tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-18463212528362633352024-03-13T13:18:57.185+00:00Pro Bono OR in the Third SectorKeep up to date with Pro Bono OR and other news from OR in the Third SectorPro Bono ORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991152169882963272noreply@blogger.comBlogger375125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-50318911845776912612023-11-13T11:22:00.002+00:002023-11-13T11:22:32.153+00:00Pro Bono OR moving elsewhere<p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Pro Bono OR projects can now be found here: <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/get-involved/pro-bono-or/open-pro-bono-projects/"><span style="color: #55bb00;">https://www.theorsociety.com/get-involved/pro-bono-or/open-pro-bono-projects/</span></a></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">This blog will no longer be updated but will remain available as an archive.</span></p>Pro Bono ORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991152169882963272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-78035263266703416552023-09-22T08:05:00.015+01:002023-09-22T08:28:09.009+01:00Comics & Cultural Impact Analysis<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahNq7n2hcisStsm_8BjHwmChJ4fihpJRIDNvMDYKJ7XJtQMkl6YVJr-1MznGo5vXnJsGG79daBhdjOx9GYLVR0NtkG9XnZ9SJvPHMwKYOlBScFtOl0PXobzNHDjNBJjn8bQunY-SMkA6IPBtQ-NQk9ezzIVz92sdyA49XL4SOQ-h7GC70vGIzw-1rGW_w/s587/CCIC.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="an infographic stating that 31% of the adult UK population read comics, and comics have a more diverse audience than traditional art forms. However, comics receive far less funding than traditional art forms which are less popular, such as opera or ballet." border="0" data-original-height="165" data-original-width="587" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjahNq7n2hcisStsm_8BjHwmChJ4fihpJRIDNvMDYKJ7XJtQMkl6YVJr-1MznGo5vXnJsGG79daBhdjOx9GYLVR0NtkG9XnZ9SJvPHMwKYOlBScFtOl0PXobzNHDjNBJjn8bQunY-SMkA6IPBtQ-NQk9ezzIVz92sdyA49XL4SOQ-h7GC70vGIzw-1rGW_w/w586-h164/CCIC.jpg" width="586" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project summary</span></b></span></span></b><p></p><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Work with the newly formed 'Comics Cultural Impact Collective' (CCIC - pronounced 'seasick') to understand the available data about the cultural impact of comics vs comics funding. Consider what further data would be useful to assess impact and improve outcomes. </span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">CCIC are made up of comics creators who come from a range of arts and science backgrounds and with a keen interest in using data to create positive change in their industry. They have been gathering data, case studies and comics industry information to address the lack of funding for comics vs their cultural impact. They used published data from the Arts Council, YouGov, ONS and beyond. They discovered massive disparities between the levels of audience engagement and funding support. This is particularly notable when compared with other arts disciplines such as opera, ballet, orchestras and poetry. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">They met with Arts Council England (ACE) in July to present their findings. ACE agreed the team had a compelling case. Since then ACE have set up an internal investigation. They are due to meet again in November 2023. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">CCIC have asked ACE to work with them to explore the cultural value of British comics, the resources allocated to it and how this can be improved. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">We are at a stage where we have an incredible opportunity to create positive change, but we need to be data driven and take a robust approach with our interpretations. How you can help:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">1) Meet with the team to discuss the way forward</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">2) Obtain all available data from the team including a recent survey and FoI information obtained from ACE</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">3) Assist in analysis of all available data in order to assess cultural impact and funding</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">4) Research into available studies on the impact of comics</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">5) Meet with team to discuss results and:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>agree what can be said about the cultural impact of comics vs funding</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>consider what additional FoI data could be requested from funders (including other funders)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">•<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>help to make a strong health and business case for use of comics in schools, libraries and beyond</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">6) Attend a meeting with ACE planned for November 8 2023.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">This project will require close working with the team throughout.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">It could be carried out by a single volunteer or the work could be divided between 2 or more volunteers.</span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">How will this project benefit the organisation?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">To obtain more recognition of the cultural impact of comics and hence better funding from ACE and other funders. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">To lead to a wider appreciation for and dissemination of comics in libraries, schools etc</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The research will help us to set up and fund a charitable infrastructure organisation (The Ministry of Comics) to support the sector. We've already written articles of association and the organisation should be active by early next year. </span></p></div></div><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Remote </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Time commitment to be agreed between volunteer and organisation when completing detailed project proposal.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Please note relevant dates for planning project timings:</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">November 8 2023: There will be a meeting with ACE for which all the work around Arts Council England data would hopefully have been completed and could be presented by the volunteer.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Jan 2024: There will be a round table meeting with all the major players in the UK comics community to share ideas on how to further come together to raise awareness of the cultural impact of comics in the UK. It would be helpful to have most of the work completed by then. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">October 2023</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Desired project completion date</b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">January 2024</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">If you feel you can offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/get-involved/pro-bono-or/pro-bono-volunteer-application/" target="_blank">application form</a> by <b>Friday 6 October 2023. </b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Pro Bono ORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991152169882963272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-19684220821294239922023-09-05T09:01:00.002+01:002023-09-05T09:01:54.281+01:00Coping with Cancer (North East) Impact Measurement Improvements<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://copingwithcancer.org.uk/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Coping with Cancer logo. Handwriting style font, and the W in with forms a person's legs" border="0" data-original-height="350" data-original-width="500" height="224" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhygBFh5mH8ftu-cozyUCF-vrt5jQdBl9h47KYWdio25J9CXjITrz0uZJaNrdYdw5Q3Ab-XPYjC06mRwXTIrtFab2qkjC6o1q0CYcyZUg2ND07e6ZKSF5i6xj8V-m8aCXeg4cKgdV3yibnEG0ehE-BJceAaQ98Bz4ByXjnmZUZw7K6eUDmP_toa1Ifxisor/w320-h224/CWCNE%20new%20logo.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /></div><br /></div></div><p></p><p></p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project summary</span></b></span></span></b><p></p><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Improve the measurement of impact for the range of activities and outcomes facilitated and supported by Coping with Cancer (North East), which serves NE England and Cumbria.</span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Beginning with a review of the client organisation’s strategic plan and mission, vision and value statements, determine the range of desired outputs and outcomes for Coping with Cancer (NE) and, from the latter, distil a range of qualitative and/or quantitative measures for assessing impact for the range of services provided across the communities being served, for both current and possible future services. Having determined appropriate impact measurement requirements, propose solution options for the facilitation of data capture (based on survey data or other means), data storage and the generation of impact metrics.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The project is likely to require an appropriate soft systems approach (i.e. facilitated structured discussions) within the client organisation to review strategies, mission vision and value statements and distil relevant outcome and impact measures.</span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">How will this project benefit the organisation?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Having robust means of impact measurement will enable Coping with Cancer (NE) to more effectively make the case for resources with potential funders, at a time when demand on the charity’s services is growing rapidly, while there is concurrently increasing pressure on funding providers’ budgets. Effective impact measurement will also enable Coping with Cancer (NE) to optimise its allocation of resources across the range of services provided, in an environment where demands for these services continue to rise.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Essentially, the successful delivery of this project will enable Coping with Cancer (NE) to maximize reach and effectiveness of the services provided by facilitating achievement of the following:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">a.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span> Make the best use of available resources while experiencing rapid growth in demand for services;</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">b.<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Build a robust case, where and when appropriate, for increased funding when the level and pattern of demand for services requires this.</span></p></div></div><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Combination of remote and in-person working as required. The project would be particularly suitable for volunteer(s) located in NE England but this is considered to be desirable only, not essential.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">5-10 days.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The client would like to have proposals for potentially suitable impact measures by 31 December 2023. It is recognized that the implementation of system(s) for capturing and processing impact measurement data, including survey design, may require subsequent specialist input.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">September 2023</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Desired project completion date</b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">December 2023</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">If you feel you can offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/get-involved/pro-bono-or/pro-bono-volunteer-application/" target="_blank">application form</a> by <b>Tuesday 19 September 2023. </b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about Coping with Cancer North East please visit </span><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Roboto;"><u>https://copingwithcancer.org.uk/</u></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Pro Bono ORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991152169882963272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-59687474999053487272023-07-13T14:40:00.002+01:002023-07-13T14:42:18.540+01:00Maritime accidents: root causes and saving lives<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://chirp.co.uk/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="the CHIRP logo - the word CHIRP is in dark blue capitals, except for the I, which is orange and upside down, resembling an exclamation mark." border="0" data-original-height="456" data-original-width="1308" height="112" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU2NPH3NeIrx5jsfYOtobTs3kTmZo4yk_Q06FqGQ_0QImHYyHAv-QYP_-pwdHHJHF4fJSKgIwOgPLSXH6Y2YpQ35NQcMVHJfjPgd7YoDQ30pxd1-juPsFoFjfPBlvJ-FMtnETrB4qxFY7ar58AiDpKUKHBaGYQ-XOupIhv1l0W91Nda-H47CUqG6vrQRN5/w320-h112/Logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><br /></div></div><p></p><p></p><h4 style="text-align: left;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project summary</span></b></span></span></b></h4><p></p><p></p><p><span face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif"><span style="background-color: white; font-size: 18px; font-variant-ligatures: none; white-space-collapse: preserve;">CHIRP wants to improve its analysis to better understand and communicate maritime risks more clearly. </span></span></p><p></p><h4 style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></h4><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">deadly dozen</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">’ </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">factors</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> the set of incident reports available on the new system and map</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ping</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> against the full 65 human behaviour factors </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117986818 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":120,"335559739":120,"335559740":240}" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li><li><span class="TextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Facilitat</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> a session with CHIRP and the MCA to discuss the ‘best’ factors to report against </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117986818 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":120,"335559739":120,"335559740":240}" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li><li><span class="TextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Design</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ing</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> a tool for automated reporting including charts and diagrams (</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">possibly using</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> software such as Power BI) that could be used by </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">CHIRP</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117986818 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":120,"335559739":120,"335559740":240}" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li><li><span class="TextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">Discuss</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ion</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> and agree</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">ing on</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> the best format with stakeholders and CHIRP and </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">provide</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> a user</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">guide if </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">needed</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW117986818 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></span><span class="EOP SCXW117986818 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":120,"335559739":120,"335559740":240}" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-align: justify; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></li></ul><p></p></div></div><p></p><p></p><h4 style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">How will this project benefit the organisation?