Nominate your volunteers in our first ever Volunteer Awards!
It goes without saying that the LGBT+ sector would not be where it is without all the volunteers sharing their passion, energy and time to support their communities. Volunteering keeps our communities going, and Volunteers Week is a week when we recognise and celebrate the contributions from LGBT+ volunteers all over the UK.
Enter your volunteers into these three categories (maximum three entries per organisation):
- Fundraising
- Community Engagement (for example frontline support)
- Operations (for example Trustee boards, admin support etc)
Category winners will be announced in June and celebrated via our social media.
Each category winner will each receive a £50 voucher. And an overall winner will receive a £100 voucher!
Please use the form below to make your entries.
Deadline to submit your nominations: 21st May 2023
Resources
View our short webinar on developing a volunteer programme
Take a look at our Top 10 Volunteer Essentials with hints and tips from our members
Whether you are creating a volunteering programme from scratch or updating an existing one, there are some essentials that you need to think about and put in place before you start to recruit people.
Previous Volunteer: "Burnout can be tricky to navigate when we don't have healthy boundaries. Setting and maintaining boundaries with others protects our mental health and well-being. When we have those main factors in place, we can achieve so much more as it comes from a space of fulfilment rather than from a place of burnout".
Take a look at our Volunteer Wellbeing factsheet with hints and tips on how to look after yourself and avoid burnout.
Head on over to the Members Dashboard to access more resources on Trustees and Volunteers!
And if you are not a Consortium member yet - click here to find out about the benefits of joining.
Please tell us why your volunteers deserve to win!
Use the form below to submit up to 400 words OR a 2 minute video and you can include photographs if you would like to.
We are focusing the awards on celebrating volunteer 'teams' rather than singling out an individual within your volunteer team, but if you are small group with just one volunteer, please do still nominate them! (and just make this clear in your submission).
When deciding what to include in your nomination - imagine we're reading out the nomination as the winning pitch...think Oscars!
You might like to include:
- Why they deserve to win
- What impact they have had on your organisation and / or community
You can enter all three categories (a separate submission is required for each category) or you could enter just one or two categories, depending on the volunteer roles within your organisation.
- Fundraising
- Community Engagement (for example frontline support)
- Operations (for example Trustee boards, admin support etc)
Deadline to submit your nominations: 21st May 2023
Volunteers' Week 2023
Nominate your volunteer team!
2022 Volunteers spotlight!
Take part in Wave 3 of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Barometer Survey
If you are interested, you may also take part in Wave 3 of the Voluntary, Community and Social Enterprise (VCSE) Barometer Survey.
This quarterly survey is carried out by Nottingham Trent University in partnership with Pro Bono Economics, with the support of Lloyds Bank Foundation. It is backed by all the major UK national and regional infrastructure organisations and turns around data quickly, to provide timely intelligence to policy-makers and government. Findings from our Wave 2 survey in February played a major part in securing £100 million in the most recent Budget, which will support VCSE organizations across the country.
The theme for this quarter's survey is Volunteering. We are eager to learn about your experiences in retaining, supporting, and recruiting volunteers over the past year.
Take part here - https://bit.ly/4094vvp
By sharing your voice, you will play a crucial role in shaping data-driven decisions within the VCSE sector.