| What is DVON |
DVON is a support network for volunteer organisers across the Dudley borough and is open to any group who involve volunteers. It has been an independently constituted voluntary group since January 2004.
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| Our aims and objectives |
| The group aims to promote volunteers, and volunteering, through volunteer co-ordinators by aiding the exchange of best practice, information, training and encouraging partnership working and support networks. |
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| Membership |
Membership of DVON includes Volunteer Co-ordinators and Volunteer representatives from Voluntary, Community, and Statutory organisations within Dudley Borough and the wider Black Country. All applications for membership should be put in writing to the General Committee.
Members are asked to pay an annual subscription of £5.00 to join the group, which is payable in September each year. These funds are used to provide room hire and refreshments for meetings, and any underspend is allocated to improving DVON's Resource Library.
As of September 2007 the elected officers are:
| Chair |
Leah Robbins |
Castle Toy Library |
| Vice Chair |
Eileen Fielding |
Dudley CVS |
| Treasurer |
Sharon Sinclair |
WRVS |
| Secretary |
Tina Hanson-Jones |
Doves Supporting People Project |
Committee Members:
Carla Fellows Barnardos
Sue Lenton Victim Support
Gemma Parkes Rethink Mental Health Helpline
Jane Pilsbury Dudley Group of Hospitals
A members list for DVON [86KB] is available to download |
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| Meetings |
DVON meetings are held quarterly and the dates for the year are below. If you are thinking of joining the Network, you are welcome to come along to a meeting first to meet the members and see what we do. If you email Eileen she will be happy to send you a venue map, agenda and anything else you need. We look forward to seeing you there.
The dates of the next meetings for 07/08 are:
For more information contact Eileen Fielding |
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| Resources |
DVON has been funded by Awards for All to build an extensive Resource Library. This Library gives members access to a wide range of resources including reports, training materials and reference books. The list of resources contained in the Library can be downloaded from the Documents to Download section below.
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| Training |
DVON runs training sessions for its members, which are tailored to the needs of those who manage volunteers. The following training is available to DVON members during 07/08:
- Date to be confirmed - Disciplining Volunteers
- Date to be confirmed - Policies and Procedures for Volunteers
- Date to be confirmed - Staff Training - Working with Volunteers
- Date to be confirmed - Growing and Moving your Volunteers on
For more information contact Eileen Fielding |
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| Feedback from our members |
In a recent survey of our member every single respondent said that they would recommend membership to others who supported volunteers. Some of the comments included:
"Networking, useful training programmes, community events, obtaining potential volunteers through Dudley CVS, and obtaining important information regarding any issues surrounding volunteers."
"Support from other organisations on best practice, training opportunities, advice and guidance."
"I have found our affiliation with DVON to be absolutely paramount - we have increased our number of community events and have found them to be positive. Networking with other organisations has also proved to be beneficial to both our volunteers and service users. The friendliness within the regular meetings is lovely and the number of organisations that use this are increasing. The speakers invited are interesting and relevant and it is a pleasure to be part of the group."
Findings of DVON Member Survey 2007 [178KB] |
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| Documents to Download |
Governing document.
DVON Annual Report 06/07 [PDF, 456KB]
DVON Library Resource List [PDF, 62KB]
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| Contact Details |
For further information please contact:
Eileen Fielding
Volunteer Centre Development Officer
Volunteer Centre Dudley
7 Albion Street
Brierley Hill
West Midlands
DY5 3EE
Tel: 01384 267414
Email: vb@dudleycvs.org.uk |
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