</span></b></h4><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span class="TextRun SCXW160328348 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-US" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-US"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW160328348 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">The aim is to improve communication of risks and thus reduce accidents at sea which will </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW160328348 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">benefit</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW160328348 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> CHIRP by helping improve delivery of its mission.</span></span><span class="EOP SCXW160328348 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335551550":6,"335551620":6,"335559738":120,"335559739":120,"335559740":240}" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></p></div></div><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></h4><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span class="TextRun SCXW30494393 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-GB">Remote</span><span class="EOP SCXW30494393 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":150,"335559740":240}" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></h4><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span class="TextRun SCXW168778110 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-GB">Flexible</span><span class="EOP SCXW168778110 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":150,"335559740":240}" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></h4><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span class="TextRun SCXW69662466 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-GB">When convenient as arranged with client</span><span class="EOP SCXW69662466 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":150,"335559740":240}" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></p><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Desired project completion date</b></h4><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span class="TextRun SCXW168778110 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-GB">Flexible</span><span class="EOP SCXW168778110 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":150,"335559740":240}" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;"> </span></p></div><div><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></h4><div class="OutlineElement Ltr SCXW237827730 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; clear: both; cursor: text; direction: ltr; font-family: "Segoe UI", "Segoe UI Web", Arial, Verdana, sans-serif; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> offer your assistance</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW237827730 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> please complete the </span></span><a class="Hyperlink SCXW237827730 BCX0" href="https://www.theorsociety.com/get-involved/pro-bono-or/pro-bono-volunteer-application/" rel="noreferrer noopener" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: none; user-select: text;" target="_blank"><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW237827730 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW237827730 BCX0" data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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-webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="TextRun SCXW237827730 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span><span class="EOP SCXW237827730 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":150,"335559740":240}" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> </span></p><p class="Paragraph SCXW237827730 BCX0" paraeid="{64a51a20-7b2e-45d3-b851-5b8f2f86481f}{221}" paraid="2089216161" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: transparent; color: windowtext; font-kerning: none; margin: 0px; overflow-wrap: break-word; padding: 0px; user-select: text; vertical-align: baseline; white-space-collapse: preserve;"><span class="EOP SCXW237827730 BCX0" data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":150,"335559740":240}" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; font-size: 13.5pt; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"><br /></span></p></div><h4 style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></h4><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="TextRun SCXW471107 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; font-size: 13.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW471107 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">For further information about </span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW471107 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">CHIRP</span><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW471107 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">, please visit </span></span><a href="https://chirp.co.uk/ "><span class="TextRun Underlined SCXW471107 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span class="TextRun SCXW2771609 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; font-size: 13.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW2771609 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW2771609 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; color: #444444; font-size: 13.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; 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line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; text-decoration-line: underline; user-select: text;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW2771609 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></span></a><span class="TextRun SCXW2771609 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; background-color: white; font-size: 13.5pt; font-variant-ligatures: none; line-height: 21px; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text; white-space-collapse: preserve;" xml:lang="EN-GB"><span class="NormalTextRun SCXW2771609 BCX0" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; -webkit-user-drag: none; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; user-select: text;"> or email</span></span><span class="TextRun SCXW2771609 BCX0" data-contrast="none" face="Roboto, Roboto_EmbeddedFont, Roboto_MSFontService, sans-serif" lang="EN-GB" style="-webkit-tap-highlight-color: transparent; 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color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project summary</span></b></span></span></b><p></p><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">To ensure the Employer Champion programme is adding value, is cost effective and is the best use of Science Council resources. </span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">One of the Science Council’s key roles is to maintain and improve standards and accountability in the science workforce by providing professional registration. Registration is provided in partnership with “Licensed Bodies”: organisations like The OR Society which provide a professional home for scientists. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Through its “Employer Champions” programme, the Science Council supports large employers to help their scientific staff to navigate the busy landscape of professional membership organisations and the rigorous application process through to professional registration. The Science Council now wants to understand: does its provision meet the needs of employers, how effective is the programme in achieving its aims, and how might it be improved.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The volunteer would be asked to work with the charity to:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">-<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Firm up on what information needs to be collected from the key stakeholders, through interview or survey. Stakeholders include Employer Champions and prospective Employer Champions, Licensed Bodies, and individual ‘Registrant Champions’ (employees who are themselves registered scientists and help others to register)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">-<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Conduct interviews or surveys</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">-<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Evaluate the findings and discuss their implications.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The platform used by the Science Council for candidates to apply for registration, the Common Application Process, is itself currently being reviewed as part of a Pro Bono project, and we expect some overlap and liaison between the two projects. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The volunteer(s) should be experienced in structuring and carrying out interviews/ surveys, and using fairly small amounts of semi-structured data to develop robust, valid conclusions.</span></p><p></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">How will this project benefit the organisation?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The professional registration programme is one of the most important components of the Science Council charitable objectives and public benefit, and building the number of registrants is a crucial part of its mission. Because of this, the business model of the Science Council is dependent on numbers of registrants, so maintaining registration levels is key to sustainability. The Employer Champion programme is one of the more resource-intensive ways of attracting registrants, so understanding how cost-effective it is and whether this can be improved will be of enormous importance not just in improving efficiencies but also in helping achieve the overall goal. </span></p></div></div><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Remote</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">This may be a project that will suit two or more volunteers working as a team, though it can also be undertaken by an individual.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The client would like the work to be run in parallel with the project on the CAP, so that any findings can be coordinated. This means starting as early as possible.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Desired project completion date</b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">June/July 2023</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">If you are interested but not able to comply with these dates, please get in touch anyway to discuss options.</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by <b>Monday 1 May 2023</b></span><span>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Science Council, please visit </span><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Roboto;"><u><a href="https://sciencecouncil.org/">https://sciencecouncil.org/</a></u></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Pro Bono ORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991152169882963272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-15343460765585308282023-04-05T11:41:00.003+01:002023-04-05T11:41:40.042+01:00Review and improvement of key processes and workloads<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.saolafoundation.org/" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" target="_blank"><img alt="Saola Foundation Logo" border="0" data-original-height="900" data-original-width="931" height="309" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjywrVjhS4qPfOrE67akdCuyy3TRXziUgNiolZisi3Y11JXyOEOmUhYifi3Ai57uqPYktCFXYZipvVENWRnrjwq8nQR08Y-ADnO-lf5Oi58sYdTyN8CJq4iuEhIVf8e9m1U-P0BsNNxeSn5pPWcEHDgXLJEYm74-Hk0mwsJqdBfUP4jxfTg6FL1NbDiZg/w320-h309/SF_Logo.jpg" width="320" /></a></div></div><p></p><p></p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project summary</span></b></span></span></b><p></p><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Saola Foundation is relatively new and needs to identify opportunities to improve its work processes to ensure resources are used effectively. </span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Saola Foundation is a relatively young organization, having been formed in 2020. A strategic development theme for 2023 is “efficiency and wellbeing in the work place”, recognising that, with a small staff team, it is important to ensure best use is made of staff time and to protect against staff burn out. The CEO believes now is a good time to identify and review Saola’s key business processes and to analyse where and how staff spend their time. The aim of this project is to identify opportunities for improvement that would, for example, reduce individuals admin-based works loads (for all technical and development staff) and free-up more time for fundraising activities and reduce the overhead of internal processes. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Key stages in the project are likely to be as follows (subject to agreement between Saola and the volunteer): </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Project initiation (background and objectives) </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Identification of key business processes & prioritisation of those in scope for this project (via 1-1s or workshop) </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Process analysis, including staff time/resource usage </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Development of improvement options and recommendations </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Reporting and presentation to CEO/Board </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Evaluation of success </span></li></ul><p></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">How will this project benefit the organisation?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Discovered by science only in 1992, the Saola was perhaps the most spectacular zoological find of the 20th century. It is now probably the world’s most endangered terrestrial mammal. The race to save Saola is one of the highest priority conservation challenges of our time, requiring an unprecedented level of global support and cooperation. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The Saola Foundation team is a small, deeply committed group of field conservationists and this project is a real opportunity to help the team “step up a gear” in the way they work together. </span></p></div></div><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Remote</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Estimated volunteer commitment: 4-5 days. