLACEMENT THROUGH ACTIVE WALWORTH, IF YES WHAT IS IT, IF NOT WOULD YOU LIKE TO? WHAT SUPPORT CAN ACTIVE WALWORTH PROVIDE TO HELP YOU ACHIEVE YOUR GOALS We would love to hear some of your thoughts about your experience with ACTive Walworth

16 Evaluation please tick boxes (1) being low (5) being high NA if not applicable PLEASE RATE THE SESSIONS LISTED BELOW BASED ON HOW HELPFUL THEY WERE NA 1 LOW HIGH QUESTIONS ABOUT ACTIVE WALORTH How do you rate the space & facilities? Did you find the environment supportive? NA 1 LOW HIGH How do you rate the training available Do you feel you have learnt new skills? Do you feel you have made new contacts? QUESTIONS ABOUT YOU How would you rate your self esteem & confidence at the beginning of the project? How would you rate your self esteem & confidence at the end of the project? Do you feel better equipped to volunteer/deliver a project since being a part of ACTive Walworth Has ACTive Walworth supported your personal development? Has ACTive Walworth helped you to overcome objects that were holding you back? Did ACTive Walworth meet your expectations? NA 1 LOW HIGH HOW WOULD YOU RATE YOUR OVERALL EXPERIENCE WITH ACTIVE WALWORTH

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18 Notes: