w/c 24th April

25
Apr

Voluntary Voice Report: Devon Strategic Partnership Conference March 2017

Diana Crump is the lead Voluntary Voice representative for the Devon Strategic Partnership and under this role co-organised the event with Devon County Council and other DSP Partners.
This year’s theme was collaboration and was attended by over 40 people including good representation from both voluntary sector and public sector influencers.
Main points made during the conference included:

  • Sharing good practice examples of voluntary sector collaborative working
  • Possible support voluntary sector could offer other public sector organisations
  • Showing how the voluntary sector can influence and change outcomes.

Specific examples shared by the voluntary sector included Devon Communities Together’s new pilot project working with the police to support communities and DYS Space Ltd talking about the journey from a public sector organisation to becoming independent of the local authority and bidding successfully for contracts. 

This report and reports from all the strategic partnerships with mandated representatives are available at www.devonva.org/voluntary_voice_reports

Celebrating Volunteers inDevon

  • North Devon Voluntary Services with their main sponsor, the Cedars Inn, Barnstaple, will host a Volunteer Awards event on the evening of 7 June.  The aim is to celebrate the work that volunteers do in the North Devon district area. If your organisation would like to nominate someone, please complete the appropriate nomination form which can be found on the NDVS website at www.ndvs.org.ukThe closing date for nominations is 28 April 2017.  Any person nominated must volunteer in the North Devon district area. To find out more, please call Clare Humphreys, Locality Volunteer Service Coordinator on 01271 866300 or email volunteer@ndvs.org.uk 
  • Action East Devon are holding a Festival of Volunteering in Axminster on 1 June. with a Volunteer Fair in the morning which is open to the general public with 15 stall holders showcasing their services and encouraging new volunteers. 
  • Involve Mid Devon are holding a Volunteer fair at the Pannier Market on 6 June.