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Suas Volunteer Programme 2009
Suas Volunteer Programme 2009
Welcome Back!
Namaste!
Karibu!
Namaskar!
Suas Volunteer Programme 2009
The dream team...
StephenKongowea
Anna MarieD.A.S.
AinePrayas H.
HelenVikramshila
MarySabuj Sangha
SorchaGatoto
AmyPrayas J.
DarraghMaweni
Suas Volunteer Programme 2009
Purpose & ObjectivesOur aim today:
To prepare you to lead your respective volunteer teams to fundraise their participation fees (€2995) and €100k in total for Suas Overseas Partners to help them to serve the children in the communities in which they work.
By the end of today we will have: Updated you and ‘reconnected’ you to the Volunteer
Programme and Suas Overseas Partners A basic but clear understanding of how Suas is working
with its overseas partners to help them meet their challenges and the role that volunteers will play in this.
Introduced you to your Volunteer Programme placement teams
Outlined specific responsibilities of the role. Shared concerns and set expectations of each other for
the role Covered basic skills and supplied you with the resources
required for you to do their job successfully Agreed next steps over the coming weeks with each
other Gotten to know each other a little better.
Suas Volunteer Programme 2009
Agenda
1. 10:00am – Welcome & Introductions & Exploring the ‘What’ & ‘How’
2. 10.30am – The ‘Why’
3. 11:00am - Break (10 mins)
4. 11:10am – Introduction to the VP0 & Your role as a fundraising mentor
5. 12:00am - Practical tips & skills
6. 12:45pm - Next steps
7. 1:00pm - Lunch
Suas Volunteer Programme 2009
The ‘What’…
Volunteers fundraise…1. €2995 for participation
fee2. €1,000 on average for
Suas Partners
Volunteers feel supported to achieve these goals
Suas Volunteer Programme 2009
The ‘How’…
1. Moral support for volunteers – a critical friend
2. Assisting volunteers to Plan (early!) – Do – Review
3. Sharing ideas, experience and success stories
4. Early identification & sharing of potential issues
Suas Volunteer Programme 2009
The ‘Why’…
Suas Volunteer Programme 2009
Suas Volunteer Programme 2009
Introduction to the ’09Suas Volunteers
Where the volunteers are ‘at’ at present
Journey volunteers will take over the coming months before placement – mentors joining them for a portion of this (17 weeks)
How to engage the volunteers
Suas Volunteer Programme 2009
Fundraising Mentor RoleOverall Responsibilities1. To lead your individual VP 09 teams in
successfully raising their Participation fee and mentor them to collectively raise approximately €100K above the participation fee between February and May in order to support quality education programmes in India and Kenya.
2. Use your own positive experience to enable volunteers to envisage & connect with Suas Overseas Partners
3. To share ideas, experience and success stories with volunteers and one another.
4. To identify and share any potential issues/concerns at an early stage
Suas Volunteer Programme 2009
Fundraising Mentor RoleSpecific Responsibilities1. You are the first port of call with any fundraising
queries. Captured & communicated to the Fundraising Coordinator if required.
2. Maintain regular contact with the volunteers & ccs on your team to see how their fundraising is going.
3. Offering advice and assistance to your team members that are struggling with fundraising / encouragement to those that are doing well to continue
4. Sharing risks or issues experienced by you or your team members with the Fundraising Coordinator if necessary and working through to resolve.
5. Sharing success stories and data of fundraising events run by your team members with the fundraising Coordinator.
6. Sharing your team’s upcoming fundraising events / activities with fundraising coordinator so that they can be promoted on the Suas Website & Volunteer Programme Wiki.
7. Attending Suas training weekends 1 & 2 in Feb & Apr & facilitating your team during the fundraising sessions at each
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Your Thoughts, Questions and Concerns?
Suas Volunteer Programme 2009
Fundraising Skills...
Suas Volunteer Programme 2009
Fundraising Skills… Don't be afraid of asking - Its not for you!
Be personal, be passionate and be persuasive: Giving is not a rational process. Our hearts rule our heads for the most part. People are much more likely to give if they are moved, if they are involved, if its a favour.
Be creative: Focus on recession proof businesses. Higher volume, lower value donations.
Lead be example: Share your success / ideas
Direct Debits: The hidden gold
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A few final points 1. How are you doing now?2. Have we covered everything that we set
out to cover today?3. Do you have any remaining questions or
concerns?4. How can we support each other over
the next 17 weeks?
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Next Steps1. Contact your teams and city
coordinators this week by phone. 2. Check in with you team members
before the 1st training weekend 3. Prepare to facilitate the fundraising
session for the first training weekend
Suas Volunteer Programme 2009
From all of them…To each of you…
Thank You.