Risk management should be integrated into every aspect of a volunteer programme. Although much of the analysis and policy development takes place at the board level of the organisation, the overall effectiveness is only as good as the staff and volunteers who carry it out. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will be able to: explain risk management and appreciate its importance regarding volunteers, discuss policies and procedures related to risk management, identify and evaluate potential risks in volunteer involvement, address and diminish risk with preventive strategies and techniques such as volunteer role design, screening and training.

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Trainer: Stuart Garland

Screening doesn’t begin and end with Garda Vetting. Screening continues through your engagement of the volunteer. This webinar session will explore the various methods of screening volunteers. You will gain an understanding of what screening is and identify which screening tools best suit specific volunteer roles in your organisation.  This fundamentals course does not replace a full volunteer screening training.

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Trainer: Stuart Garland

Episodic volunteering, mobile volunteers, virtual volunteers, cyber volunteers, volunteers in a time of emergency, are these all just buzz words or are they new ways in which we engage volunteers?  55% of people surveyed recently wish to engage in short term project-based volunteering so what can we as organisations do to engage with these volunteers?

We’ll discuss the trends around the world in volunteering and see how they apply to volunteering in Ireland.

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Trainer: Stuart Garland

In this webinar we will take you through the fundamentals of Garda Vetting, who needs to be vetted and who doesn’t? Times of emergency are not a time to be complacent in terms of safeguarding of children and vulnerable persons. At the end of this session you will have an oversight of the legislation and the practical steps of Garda Vetting.

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Trainer: Stuart Garland

We will address the purpose and benefits of developing a strategy specifically for volunteering within your organisation. You’ll learn what works well and consider the best approach to take. We’ll talk about how you can influence others and develop a successful volunteering strategy for your organisation. We will give you support and direction to help you develop a strategy that is relevant for your organisation.

Trainer: Stuart Garland

Developing an effective and positive volunteer culture can have real benefits for your organisation and this course helps will help you plot out the practical steps you need to take to create one. At the end of the training session you’ll be able to engage, empower and influence others to get support throughout your volunteer involving organisation.

Trainer: Stuart Garland

One of the recurrent nightmares of any volunteer manager is encountering a situation in which they may have to consider ‘firing’ a volunteer. For many this prospect creates severe stress, both over the appropriateness of the action and over fear of possible legal and political consequences. In this sessions we will provide a series of toll and resources to help you with this situation when it arises.

Trainer: Stuart Garland

Interviewing candidates for volunteer roles is imperative to ensure you are selecting the most qualified person. A key outcome of conducting an interview is the acceptance and agreement of the volunteer applicant and the prospective volunteer manager. Without this significant screening step, many misplaced or inappropriate volunteers begin to volunteer with the organisation. In this session we’ll look at how to manage the interview process and give you the skills required for effective interviewing.

Trainer: Stuart Garland