Kirsty Palmer Chief Executive Volunteer Centre Kensington

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Kirsty PalmerChief ExecutiveVolunteer Centre
Kensington Chelsea

• kirsty.palmer_at_voluntarywork.org.uk
• 020 8960 3722

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About us...

• Turnover just under 500k per annum
• Nine staff
• 18 volunteers
• Core brokerage
• InsideOut Resettlement Programme
• Stepping Stones supported volunteering
• New Deal, Personal Best

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Our experience

• September 2008
• Approx 250 registrations per month
• 25 looking for work experience/CV development

• Now
• 380 registrations per month
• 80 looking for work experience/CV development

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The dilemma

• What do we actually mean by volunteering?
• How do we deliver more with fewer resources?

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Our experience

• September 2008
• Approx 250 registrations per week
• 25 looking for work experience/CV development
• Approx 20 new opportunities per week

• Now
• 380 registrations per week
• 80 looking for work experience/CV development
• Approx 50 opportunities per week

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The Future...

• Social Enterprise
• Community-based schemes
• Big Society

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How?

• Creativity
• Passion
• Optimism

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Kirsty PalmerChief ExecutiveVolunteer Centre
Kensington Chelsea

• kirsty.palmer_at_voluntarywork.org.uk
• 020 8960 3722