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">April/May 2023</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">End of August 2023</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by <b>Monday 24 April 2023</b></span><span>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Saola Foundation, please visit <a href="https://www.saolafoundation.org/" target="_blank">https://www.saolafoundation.org/ </a> </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">You can also learn more about the Saola here: <a href="https://www.saolafoundation.org/saola-status/">https://www.saolafoundation.org/saola-status/</a></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Pro Bono ORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991152169882963272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-6179979932037635052023-03-27T11:30:00.003+01:002023-03-27T13:46:15.511+01:00Operational improvements to empower an anti-poverty charity to help more people<p><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhQWmkpwYtpBZ2wy61rNr_3zVOUHN23pooalmHbxonxxxoZJusXnYzwiH7cWBUl1GIOQxhgzkpfJ-XJ_ha3B9M5Oc924HijvkCjSzTut2o-WdEcu6UAfH2s0zAh3QC3AfI-Nbn4OAc9YbykHoqz3L72jMSZXNS0ouK2vbdsHWoRlxyFxzYNO6nT-y0g/s593/NBAC-logo-centred.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="North Bristol Advice Centre logo - a stylised, purple A with the organisation name written below." border="0" data-original-height="591" data-original-width="593" height="319" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDhQWmkpwYtpBZ2wy61rNr_3zVOUHN23pooalmHbxonxxxoZJusXnYzwiH7cWBUl1GIOQxhgzkpfJ-XJ_ha3B9M5Oc924HijvkCjSzTut2o-WdEcu6UAfH2s0zAh3QC3AfI-Nbn4OAc9YbykHoqz3L72jMSZXNS0ouK2vbdsHWoRlxyFxzYNO6nT-y0g/w320-h319/NBAC-logo-centred.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project summary</span></b></span></span></b><p></p><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">To analyse North Bristol Advice Centre’s client journeys for opportunities to improve operations efficiency, focusing on time wasted on unanswered calls. </span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">NBAC aim to combat poverty and promote social justice by providing free and independent advice and support in North Bristol and South Gloucestershire.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">In the last year, they have seen a sharp 20% increase in the volume of enquiries and the amount of debt seen has tripled. NBAC’s services are needed now more than ever.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The aim of this project is to translate client journey and call log data, with a focus on decreasing the volume of call-backs that go unanswered, to answer questions such as:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">- Is there a best/worst time of day to call clients?</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">- </span><span style="font-family: Roboto, "Helvetica Neue", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 16px; text-align: start;">What is the average length of ‘different level’ of phone calls, such as triage and casework? This would involve using multiple databases: clients' phone numbers can be extracted; phone numbers are recorded on phone system therefore clients/client profiles can be paired to calls, clients can be categorised by issue/level of service received and client profile based on length of phone calls can be created.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">- What are the most active days/times for incoming calls to reception?</span></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">How will this project benefit the organisation?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Operational improvements that make better use of resources will allow NBAC to help even more people combat poverty.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The outputs will also inform NBAC’s 2025 strategic plan which aims to achieve funding for the further development of community support.</span></p></div></div><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Flexible - remote or in person depending on volunteer location. NBAC is based in Lockleaze, Bristol.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">To be agreed between volunteer and organisation when completing project proposal.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">May 2023</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">There is no specific target date, or deadline, so dates can be arranged to suit the volunteer.</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by <b>Monday 10 April 2023</b></span><span>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the North Bristol Advice Centre, please visit </span><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Roboto;"><u><a href="https://northbristoladvice.org.uk/">https://northbristoladvice.org.uk/</a></u></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Pro Bono ORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991152169882963272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-65447507368260450372023-02-20T09:17:00.002+00:002023-02-20T09:17:29.574+00:00Charity Excellence Framework: what lies beneath<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDiJQJNdVpsOvEWIg3YYZOt_fUXSoUnA-hwdegCeb-CozkiuPYEZ7drMMp-VSzIlzESj5pbEaO4GJtdJkncL_eLvFHu5X8RRtt6Ar6QrZJNiw5Kv87bpbuz4YYSK679tcmUyFpoEQwvAo3unbe3LjRwP0YpWDmCJ6sQz7jEYlFGJdYwMj_G-V794zwxg/s238/CEF%20logo.png" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em; text-align: center;"><img alt="Charity Excellence Framework logo" border="0" data-original-height="211" data-original-width="238" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDiJQJNdVpsOvEWIg3YYZOt_fUXSoUnA-hwdegCeb-CozkiuPYEZ7drMMp-VSzIlzESj5pbEaO4GJtdJkncL_eLvFHu5X8RRtt6Ar6QrZJNiw5Kv87bpbuz4YYSK679tcmUyFpoEQwvAo3unbe3LjRwP0YpWDmCJ6sQz7jEYlFGJdYwMj_G-V794zwxg/s16000/CEF%20logo.png" /></a></div><p></p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project summary</span></b></span></span></b><p></p><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Critically review a large database and how its data is used, to advise on whether the system, the data aggregation and outputs are doing what is intended, and suggest improvements. </span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The Charity Excellence Framework is a free resource for charities, with around 36,000 charities </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">currently</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> signed up as users. It enables charities to assess themselves on a set of criteria relating to key dimensions of their operations (eg fundraising, governance, communications) in order to help prioritise action for improvement; and it provides links to thousands of free resources that they might wish to use to help them with those actions. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">More information about how this works is <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL2TZkksIh8" target="_blank">here</a>.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The charity self-assessments are held on a database, which currently has 350,000 data points. The primary output is the dashboard for each individual charity, which helps them view their own data. However CEF has a ‘master dashboard’ aggregating all the data and is planning to enable multiple versions of master dashboards that can support policy-makers and umbrella bodies who are responsible for decisions covering the whole charity sector. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">CEF would now like: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">A critical review of the system, to see if there are an issues and advise on possible improvements (this is at the level of logic, process and data analytics, not coding). </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Advice on how best to aggregate and explain the data so that it provides valid, reliable and useful output that can be safely used by any external organisation. </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The volunteer should have the competence to undertake database review and to advise on analytics relating to large volumes of data, and be experienced in designing analytical output that will meet the needs of the end user. </span></li></ul><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">How will this project benefit the organisation?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The project will either (a) give CEF the confidence that they can make the master dashboard available to all comers without risk of misleading; or (b) demonstrate what changes need to be made before this can happen. </span></p></div></div><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Remote</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">CEF will be pleased to have however much external expert input is available, whether hours or days or a long-term peer-support commitment. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">This project may benefit from having a mix of volunteers with different experience around systems design and assurance, and analytics. When applying, please indicate what would suit you best, or call us to discuss. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Ideally as soon as possible, no firm deadlines.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Ideally as soon as possible, no firm deadlines.</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by <b>Monday 6 March 2023</b></span><span>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Charity Excellence Framework, please visit </span><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Roboto;"><u>https://www.charityexcellence.co.uk/</u></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Pro Bono ORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991152169882963272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-92198456927744420182023-02-06T13:43:00.003+00:002023-02-13T11:45:01.397+00:00Using data for insight, understanding and change<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0VjCcoXTRrmj5wDvQwUIjJjVV8rTxwwugZIKVfb49Rd895quQbyvyM-9mxTz_r-ju4IMgTiKteIE5MMWIlptLtymHfFhDtxCDN8vBZfJD0JtdPRaU_yv9SvKu9ZPjwLrxfDFsa6cI4E-aXuclDX3yaYQ-H7EvwiViz2npWPEFg3bITzT-m97zmwEZg/s2323/Contact%20logo%20petrol%20horizontal.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="The Contact charity logo. It reads "Contact, for families with disabled children"" border="0" data-original-height="274" data-original-width="2323" height="38" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjC0VjCcoXTRrmj5wDvQwUIjJjVV8rTxwwugZIKVfb49Rd895quQbyvyM-9mxTz_r-ju4IMgTiKteIE5MMWIlptLtymHfFhDtxCDN8vBZfJD0JtdPRaU_yv9SvKu9ZPjwLrxfDFsa6cI4E-aXuclDX3yaYQ-H7EvwiViz2npWPEFg3bITzT-m97zmwEZg/w320-h38/Contact%20logo%20petrol%20horizontal.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /></div><br /><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project summary</span></b></span></span></b><p></p><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Enabling Contact to make the most of their data to influence and improve services, campaigning, and fundraising.</span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Contact supports parents and families who care for a disabled child with a variety of services and through work directly with policy-makers. They hold a considerable amount of demographic data on service users (in particular: parent ethnicity; child age; and child disability/condition), which is not currently fully analysed. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The volunteer(s) would be asked to work with the charity to:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">-<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Prioritise the questions to be addressed by analysis</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">-<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Undertake suitable analysis, present the findings in an accessible way, and discuss their implications with the Monitoring and Evaluation team</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">-<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Provide tools and documentation so that some or all of the analysis can be undertaken routinely by the charity themselves in future years. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Investigations may include, for example: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">-<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Which groups are currently under-reached by some or all of Contact’s services. This may help identify actions such as how best to design or market service to reach new users. (For example, one strategic aim is to reach families sooner, so the data on age of child will help understand how well different services attract younger families.)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">-<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>The needs of different user groups (there is coded data on issues raised by individuals, for example in helpline calls), and possibly inequalities in experience of public services, for example across different ethnic groups. This will help to inform campaigns; evidence future funding bids; and improve service design to meet needs of different groups.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">-<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>To identify research questions that cannot be answered by the data, but that Contact may want to investigate further e.g. through qualitative analysis.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The volunteer(s) should be experienced in planning and carrying out analytics to answer operational and strategic questions. Other desirable experience includes:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">-<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Ensuring that some or all of the analysis can be reproduced by the charity on updated data in future years (depending on which tool(s) the analyst wishes to use, this might be code or documentation).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">-<span style="white-space: pre;"> </span>Understanding and managing the risk that disaggregating data results in users being identifiable even though the data is anonymised. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Geographical analysis of the data is not a priority for the client, but knowledge of GIS will be a nice-to-have additional skill.</span></p><div><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">How will this project benefit the organisation?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Contact aims to be the charity that families turn to for advice and support when they find their child has a disability, to drive social change, and to enable their user families to shape their work. They feels that at the moment the data is an under-utilised resource, and that this project will enable them to make the most of it, to inform the design and management of services, to influence decision-makers outside the organisation, and thus to improve the quality of lives of parents and families and their children.</span></p></div></div><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Remote</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The client would like to have at least part of the work completed by summer 2023, to feed into discussions of a new strategy.