The second edition of 'Turn your organisation into a volunteer magnet' has been published.Forty leaders in the field of volunteer management, from Australia, Britain, Canada, Italy, New Zealand and USA share what they have learned about making your organisation attractive to volunteers. The guide is packed full of top tips and compelling case studies on topics ranging from recruitment and retention, to diversity and creative programme management.

This resource has been written by managers of volunteers for their peers and is free to download.

The university is the latest organisation to host the 3 branded Choose2Reuse bins. Employees will be able to leave good-quality donations in the bins on 24th June. The donations will then be taken along to local charity shops in Chelmsford.

It is hoped that this will become a regular feature at the university, reaching both students and staff.
 

BASIS is a large funding stream that is currently open for applications from infrastructure organizations. The catch is that only one project will be funded per County so we need to truly work in partnership to make this happen.

The Essex, Southend and Thurrock Infrastructure Consortium (ESTIC) are taking the lead on putting a bid together with support from ECORRN, the Rural Communities Council for Essex and local CVSs.

The Essex Partnership hosted a Sustainable Essex event on 10th June. The purpose of this is to create a new partnership group to coordinate strategy and implement Local Area Agreement (LAA) indicators. Discussion focused around how to structure the group and define membership.

The proposal document and notes will are available here.