What to expect:
- Real talk: stories from experts in the field including Rob Jackson, Matthew Hick and Laura Elson
- Collaborate: in focussed workshops
- Hear from: our panel of local voices and experience
- Take away: practical tools for supported volunteering
- Connect: networking and collaboration opportunities
Speakers:
- Rob Jackson FRSA is Director of Rob Jackson Consulting Ltd, a consultancy and training company that helps engage and inspire people to bring about change. Rob has over 30 years’ experience working in the voluntary and community sector, holding a variety of strategic development and senior management roles that have focused on leading and engaging volunteers. Rob has run his company since 2011 working with a wide range of clients in the UK, Australia, New Zealand, Europe, the USA and Canada. Rob is co-author of The Complete Volunteer Management Handbook (DSC, 2012 and 2019) and From The Top Down – UK Edition (Energize Inc., 2015).
- Matthew Hick is a heritage professional with over fifteen years’ experience in volunteering and volunteer management. For six years he was a trustee and Chair of York CVS and is the founder and chair of the Heritage Volunteering. As Head of Volunteering, he is leading the transformation of volunteering across the Science Museum Group, where he works on cultural change, strategic development, policy creation and systems development.
- Laura Elson MSc is a volunteering consultant with 20 years of experience, including eight years as an independent volunteer strategy consultant. She has helped over 60 organisations enhance volunteer involvement. She is associate consultant with several organisations, including The Association of Chairs, NCVO and The Association of Volunteer Managers.
Panel:
- Sita Brand (Artistic Director/CEO at Settle Stories)
- Jo Thackwray (Power of 10 Project Coordinator at HADCA)
- Susanna Glover (Strategic Volunteer Lead, H&NY Integrated Care Board)
- Rebecca Allott (National Trust Visitor Experience Officer at Fountains Abbey)
Marketplace:
- Ripon Museum Trust
- Hambleton Community Action
- Camp Hill Trust
- Open Country
- HADCA
Workshops:
- Settle Stories
- Ripon Museum Trust