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">This may be a project that will suit two or more volunteers working as a team, though it can also be undertaken by an individual.</span></p><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">February or March 2023</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Summer 2023</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by <b>Monday 27 February 2023</b></span><span>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about Contact please visit </span><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Roboto;"><u>https://contact.org.uk/</u></span></p><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Roboto;"><u><br /></u></span></div></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Pro Bono ORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991152169882963272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-91833775485404921412022-12-20T12:39:00.000+00:002022-12-20T12:39:08.367+00:00Improving NSPCC’s Helpline<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSP92-eV4-yIi_TpChFfzYZj5d5ILRkKLeMZMEnrF7ia7uvhcwaQq-Jj5DZxKV6YFEeg_qbd_PqzoRw_NxrZgP_AbQtH0aG_Bk6H0r3sP4IIgYlAP4BnLZr0tg20FPGY2ReUwwWOePiYRtrrWmh7RpBIEoOJZ6CAcGks9OXWhMC-k5FZszS5tc4PXY7w/s197/nspcc-online-press-logo-small.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="48" data-original-width="197" height="48" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSP92-eV4-yIi_TpChFfzYZj5d5ILRkKLeMZMEnrF7ia7uvhcwaQq-Jj5DZxKV6YFEeg_qbd_PqzoRw_NxrZgP_AbQtH0aG_Bk6H0r3sP4IIgYlAP4BnLZr0tg20FPGY2ReUwwWOePiYRtrrWmh7RpBIEoOJZ6CAcGks9OXWhMC-k5FZszS5tc4PXY7w/s1600/nspcc-online-press-logo-small.png" width="197" /></a></div><br /><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project summary</span></b></span></span></b><p></p><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Designing a discrete event simulation model to enable a helpline to provide good service levels across all channels. </span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The NSPCC works to end child abuse and enable children to be safe and supported. Its helpline, for adults and professionals with concerns about a child, handles live calls, call-backs, emails and direct messages; but the system that manages the helpline is not sophisticated enough to support planning for this variety of channels. The NSPCC would like a discrete event simulation model of the helpline’s processes, to enable them better to match staff levels to varying workload, improve service levels, and explore ‘what-if’ scenarios to deal with different resourcing patterns and changes in demand. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The volunteer(s) will need to spend some time understanding the current system, how the helpline works, and what data is available, before designing a model that can be used to start answering the questions. It will probably be appropriate to design a fairly simple model first, and (depending on time available) work with the NSPCC staff to adapt and develop it to ensure it can answer the most important questions. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The senior sponsor of the project is an experienced OR and data science professional, who will be able to provide direction but will not be able to spend much time on the project. The volunteer will be asked to work closely enough with the data professionals and operations staff at NSPCC to ensure shared ownership and skills transfer by the end of the project. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The volunteer should have some experience in discrete event simulation; or, if a team takes this on, at least one member should be experienced in DES and able to lead the model development. Ideally they will also have experience in participatory modelling, enabling not just the managers but the staff who provide the service to explore model insights and input into the analysis. </span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">How will this project benefit the organisation?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The Helpline is a crucial communications channel for the NSPCC to be there when children, young people and adults concerned about them are most in need. By enabling NSPCC to meet its service level targets, and to be resilient to variation in demand, this project will increase the flow of information and help prevent children falling through the cracks. </span></p></div></div><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Remote</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">This is potentially a large project, and will suit a team of people working together, or a single volunteer who is willing to give several weeks (spread over several months). Alternatively, it can be ‘chunked’, with the first part of the project being to develop a rapid prototype, and subsequent parts involving refining and using the model. When applying, please indicate what would suit you best, or call us to discuss.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The current system is unsatisfactory so NSPCC would like to start as soon as possible. However, there is no specific target date, or deadline, so dates can be arranged to suit the volunteer.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">There is no specific target date, or deadline, so dates can be arranged to suit the volunteer.</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by <b>Monday 16 January 2023</b></span><span>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the NSPCC please visit </span></span><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Roboto;"><u>https://www.nspcc.org.uk/</u></span></p><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Roboto;"><u><br /></u></span></div></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Pro Bono ORhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10991152169882963272noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-86849965873744903222022-11-22T15:58:00.008+00:002022-11-23T09:40:02.586+00:00Improving impact and positive outcomes for a child bereavement charity<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://harveyhexttrust.com/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="The Harvey Hext Trust logo" border="0" data-original-height="169" data-original-width="448" height="76" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEdro8DDTbrM-qKzeLsermlDAdewKqle-JRv4pk7rgMPc06vCGw_ODT9zVPyMDOV8YOiDHsnaDtmSxZV4r94pAiVd8IOWqg9jsMnrqKtNxheZNWO7pt2cSI4fYIuo4mSQ_HTb6RZbs2_FSeT3h_wZ7wC3Wf3uN9z60yRPCsZiOnZP7JDJlDWDB6LkX/w200-h76/hhtrust-horizontal-red-tagline.png" width="200" /></a></div><br /></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;"><div><b style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project summary</span></b></span></span></b></div></span></b></span></span></b><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">To enable the charity, the Harvey Hext Trust, to collect data that will help them in successful grant applications and in targeting areas for support. </span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Work with the client in designing a database that will satisfy all desired outcomes. Hand over database together with any training/supporting documentation that is required. After one month’s trial, liaise with client, examine how database has performed so far, make any amendments necessary and demonstrate to client how to obtain any desired outputs.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The technical requirements are simple: a knowledge of databases. This project would benefit a junior analyst with technical expertise but who would like experience in dealing with a client and seeing a project through from start to end.</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> </span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">How will this project benefit the organisation?</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">It will enable them to collect data and to identify which areas of the country the memory boxes are being sent to and which hospitals/hospices are actively referring them to families. This in turn will support grant applications/corporate support and positive outcomes. It will enable the charity to provide impact information and target areas of the country that need more intervention.</span></p></div></div><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Flexible - remote or in person depending on volunteer location. The Harvey Hext Trust is based in Bristol.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Time commitment to be determined by volunteer when completing detailed project proposal with </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">the client</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">3 months from the start date.</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by <b>Wednesday 7 December 2022</b></span><span>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXpU74djusTueeUoad6AXPXQzhhwo1BfvsW_QbgJra5P3-BFJcf5ZR4RhZmHdTYfvjcZ05E5PVx8zNC42OVy38rOuxlJfOSiN_t5o6dBC5QlQSTY46n_2uTBYHvmNSsFLEhRfe5qpTiZeIsNU5V58x8HizFMIW0P0iUvQQmxHcQdoG76c0uffhkhT/s2000/Bespoke%20Memory%20boxes%20for%20bereaved%20children.png" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="Images of memory boxes supplied by the Harvey Hext Trust" border="0" data-original-height="1634" data-original-width="2000" height="261" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCXpU74djusTueeUoad6AXPXQzhhwo1BfvsW_QbgJra5P3-BFJcf5ZR4RhZmHdTYfvjcZ05E5PVx8zNC42OVy38rOuxlJfOSiN_t5o6dBC5QlQSTY46n_2uTBYHvmNSsFLEhRfe5qpTiZeIsNU5V58x8HizFMIW0P0iUvQQmxHcQdoG76c0uffhkhT/w320-h261/Bespoke%20Memory%20boxes%20for%20bereaved%20children.png" width="320" /></a></div>The Harvey Hext Trust is</span> a charity supplying bespoke personalised wooden memory boxes to <span>children who have lost a sibling.</span></span><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>When you lose a child there is often very little support for the bereaved sibling. The memory boxes are a very simple, but effective way of helping a sibling remember their brother or sister and preserve their very precious and personal memories. </span>The boxes can be an important part of therapy to encourage children to show emotions and to talk about their bereavement.</span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Harvey Hext Trust please visit </span></span><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Roboto;"><u>harveyhexttrust.com</u></span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #0000ee; font-family: Roboto;"><u><br /></u></span></div></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-48729329599023437582022-10-19T14:42:00.001+01:002022-10-19T14:42:46.466+01:00Support to Skilz Academy for Strategy Planning <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfhJR7HTKtZ0Jlbhf_yJnMhQ7Q2XK2iqOXrJ8S0tQED-riPwQJTEDmNKa6Ro02AbgX9Od-xeUSeC7ula2G9-QDsVplrLKuE0qmPQqrbzFsnC7Q8-5WY0gEOMJHX1s4VaqEmYd5dRMbSj7LJQL64C-NKwXZzjCASyaRWTJk_7ZwJ3JpoGmrl5BFuou/s853/Skilz_Logo_Secondary_Full_Colour%20cropped.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="853" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiyfhJR7HTKtZ0Jlbhf_yJnMhQ7Q2XK2iqOXrJ8S0tQED-riPwQJTEDmNKa6Ro02AbgX9Od-xeUSeC7ula2G9-QDsVplrLKuE0qmPQqrbzFsnC7Q8-5WY0gEOMJHX1s4VaqEmYd5dRMbSj7LJQL64C-NKwXZzjCASyaRWTJk_7ZwJ3JpoGmrl5BFuou/w200-h108/Skilz_Logo_Secondary_Full_Colour%20cropped.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project summary<br /></span></b></span></span></b><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Provide OR support to Skilz Academy to help them better define their vision, values, impact and audiences to inform their 3 year strategic plan. </span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The volunteer would be required to research the charity, plan and facilitate a workshop with trustees and staff to help them define Skilz Academy’s vision, values, impact and audiences. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The output of the project would be a series of recommendations, reached through consensus, regarding the strategic direction of Skilz Academy. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The volunteer should be experienced with workshop facilitation, soft OR methods and strategy planning. Knowledge of how charities operate would be desirable. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">This project will ideally run before or alongside Skilz Academy second Pro Bono OR project looking at how to maximise the insight value from existing data collection methods. </span></p><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Flexible - remote or in person depending on volunteer location. Skilz Academy is based in Arbroath, near Dundee, Scotland.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Time commitment to be determined by volunteer when completing detailed project proposal with </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Skilz Academy</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">. An estimate of 5-7 days is suggested.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by <b>Wednesday 2 November 2022</b></span><span>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Skilz Academy are devoted to building a brighter future through sport - improving health & well-being, developing life skills, improving opportunity and building stronger communities.</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> </span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">By impacting on our communities positively we believe that we will all benefit from a more motivated, confident, happier and healthier society.</span></div></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about Skilz Academy please visit <a href="http://www.">www.</a></span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="http://skilzacademy.org.uk">www.skilzacademy.org.uk</a></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-90871997935457576642022-10-19T14:42:00.000+01:002022-10-19T14:42:19.724+01:00Skilz Academy Data Roadmap Project <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBaUWNBsurEZQn2Z6kfdDqxNwF27prFfUgm1a_XMAlXmIojAbjKIiLHWLVUJvbSLR88J2RkeG7y3v2uH6nu7YXF7sbyMVyt0qRzyAHPbL1wciqfcn1nHNSKcmvuYmgAbthInTuEL7jfR6XR2-QDK72VfwQK5d9ySzBi_2TLLRAt94BwZZZXgDwoo1/s853/Skilz_Logo_Secondary_Full_Colour%20cropped.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="462" data-original-width="853" height="108" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheBaUWNBsurEZQn2Z6kfdDqxNwF27prFfUgm1a_XMAlXmIojAbjKIiLHWLVUJvbSLR88J2RkeG7y3v2uH6nu7YXF7sbyMVyt0qRzyAHPbL1wciqfcn1nHNSKcmvuYmgAbthInTuEL7jfR6XR2-QDK72VfwQK5d9ySzBi_2TLLRAt94BwZZZXgDwoo1/w200-h108/Skilz_Logo_Secondary_Full_Colour%20cropped.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project summary<br /></span></b></span></span></b><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Provide OR support to Skilz Academy to help them unlock actionable insight from data and to embed good data working practices that become part of ‘business as usual’ activities. </span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The volunteer would be required to:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Understand the current data collection (e.g UpShot App, feedback and evaluation forms) and analysis picture </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Identify some key metrics that provide insight on audiences and beneficiaries</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Provide recommendations on data collection, storage, management, use and retention to maximise the value from Skilz Academy data in a compliant and sustainable way</span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The volunteer would ideally have some experience developing data strategy for organisations and working knowledge of General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">This project will run alongside another Skilz Academy project providing OR support to help re-visit and define their mission and values. Outputs from this data project could inform strategic discussions on the charity's vision.