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A flying start to 2015
Well what a
busy start to the year 2015 has been.
Before you know it March has arrived, the sun is starting to shine and
we are almost into spring. In this
second issue I want to tell you about all the latest news from Pro Bono O.R.
including collaborating with Career Volunteer, what it’s like to be a volunteer
and an update on the projects.
Volunteer Experience
Are you considering skilled volunteering? Wonder what it
might be like? This guest blog from Alessandro Arbib tells you about his team’s
experience of Pro Bono O.R. with RSPCA.
Have you got a story to tell? If so I’d love to hear from you and would
happily publish the article as a guest blog and promote via my social media
channels.
Project updates
Since the start of the year we have completed 4 projects including London Quadrant Housing Trust and two with Elfrida Rathbone (keep an eye on the webpage for the case study slides). We have had 15 new enquires and have started 3 new projects with Ethical Property Foundation and two with Diabetes UK.
Mentoring
Did you know that many projects are suitable for individuals, pairs or teams of volunteers? Additionally if you would like to undertake a project but feel that you would benefit from the support of a mentor we can also offer that. Here a volunteer comments on the benefit of having a mentor: ‘We really appreciate the support you have given us over the course of the project. I would never have had the confidence to embark on this if you had not agreed to be a mentor’.
I am delighted to announce that Pro Bono O.R. will be working with Career
Volunteer.
Career Volunteer works with charities and social enterprises around the world to assist with trustee recruitment, skilled volunteers and Board members through corporate volunteering, employee engagement, skilled volunteering programmes and executive search.
Career Volunteer works with skilled volunteers - people
with strong skill sets looking to add to their careers through volunteering.
Their aim is to make skilled volunteering or being a trustee a normal part
of working life for the majority of people; to unleash their skills in a
way that builds capacity and resources for charities worldwide.
They are keen to see more large companies provide structured time
and support for their emerging leaders to engage in supporting charities as
trustees and skilled volunteers through their CSR, corporate social
responsibility programmes and their leadership development programmes, seeing
this as good for everyone concerned.
Career Volunteer's vision to unleash the talents and skills in the
corporate and public sector for the benefit of charities and social enterprises
has great synergy with Pro Bono O.R., whose aim is to use skilled
volunteering to help third sector organisations, give volunteers opportunities
to develop their knowledge and skills and to increase the awareness of
Operational Research.
Working together will enable Pro Bono O.R. to carry out more projects by being able to advertise projects
through the Career Volunteer website and therefore having a wider pool of
volunteers who are able to apply for projects.
I am really excited by this collaboration and look forward to
seeing how we can provide mutual support for one another; ultimately providing
benefit to the third sector and providing more opportunities for skilled
volunteering.
To see more about Career Volunteer and the types of volunteer
roles they are currently recruiting for please visit their website.
Finding out more
Click here to find out
more about volunteering Click here to find out how
to receive support
Click here to see all the completed case studies For further information please
visit the webpage
Thank you for your support
of Pro Bono O.R.
Best wishes
Felicity McLeister
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