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Developing a sustainable food partnership with consumers, growers and producers here in Herefordshire. Coordinating local actions working towards healthy lifestyle, healthy communities and a healthy environment. Sign the Herefordshire Food Charter! https://herefordshirefoodcharter.org.uk/

An online day of learning and working together that puts you and your social mission at the centre and gets your to-do list done. Va-Va-Voom Your Volunteering Supercharge your Social Enterprise Find out more What's a VIP Day? It's a day of work - done by both you and me, using flexible methods - to … Continue reading VIP Days – Strategy and Skills for your Social Mission

Setting up and supporting an online community - using Facebook Groups and on Mighty Networks. Recruiting volunteers, freelance workers and steering teams - with Reach Volunteering, Pimp my Cause, and finding what works offline in both rural England and inner London... Exploring the various options for managing the money and budgets - do we go … Continue reading Social Enterprise Wrangling

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With both volunteers and paid staff - there is nothing more important than being clear about what you need, and communicating that. We often don't find time for it when our group is volunteer led, or the team is stretched and under-funded. But it's worth the investment! As both a freelancer, a director and a … Continue reading Developing Ultra-Clear Roles and Person Specs

Cooking from Scratch with Young Children: a Kids Kitchen Course Since we set up Kids Kitchen we've now supported over a hundred people through the learning process themselves, some of whom are now training too. "Being part of this has been amazing for me & my family: it's a resource for education, work & leisure.  … Continue reading Training: Leading Kids Activities

I have supported coordinators to build their skills, share their experience with newer members of the team and bring challenges to a supportive space. Regular Volunteer Management Training covering recruitment, defining roles and keeping people safe and supported. I don't do as much of this as I did - but I believe in the absolute … Continue reading Supporting Volunteer Coordinators

Stories and Supper: "Positive migration stories and mouthwatering recipes will combine in a book that will help us all change the story on migration..." As well as fundraising for the bulk of the project, and generating our own income from food sales, we needed to raise printing costs for this beautiful and necessary book. I … Continue reading Crowdfunding and Kickstarting