</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> </span></p><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Flexible - remote or in person depending on volunteer location. Skilz Academy is based in Arbroath, near Dundee, Scotland.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Time commitment to be determined by volunteer when completing detailed project proposal with </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Skilz Academy</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">. An estimate of 5-7 days is suggested.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by <b>Wednesday 2 November 2022</b></span><span>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Skilz Academy are devoted to building a brighter future through sport - improving health & well-being, developing life skills, improving opportunity and building stronger communities.</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> </span></div><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">By impacting on our communities positively we believe that we will all benefit from a more motivated, confident, happier and healthier society.</span></div></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about Skilz Academy please visit <a href="http://www.">www.</a></span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="http://skilzacademy.org.uk">www.skilzacademy.org.uk</a></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-80647594899416991422022-10-19T14:41:00.000+01:002022-10-19T14:41:22.134+01:00Impact measurement for health and well-being support<p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project summary</span></b></span></span></b></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifv22eC3cGEpXWdoX9-fHpKZoQKnpxx2ugK7nfLrXxPXW2LkZ69vdbEP7geSomgHc__afwkYxWOUztIySNYApPDlC0u3EOczEACT38ympF0997cLKwkR-gqiVZdMI3SR45GonT61Yz6GcdcvPGxopgxHz91MOEumILDh_dMmVBEJGqt_k80zO2LBg9/s433/Tonic%20Health%20logo.jpg" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="355" data-original-width="433" height="164" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifv22eC3cGEpXWdoX9-fHpKZoQKnpxx2ugK7nfLrXxPXW2LkZ69vdbEP7geSomgHc__afwkYxWOUztIySNYApPDlC0u3EOczEACT38ympF0997cLKwkR-gqiVZdMI3SR45GonT61Yz6GcdcvPGxopgxHz91MOEumILDh_dMmVBEJGqt_k80zO2LBg9/w200-h164/Tonic%20Health%20logo.jpg" width="200" /></a></span></b></span></span></b></div><p></p><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Develop an approach for impact measurement of the health and well-being support services provided by Tonic Health. </span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The aim of this project is to develop a framework for impact measurement for one of the key programmes the charity runs on dementia. This programme provides support for those with dementia and their carers, such as food, entertainment, and support groups.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The volunteer will shape the approach for what quantitative and qualitative evidence would help measure impact of this programme, what key metrics might be, and how this evidence should be collected by the organisation. This will be developed through facilitated conversations or workshops with the staff and volunteers, and a desk review of existing approaches to health and well-being impact measurement in the NHS.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Project benefits for the organisation</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Impact measurement will allow the charity to seek further funding, as well as share with the public and beneficiaries what value the dementia programme creates. This project will also enable the organisation to develop similar impact measurement approaches for their other programmes. </span></p><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The volunteer will be able to conduct most/all of the work remotely and through video/phone calls. It may be desirable for the volunteer to make one visit to the Tonic Health office in Spalding, Lincolnshire to experience the work of the charity. </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Time commitment to be determined by volunteer when completing detailed project proposal with Tonic Health</span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">. An estimate of 3 days is suggested.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by <b>Wednesday 2 November 2022</b></span><span>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Tonic Health is charity community hub for health and well-being for south Lincolnshire and Boston. </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The aims of the charity are:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"></p><ol><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Provide high quality, cost-effective, sustainable healthcare services in a welcoming modern environment.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Create a point of access for information regarding health and well-being services, helping people to easily find the information they need, when they need it.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Foster strong links and effective collaboration with local groups, companies and organisations, both voluntary, community, statutory and commercial, all for mutual benefit.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Facilitate and promote local complementary and multi-disciplinary therapists and instructors.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">To be seen as the go-to venue for health and well-being activities in South Holland.</span></li></ol><p></p></div></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about Tonic Health please visit </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="https://tonic-health.co.uk/">www.tonic-health.co.uk</a></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-68346525195181167812022-10-19T14:40:00.001+01:002022-10-19T14:41:50.646+01:00Strategy development with Facial Palsy UK<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="115" data-original-width="599" height="61" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdodsbBMLYKimpGVUY_xQl8CbhrftAaHV9KBk2twj_u4GKRr_2CpnQVO7t9ju-g8ap2Kuv9jrXJesndWTVErUTy6JN9iGC3OodjxvrkDFIW-FwpltdR0_JZUkGT3yul5TvVVKdAQr-cJk3ahC0jRSpaq1NBu9Xq0LKNRmwt6jZM5jxj05pJ9AYa1cV/w320-h61/facialpalsylogo.png" width="320" /></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project summary</span></b></span></span></b><p></p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">The volunteer will work with Facial Palsy UK to help them develop a strategic framework and set out its priorities. </span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Facial palsy is a condition resulting from damage or absence or impairment of the facial nerve that supplies the muscles of facial function and expression. It affects blinking, closing the eye for sleep, eating and drinking, speech, smiling and frowning. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Facial Palsy UK was set up in 2012, to offer support to the 100,000 people affected by facial palsy due to any cause. Its aims are:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">To increase awareness of facial palsy and its social, physical, and psychological consequences.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">To improve the physical and emotional health of adults and children with facial palsy.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">To promote diagnosis, acute and long-term management and rehabilitation of people living with facial palsy.</span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The charity has two members of staff and has been successful in developing support, advice and information services via its website and support services through its community of people with facial palsy, parents, family members, friends, and health professionals. However, some of the charity’s growth has been opportunistic, for example in response to the finance available from specific grants. It would be helpful for the charity to set out its priorities more clearly and focus its energies and fundraising on these, rather than try to do too much or spread its resources too thinly.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The charity wishes to take a longer-term, more strategic view of the development of its services, research projects and its efforts to get the facial palsy fully recognised by the NHS as a specific condition (and to develop diagnostic and therapeutic services accordingly).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The volunteer would work with the charity and its trustees to help them develop a strategic framework within which to set out its priorities for service development and research, including a funding strategy to support these priorities. The volunteer would be familiar with strategic planning, decision analysis and decision-making tools.</span></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Project benefits for the organisation</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Currently, the diagnosis and treatment services for people in the UK with facial palsy are patchy across the UK and some people are not getting the support and treatment they require. It takes on average 5.6 years from point of diagnosis for a person with facial palsy to reach a specialist. This project will help Facial Palsy UK to set priorities for developing services for people with facial palsy and enable it to set priorities for its work with the NHS and medical research community. </span></p><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The project will be undertaken remotely, although one or two face-to-face meetings may be helpful at the beginning and end of the project, depending on the location of the volunteer. </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Time commitment to be determined by volunteer when completing detailed project proposal with </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b style="color: #444444; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Facial Palsy UK</span></span></b>. </span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The staff in the organisation expect to be busy from February 2023 and have more time to devote to supporting the project during the autumn of 2022. Ideally, the project will be completed in time for the charity to discuss the new strategy at its AGM in mid-January 2023.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by <b>Wednesday 2 November 2022</b></span><span>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Facial Palsy UK’s mission is for every person in the UK affected by facial palsy to be given access to the best information, treatment and support available.</span></p><p></p></div></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about <b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Facial Palsy UK</span></span></b> please visit </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="https://www.facialpalsy.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.facialpalsy.org.uk</a></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-3467439941530537232022-07-06T12:30:00.003+01:002022-07-11T11:46:02.268+01:00Hamelin Trust - Development of performance indicators and impact measures<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75t6tZrpJU9iJX9VJNHg9BJMyxX-12NtDVXz0eCpKtkgSOkb9mJ6IB4O5wr0JeISMoe7uCTBxiR6X8sTVo09C0FWvRIOo43pmknMU7RmMBsuF7DODsPFqHJ42R7sJ4bZhVj0zCz-RudiPwbkTgcfKN-9Z7vyaYqB4vLCBHE7par0rMRpffl7eL9Tv/s1112/hamelin-only-logo-green-boxed-RGB.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="344" data-original-width="1112" height="99" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75t6tZrpJU9iJX9VJNHg9BJMyxX-12NtDVXz0eCpKtkgSOkb9mJ6IB4O5wr0JeISMoe7uCTBxiR6X8sTVo09C0FWvRIOo43pmknMU7RmMBsuF7DODsPFqHJ42R7sJ4bZhVj0zCz-RudiPwbkTgcfKN-9Z7vyaYqB4vLCBHE7par0rMRpffl7eL9Tv/w320-h99/hamelin-only-logo-green-boxed-RGB.png" width="320" /></a></div><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project summary</span></b></span></span></b></div><p></p><p></p><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Review the effectiveness of a recently developed set of strategic KPIs and develop a new set of impact measurements. </span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Hamelin Trust have a new Chief Executive and recently created an updated strategy and a set of supporting performance indicators. They would like help to review these KPIs to see if they are the right ones to enable the senior team to manage the charity and to provide suitable oversight for trustees. They don’t have a Theory of Change and, therefore, feel there is a need to develop an impact measurement system (which would be a sub-set of the organisational KPIs). Plans are underway to implement new IT systems (including CRM) and the trust has already reviewed their systems and processes as a precursor to this investment. The outputs from the proposed KPI/ToC project(s) would inform the design of new reporting systems but this falls outside the scope of work for the volunteer(s).</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">There is the potential to split this into two projects but recognising the dependencies between them. This could be suitable for two volunteers, or a small team who would address the full scope of requirements. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The project(s) would require:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Project A: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">A review of the current KPIs against the new strategy and comparison with, for example, a Balanced Scorecard model to check for completeness and alignment</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Recommendations for any new or amended KPIs for the senior team to manage the charity effectively and efficiently (including how the data could be collected from existing systems and processes)</span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Project B:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">A facilitated process to develop a Theory of Change, to identify more clearly where impact data needs to be collected/reported</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Recommendations for how the ToC data could be collected</span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Project benefits for the organisation</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">This will enable Hamelin Trust to ensure its resources are focused on delivering services that create the desired impact and support the senior management team in managing and improving the performance of the organisation. This will also make it easier to secure statutory and discretionary income; improving the charity’s financial sustainability. </span></p><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Project can be carried out remotely but, if necessary, in-person workshops may be appropriate (Essex). </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Time commitment to be determined by volunteer when completing detailed project proposal with Hamelin Trust</span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">. An estimate for each project, potentially 4-6 days over 2-3 months.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">October 2022.</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by <b>Monday 25th July 2022</b></span><span>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="background-color: white; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-align: justify; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Hamelin Trust is an Essex based charity that offers development, independence and high-quality personalised care for young people and adults with learning disabilities.</span></p><p></p></div></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about Hamelin Trust please visit </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="https://hamelintrust.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.hamelintrust.org.uk</a></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-2835412827898215752022-04-25T07:43:00.006+01:002022-05-16T11:18:17.933+01:00Data for Impact at Carers' Support (Bexley)<p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;"></span></b></span></span></b></p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XJDlhHwuwK0zv7wbyfLcmadR251avWu6_pXjbffYdC8BdubUFpHsY-zn6_gd0qQTfjsbpdcz-RFSyvJ_MNjySk2GsjRxzQxSeCPzvAPTlFJqpNK_j3txVDr5HZz4Wsyn49FSaJLYRdtnfSm8K6ZFUub-mvwuDN0Whac493aELNzOmWRnprP6Iums/s725/CSB_logo.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="105" data-original-width="725" height="46" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3XJDlhHwuwK0zv7wbyfLcmadR251avWu6_pXjbffYdC8BdubUFpHsY-zn6_gd0qQTfjsbpdcz-RFSyvJ_MNjySk2GsjRxzQxSeCPzvAPTlFJqpNK_j3txVDr5HZz4Wsyn49FSaJLYRdtnfSm8K6ZFUub-mvwuDN0Whac493aELNzOmWRnprP6Iums/s320/CSB_logo.png" width="320" /></a></div>Project summary</span></b></span></span></b></div></span></b></span></span></b><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Facilitate the organisation to design a framework to identify desired outcomes and impacts for carers through better data collection and analysis. </span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Carers' Support (Bexley) aims to relieve the physical, mental and material distress amongst unpaid carers in the London Borough of Bexley and Greenwich by providing flexible home-based respite care, support and information for such carers to assist the carers and their cared for person.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The aim of this project will be to develop a framework to clearly define the outcomes and impact of the organisation’s work and how these are achieved through better and more efficient data collection and analysis. Working with the CEO of Carers' Support (Bexley) and teams within the organisation, the volunteer will design and facilitate workshop(s) to develop this framework, including quantitative and qualitative indicators and what data needs to inform this. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">This is designed to be a multi-stage programme of work, of which designing the framework is the first project. Follow-up projects (outside the scope of this initial project) may include data collection and analysis, and how this can then be used for customer relationship management. There will be an opportunity for the volunteer to who undertakes the initial project to also apply to do the follow up projects if they wish, but there is no commitment to do so and developing the framework can be considered a standalone project.</span></p><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Carers' Support (Bexley) is based in London. The project will be a mix of in-person (Bexley, London) and remote/virtual working.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Time commitment to be determined by volunteer when completing detailed project proposal with </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Carers' Support (Bexley)</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">. An estimate of 5-7 days is suggested.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">August 2022.</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by <b>Monday 23rd May 2022</b></span><span>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><div style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Carers' Support (Bexley) have a simple vision; they want to make a real<br /></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">difference to the lives of carers in Bexley and Greenwich. They are committed<br /></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">to tackling the isolation and loneliness that many carers feel by providing<br /></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">information, advice, support, respite and other services to those who dedicate<br /></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">their lives to caring for their loved ones.</span></div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about Carers' Support (Bexley) please visit </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="http://www.carerssupport.org/home.htm" target="_blank">www.carerssupport.org</a></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-11106475809004656072022-03-28T13:33:00.005+01:002022-05-09T07:26:21.457+01:00Refugee Roots - Design of impact measurement tools<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4k61D-_vbWAFYApKRopJNLyIBzVPbU8sB7UBhzlD7-YPFV4brVJYTDRbaiLebVBfVSAkHsnKPLlOd8mVQ7Vl7c_qo07vK8G28vW9CzIm6Oba_QIyibnwPkaQjQXOqMkcbrsTDaeBjMwfnI4cTMD-ER1D_nVNlQryRSp2KTEaFMm823uMJt2JeDJO/s700/RefugeeRoots-Logo-Stacked-Coral-RGB-1.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="700" data-original-width="550" height="147" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgw4k61D-_vbWAFYApKRopJNLyIBzVPbU8sB7UBhzlD7-YPFV4brVJYTDRbaiLebVBfVSAkHsnKPLlOd8mVQ7Vl7c_qo07vK8G28vW9CzIm6Oba_QIyibnwPkaQjQXOqMkcbrsTDaeBjMwfnI4cTMD-ER1D_nVNlQryRSp2KTEaFMm823uMJt2JeDJO/w116-h147/RefugeeRoots-Logo-Stacked-Coral-RGB-1.png" width="116" /></a></div><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;"><b style="color: #444444; font-family: "Times New Roman"; text-align: justify;"><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project summary</span></b></span></span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Conduct a review of current Impact Measurement and Theory of Change, and recommend tools to improve data collection from service users. </span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Refugee Roots helps asylum seekers and refugees build relationships and navigate the complexities of building a new life in the UK. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">They have an existing Monitoring and Evaluation framework, together with a Theory of Change. Funders regularly ask for evidence of the impact of the charity’s interventions and, while some feedback tools are used, it is felt there could be more effective ways to collect data regularly throughout service interventions. For example, it is challenging to collect weekly feedback from service users who may be vulnerable and for whom providing service feedback is not a priority and can feel “transactional”. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The project would require:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">A review of the current monitoring and evaluation process, tools and reports to identify strengths and gaps</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">A review and refresh of the Theory of Change, to identify more clearly where data needs to be collected/reported</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Recommendations for new data collection approaches/tools (for example through researching how other charities gather data from similar clients)</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Input into a “Vision Day” planned for some time in May</span></li></ul><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The work can be done remotely.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Time commitment to be determined by volunteer when completing detailed project proposal with Refugee Roots.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">July 2022.</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by </span><span><b>Wednesday 25th</b><b> May 2022</b>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.12px;">Refugee Roots is a Christian charity that helps asylum seekers and refugees build relationships and navigate the complexities of building a new life in the UK.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.12px;">Refugee Roots welcomes everyone, valuing each person and their culture, embracing equality and diversity while empowering and supporting those that need it most.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about Refugee Roots please visit </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="https://www.refugeeroots.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.refugeeroots.org.uk</a></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-34804217110471072402022-03-28T12:22:00.005+01:002022-04-25T11:12:19.131+01:00Support Marathon Kids UK – Track to the future!<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtqVzv_fFO2rbXXdjpPTvx_zGU2fsnWoQ3-JT3NtLqt42EIDNRRLTgHICyPTXqWyUJLttmgaakmZlSBY6XfAsPUx_HlxYqY-65Bpt0IQMsPvWiw6rfIEAzlYqud__56xg7sb43E7P3NguqMPrnVplBDg-7Hs1eql4aWQoqnhOuzojKLiBspJyIODG_=s1837" style="clear: right; display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em; text-align: center;"><img border="0" data-original-height="582" data-original-width="1837" height="63" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhtqVzv_fFO2rbXXdjpPTvx_zGU2fsnWoQ3-JT3NtLqt42EIDNRRLTgHICyPTXqWyUJLttmgaakmZlSBY6XfAsPUx_HlxYqY-65Bpt0IQMsPvWiw6rfIEAzlYqud__56xg7sb43E7P3NguqMPrnVplBDg-7Hs1eql4aWQoqnhOuzojKLiBspJyIODG_=w200-h63" width="200" /></a></p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Project Summary</span></b><p></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">Working with the Head of Operations, discuss and agree the most useful analyses and produce an automated reporting tool.</span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Marathon Kids UK organises runs both in schools and in parks. It has a bespoke system for automatic data recording but currently this necessitates manual copying and pasting into a spreadsheet. The organisation wants to consider what reporting will be most useful and automate this.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">It is anticipated that the volunteer will:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Discuss with the Managing Director, the Head of Operations and other stakeholders what statistics and reports would be most useful;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Develop standard statistics and reports and discuss these;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Develop an automated reporting tool that will take information from the database and produce statistics and reports in the agreed formats;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Provide a user guide so that the Head of Operations can produce reports as required.</span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Skills required: the volunteer should have skills in programming, either VBA or R. Some experience of impact measurement and reporting would be useful.</span></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The work can be done remotely. A visit to the office in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire, could be useful. </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Time commitment to be determined by volunteer when completing detailed project proposal with Marathon Kids UK.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Spring 2022.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Autumn 2022.</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by </span><span><b>Monday 9th May 2022</b>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.12px;">Marathon Kids UK inspires the next generation to become physically active through running. </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.12px;">Marathon Kids UK </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.12px;">believes that running has the power to show kids they can achieve more than they ever dreamed possible. </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto; letter-spacing: -0.12px;">The Marathon Kids UK programme and accompanying tracking systems encourages kids to set goals and run distances of multiple marathons over the course of an academic year.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about Marathon Kids UK please visit </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="https://www.marathonkids.co.uk/" target="_blank">www.marathonkids.co.uk</a></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-79173770562471477002022-03-18T14:38:00.011+00:002022-05-16T11:18:36.135+01:00Strengthening Shared Lives Plus Strategic Advice Service<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3uXYK54SGJYdekDxNHzNMqp1nGBKJFAxkUcTEvKzAEa0d7amR1cmohSQiZvf5aa0niFcITuwCKVBmC8eIdnbMb-EtA1TYwINkZfAi12EhDgHPGfWv_AjlIW20eUIq-03P96Tu5ZHUnhDfNsEzm4QR1Df6xxMpGt4edcVuL5TysyCb0vWZubsTWDO/s488/SLP_Master_Logo_png-01.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="488" data-original-width="472" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiN3uXYK54SGJYdekDxNHzNMqp1nGBKJFAxkUcTEvKzAEa0d7amR1cmohSQiZvf5aa0niFcITuwCKVBmC8eIdnbMb-EtA1TYwINkZfAi12EhDgHPGfWv_AjlIW20eUIq-03P96Tu5ZHUnhDfNsEzm4QR1Df6xxMpGt4edcVuL5TysyCb0vWZubsTWDO/w194-h200/SLP_Master_Logo_png-01.png" width="194" /></a><b style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Project Summary</b></p><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">To help Shared Lives Plus map the key processes of its <br /></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">strategic advice service and produce </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">recommendations for improvement. </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> </span></div><p></p><p><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Roboto; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; text-align: right;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Project Description</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Shared Lives is a care and support service for people aged 16+ who want to live independently in their community, with the support of a family and community network. Shared Lives Plus are the UK membership charity for people living and working in Shared Lives care or Homeshare.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The charity launched a strategic advice consultancy service in 2017 to promote shared lives as a model of care and help councils wishing to set up shared lives schemes. Although the scheme has delivered successful projects to date, a lack of clarity about the services that can be offered, a lack of project documentation and systematic data collection is holding back the development and growth of the scheme.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The aim of the project would be to:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Review the current project management process, including scoping arrangements, budgeting and pricing, documentation and post project review with a view to improving the consistency and effectiveness of the service and reducing key person risks. This could also include reviewing a sample of reports to identify potential improvements in reporting style and presentation to improve their impact.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Undertake a stakeholder analysis to identify key stakeholders, their needs and expectations to allow the charity to better identify the requirements of key clients and focus the service provided and its USP accordingly.</span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Skills and experience in project management systems, project documentation and report writing would be required for this project.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location:</span></b> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">It is envisaged that the project will be undertaken remotely, however it would be helpful to undertake one or two on-site meetings to meet staff and review documentation.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment:</span></b> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The time commitment is to be determined by the volunteer after agreeing a detailed project brief with the charity. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">We do not believe that this will be a large project, nor do we expect a need for substantial data collection.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Desired project start date: </b></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">To be agreed between the volunteer and the charity.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date:</b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">To be agreed between the volunteer and the charity.</span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply:</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;">If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a> and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"><b style="color: black;"><b>Monday 23rd May 2022</b></b>.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation: </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The vision for Shared Lives Plus is a kinder, stronger society built on sharing our lives and our homes. They help build communities where everyone lives a full life, regardless of the support they need.</span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span face=""helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif">For further information about Shared Lives Plus please visit <a href="https://sharedlivesplus.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.sharedlivesplus.org.uk</a></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit: <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span>or email <span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-78776590128053838742022-03-09T10:50:00.004+00:002022-03-09T15:45:57.939+00:00How volunteering with Pro Bono OR can change your life<p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b><span lang="EN-US">Dan Tilley, </span></b><b><span style="background: white;">Principal Analytics Scientist and Managing Director, </span></b><b><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;">Analytic
Solutions Limited</span></b></span></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b><span style="background: white; line-height: 107%;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6wfPTTHjvYfJEqRxTcYxrO___0UC5Ev3mIGGvOT-fQPEnlLdoq-IdKMaCTTpcrImJdabRLZ1DIrXcMoIxsovCC1vdzSPUk05zsm_pKO83kXMzju2BLVDVX8lqKnb8UTaLw0jTa7MoTZYr7yglb5t8-BZFaXACK93soRUPPGLhFu-aGg50GCPQUdJa=s692" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="692" data-original-width="690" height="200" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6wfPTTHjvYfJEqRxTcYxrO___0UC5Ev3mIGGvOT-fQPEnlLdoq-IdKMaCTTpcrImJdabRLZ1DIrXcMoIxsovCC1vdzSPUk05zsm_pKO83kXMzju2BLVDVX8lqKnb8UTaLw0jTa7MoTZYr7yglb5t8-BZFaXACK93soRUPPGLhFu-aGg50GCPQUdJa=w199-h200" width="199" /></a></span></b></span></div><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Let me tell you a story about the power of networking and how volunteering to support a Community Interest Company , BuddyHub , through The OR Society’s Pro Bono OR scheme , changed my life.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">When I first started work in 2000 at Dstl I met a number of independent consultants . I was in awe of them; they had knowledge and skills I felt I would never have, though I dreamed of the possibility of being just like them. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Many years later I found myself working at a startup in London and I was not happy. The two-and-a-half hour commute each way was not fun and this spilled into the enjoyment of my work. It is important to me that I enjoy my work and that I get variety in my work. Opportunity, though, presents itself in the most interesting ways.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">I saw an advert from The OR Society looking for pro bono support for BuddyHub, an organisation trying to alleviate loneliness. This role appealed to me because my father had been diagnosed with Lewy Body Syndrome , a form of dementia. He had been moved into a care home and was already feeling very isolated and lonely.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">I applied for the pro bono role and was accepted, to my delight, to work on the project along with another individual. We worked together to develop:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">a process for matching members; captured through a series of workshops and step tables; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">an algorithm to match members;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">the capability to assess what would be the most cost-effective software to use, based on features and price;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">example code to calculate travel times;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">key performance indicators, which were identified using a driver tree and balanced scorecard.</span></li></ul><p></p><p></p><!--[if !supportLists]--><p></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Read the case study about Dan's project <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/get-involved/pro-bono-or/case-studies/data-collection-and-analysis/" target="_blank"><b>here</b></a>.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">My work with BuddyHub was very rewarding. I met some new people working in an exciting field trying to change the world (from a social standpoint), and I got to research new areas and develop new analytical skills. However, that is not where my story ended.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Working with BuddyHub gave me the confidence to set up my own independent consultancy. I realised that I had the capability and understanding to be an independent consultant and not just in defence and security. So, in January 2020, I set up my own business and suddenly I was just like all those independent consultants I met in the early 2000s. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">I continued to work with BuddyHub, becoming their Principle Analytical Scientist (advising them on cyber security and data protection). Inspired by work at BuddyHub, I began to think about how technology, particularly smart devices, could alleviate loneliness, but I was also worried about how data collected by smart devices could lead to someone like my father being exploited. This led me to attend a sandpit , where I met some great people and explained what I was thinking about and others put their ideas forward. I had great fun doing this, but more importantly, it also led to something. The team that met at the sandpit set up a new project to look at digital harms in the interaction between home IoT devices, smart meters, and Demand-Side Management (DSM) technologies. I remain a part of the team and am very proud that this project was in part inspired by my work with BuddyHub.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Perhaps one of the things I am most proud of in my work with BuddyHub is that I introduced them to Karrie Liu . I met Karrie through The OR Society. Karrie is a dedicated healthcare analytical consultant who was voted one of the top 100 women in tech . Through Karrie’s work, BuddyHub continues to develop to achieve its mission. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">BuddyHub also provided a nice recommendation for my LinkedIn page and recommended me to another company GiveClarity.Org , who are specialists in fundraising for charitable organisations, where I am advising on cyber security and machine learning requirements.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">All of this came from me helping support BuddyHub through The OR Society’s Pro Bono OR scheme, and this, I believe, really shows the power of networking. Not networking as in the dreaded cheese and wine evening where you make small talk, but getting out there and helping others through something like the Pro Bono OR scheme. I believe it could help your confidence, allow you to practice new skills, meet new and interesting people, and may lead you to fulfilling your dreams.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">A door is waiting for you and all you have to do is... (well I know you are smart so I will let you figure out the rest).</span></p>
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</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-83758443894319238082022-02-21T10:16:00.002+00:002022-02-21T10:16:57.744+00:00NSPCC - Climate change and child safeguarding<p><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GS5_sxceu-E/YSS3opWI0pI/AAAAAAAAAVo/jmXl3BiJqRodrCp5sXIWfL1ZuPmi2NdVACLcBGAsYHQ/s1972/nspcc-online-press-logo.png" style="clear: right; display: inline !important; float: right; font-family: Roboto; font-weight: bold; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="1972" height="49" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GS5_sxceu-E/YSS3opWI0pI/AAAAAAAAAVo/jmXl3BiJqRodrCp5sXIWfL1ZuPmi2NdVACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h49/nspcc-online-press-logo.png" width="200" /></a></p><p><b style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Project Summary</b></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Develop a model or map of the future potential impact of climate change on child abuse and neglect; and as far as evidence allows, populate it to assess possible future risk level. </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Roboto; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Project Description</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The NSPCC’s aim is to prevent child abuse. It would like to understand the increased risks to children as a result of climate change, looking particularly at the next 10 years or so in the UK; and to use this to consider how best the NSPCC can incorporate climate change into work plans across the organization (particularly strategy, policy work and services offered to children and families). This project is a follow-up to a previous Pro Bono project, which delivered an extensive review of the relevant literature. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The work is expected to involve:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Using the output of the previous project, together with NSPCC’s own information and meetings/workshops with NSPCC staff, to gain an understanding of the known or suspected linkages between the climate crisis and risks of child and adolescent abuse, neglect and exploitation, from within or outside families (including also the impact of climate change on key risk drivers and mitigants, such as parental stressors and services’ ability to effectively safeguard children and adolescents);</span></li></ul><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Producing a model bringing this evidence together – potentially in the form of an influence or causal loop diagram, system dynamics model, or other mapping or mathematical model showing impact over time. The extent to which the model can be quantified, or populated, will depend on the nature and extent of evidence;</span></li></ul><p></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Providing an explanatory report (including documentation if need be) of any model or map/diagram produced.</span></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The ideal outcome is a model showing the possible connections between climate change in the UK and:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The increased risks of contextual harm, e.g. sexual and criminal exploitation; </span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The increased risks of child abuse within familial and community settings, i.e. sexual, physical, emotional abuse and neglect;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The impact on the ability of services to effectively safeguard children;</span></li><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The impact on factors known to increase the risk of child abuse (e.g. poverty, financial insecurity, parental ill health).</span></li></ul><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The work will probably be iterative, with an initial relatively simple high-level model/diagram; followed by more detailed modelling where this would be valuable, if there is sufficient volunteer time. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Skills needed include: elicitation of expert views (experience of facilitating online workshops will be particularly helpful); model-building (causal loop/influence diagramming and system dynamics capability are likely to be useful, but other approaches may also work well). Prior knowledge of risk factors around child and adolescent abuse/neglect and criminal exploitation would be extremely useful, but is not required. Knowledge of climate change research may also be helpful. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">This project is particularly suited to a number of volunteers working together so if you are interested but only have some of the required skills, please get in touch.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location:</span></b> R</span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">emote working.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment:</span></b> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto;">Time commitment to be determined by volunteer when completing detailed project proposal with NSPCC.</span></p><p><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Desired project start date: </b></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date:</b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">End April, if possible</span></span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">.</span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply:</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;">If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a> and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by <b>Monday 7th March</b></span><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #444444;"> 2022</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;">.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities. As such, we welcome applications from the partially sighted or blind, or those with disabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation: </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span>The NSPCC is the </span></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; letter-spacing: -0.12px; text-align: center;">UK's leading children’s charity. They’ve been looking out for children for over 130 years. From campaigns to services - they strive to make a difference in everything they do. </span></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span face=""helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif">For further information about the NSPCC please visit <a href="http://www.nspcc.org.uk">www.nspcc.org.uk</a></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit: <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span>or email <span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-19207149488944879342022-02-18T14:38:00.005+00:002022-03-29T14:14:52.250+01:00NSPCC - revising internal communications strategy<p><b style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GS5_sxceu-E/YSS3opWI0pI/AAAAAAAAAVo/jmXl3BiJqRodrCp5sXIWfL1ZuPmi2NdVACLcBGAsYHQ/s1972/nspcc-online-press-logo.png" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="484" data-original-width="1972" height="49" src="https://1.bp.blogspot.com/-GS5_sxceu-E/YSS3opWI0pI/AAAAAAAAAVo/jmXl3BiJqRodrCp5sXIWfL1ZuPmi2NdVACLcBGAsYHQ/w200-h49/nspcc-online-press-logo.png" width="200" /></a></b><b style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Project Summary</b></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Provide support to the NSPCC to inform the revision of their internal communications strategy. </span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The pandemic necessitated remote working for most of the workforce and a change in the way that the NSPCC delivers its services. With this organisation change and a shift towards hybrid office/remote working, the NSPCC are reviewing their internal communication strategy. The team are keen to ensure that changes to the strategy are audience informed and have maximum impact in a working environment with reduced physical presence. It’s also important to consider the requirements of staff and volunteers who continue to work and volunteer from NSPCC buildings to deliver essential services for children and families.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The communications strategy will support delivery of the organisation’s long-term goals, re-engage volunteers post pandemic and build trust following organisational change. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US" style="font-family: Roboto; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Project Description</b></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The NSPCC request OR support with the delivery of their revised communications strategy in the following areas: </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><p style="text-align: left;"></p><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Analysis of existing data and research on communication channel usage and audience feedback;</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Qualitative and quantitative research into audience needs for communications;</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Audience segmentation based on data and research findings;</span></li></ul><ul style="text-align: left;"><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Metrics development for measuring the impact of the revised communications strategy, within the existing management information framework of KPIs.</span></li></ul><p></p><p></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">OR support is required to ensure that the communications strategy is evidence based </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">and content can be prioritised based on audience need.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-top: 6pt; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Experience in qualitative research, workshop facilitation and data analysis would be ideal for this pro bono project opportunity.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location:</span></b> </span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Primarily remote working with on site meetings (London).</span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment:</span></b> </span><span style="background-color: white; font-family: Roboto;">Time commitment to be determined by volunteer when completing detailed project proposal with NSPCC.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The Internal Communications team</span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"> have a lot of work taking place in April related to a new EDI action plan for the organisation which would impact their capacity as well as audience, so ideally the research would take place before April. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Desired project start date: </b></span></span><span lang="EN-US"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span><span style="font-family: Roboto Medium;"><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date:</b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"> </span></span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b><br /></b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply:</b></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;">If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the </span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a> and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by <b>Wednesday 13th April</b></span><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #444444;"> 2022</span></b><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;">.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities. As such, we welcome applications from the partially sighted or blind, or those with disabilities.<o:p></o:p></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><br /></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation: </span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span>The NSPCC is the </span></span><span style="background-color: #fafafa; letter-spacing: -0.12px; text-align: center;">UK's leading children’s charity. They’ve been looking out for children for over 130 years. From campaigns to services - they strive to make a difference in everything they do. </span></span></p></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span face=""helvetica neue", arial, helvetica, sans-serif">For further information about the NSPCC please visit <a href="http://www.nspcc.org.uk">www.nspcc.org.uk</a></span></span></span></span></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><br /></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 0cm;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit: <span style="color: black;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span>or email <span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-34368001759376206252022-02-18T14:23:00.006+00:002022-05-16T11:18:46.817+01:00Medway Voluntary Action - Survey design to support users<p><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6U8CiwzTSYIUrakPRa1n3Ba58rWru1bKj9YPZ4e76RLlZKgxxtJuTWWlKmMvbStloKfy908fj53Ibd8vzyckbvPIMhKPm6aK2ytDZ4VnecryNiRDMRE7aLs2mzKj6H4p-AAvmZuhwzlAmqqrml7slne4kDTuWMeWSUoeA6V-z1L13djBAbH9l52su=s300" style="clear: right; display: inline; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="99" data-original-width="300" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6U8CiwzTSYIUrakPRa1n3Ba58rWru1bKj9YPZ4e76RLlZKgxxtJuTWWlKmMvbStloKfy908fj53Ibd8vzyckbvPIMhKPm6aK2ytDZ4VnecryNiRDMRE7aLs2mzKj6H4p-AAvmZuhwzlAmqqrml7slne4kDTuWMeWSUoeA6V-z1L13djBAbH9l52su=w200-h66" width="200" /></a></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Project Summary</span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">To design surveys that can help Medway Voluntary Action (MVA) understand how they could better support their users.</span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Development of survey questions to allow MVA to easily analyse results in order to understand how they might be able to better support their users. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">MVA have identified two areas where they would like to gather data:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"></p><p></p><ul><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">How satisfied their users are with their service (for example, a feedback form to be included in their email signatures and/or sent following a service call); and</span></li></ul><ul><li><span style="font-family: Roboto;">How they can better support users (for example, how users have been coping with Covid). MVA send ‘state of the sector’ surveys twice a year and require structured results that they can analyse more easily.</span></li></ul><p></p><p></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The work can be done remotely (offices in Chatham, Kent). </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Time commitment to be determined by volunteer when completing detailed project proposal with MVA. </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">MVA reports are submitted quarterly, therefore a view of systematic changes is required prior to July’s submission.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by </span><span><b>Monday 23rd May 2022</b>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.12px;">MVA </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.12px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">support local not-for-profit organisations, groups and community members to develop skills, build resources and amplify their voice.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about MVA please visit </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="https://www.mva.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.mva.org.uk</a></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1846321252836263335.post-24071819786553482392022-02-18T13:53:00.007+00:002022-05-16T11:18:56.205+01:00Medway Voluntary Action - Management information process improvement<p><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6U8CiwzTSYIUrakPRa1n3Ba58rWru1bKj9YPZ4e76RLlZKgxxtJuTWWlKmMvbStloKfy908fj53Ibd8vzyckbvPIMhKPm6aK2ytDZ4VnecryNiRDMRE7aLs2mzKj6H4p-AAvmZuhwzlAmqqrml7slne4kDTuWMeWSUoeA6V-z1L13djBAbH9l52su=s300" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="99" data-original-width="300" height="66" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj6U8CiwzTSYIUrakPRa1n3Ba58rWru1bKj9YPZ4e76RLlZKgxxtJuTWWlKmMvbStloKfy908fj53Ibd8vzyckbvPIMhKPm6aK2ytDZ4VnecryNiRDMRE7aLs2mzKj6H4p-AAvmZuhwzlAmqqrml7slne4kDTuWMeWSUoeA6V-z1L13djBAbH9l52su=w200-h66" width="200" /></a></span><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Project Summary</span></b></p><p><b style="background-color: white; color: #444444; font-family: Roboto; text-align: justify;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><span style="color: black; font-weight: 400; text-align: left;">To help Medway Voluntary Action (MVA) reduce the amount of time taken to log activities on their management information system.</span></span></b></p><p></p><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: #444444; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">Project description</span></b></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><div class="MsoNormal" style="background-attachment: initial; background-clip: initial; background-image: initial; background-origin: initial; background-position: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-size: initial; line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt;"><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">MVA would like to understand how they can reduce the time it currently takes them to log daily activities on their management information system. </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Through a combination of process mapping and system design, the objective is not only to reduce the time taken, but to ensure that the information required for their quarterly reports is captured.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6.0pt; margin-left: 0cm; margin-right: 0cm; margin-top: 6.0pt; margin: 6pt 0cm; mso-layout-grid-align: none; mso-pagination: none; text-autospace: none;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">To also note, the current system set-up relies heavily on custom fields which makes asking the management information system software provider for help or assistance difficult – a mapping of custom fields to system fields and an understanding of how they might be able to get away from custom fields is requested.</span></p></div></div><div class="MsoNormal" style="background: rgb(255, 255, 255); line-height: normal; margin-bottom: 6pt; text-align: justify;"><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Location</span></b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The work can be done remotely (offices in Chatham, Kent). </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><b style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">Commitment</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">Time commitment to be determined by volunteer when completing detailed project proposal with MVA. </span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="line-height: 17.12px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">MVA reports are submitted quarterly, therefore a view of systematic changes is required prior to July’s submission.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span lang="EN-US"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><b>Desired project start date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">As soon as possible.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span><span lang="EN-US" style="line-height: 17.12px;"><b style="color: #6aa84f;">Desired project completion date</b></span></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">July 2022.</span></p></div><div><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;"><b>Apply</b></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span>If you feel you are able to offer your assistance please complete the <a href="https://www.theorsociety.com/media/6628/volunteer-application-form.docx"><span style="color: #6aa84f;">application form</span></a></span><span><span style="color: #6aa84f;"> </span>and return along with your CV to<span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span></span><span style="color: #444444;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></span><span><span style="color: #7f7f7f;"> </span>by </span><span><b>Monday 23rd May 2022</b>.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">The OR Society fully supports equal opportunities. As such, we welcome applications from the partially sighted or blind, or those with disabilities.</span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about the organisation</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="letter-spacing: -0.12px;">MVA </span></span><span style="letter-spacing: -0.12px; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">support local not-for-profit organisations, groups and community members to develop skills, build resources and amplify their voice.</span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about MVA please visit </span></span><span style="font-family: Roboto;"><span style="color: #6aa84f;"><a href="https://www.mva.org.uk/" target="_blank">www.mva.org.uk</a></span></span></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><b><span style="color: #6aa84f; font-family: Roboto;">Information about Pro Bono OR</span></b></p><p style="box-sizing: border-box; margin: 0px 0px 10px;"><span style="font-family: Roboto;">For further information about the Pro Bono OR scheme, please visit:</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: Roboto;"><a href="http://www.theorsociety.com/Probono" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration-line: none;"><span style="color: #70ad47;">www.theorsociety.com/Probono</span></a> </span><span style="font-family: Roboto;">or email</span><span style="color: #444444; font-family: Roboto;"> </span><span style="color: #70ad47; font-family: Roboto;">ProBonoOR@theorsociety.com</span></p></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0