Get Social Networking in Stratford - Volunteers: Making The Most Of The Support Available
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We would love to see you!
Join us for a morning of connection, conversation and knowledge sharing at ‘Get Social’ a new networking event for the Social Economy of Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond! The event, a collaborative project between Karen Heap, Founder of Socially Shared and Mandy Bygrave, CEO of Coventry Warwickshire CDA, is open to anyone with an interest in social enterprises, community organisations, charities and the social economy.
Reasons to attend:
★ You will have the opportunity to meet members of the Social Enterprise Community and find out about their business ventures and the valuable contributions they make across the region.
★ The social enterprises attending may provide the products and services that you need for your business or community venture.
★ You may meet other social entrepreneurs on the same or similar mission to you and you may identify opportunities to collaborate.
★ Your current business venture is not fully meeting the needs of your audience and you want to explore how becoming a social enterprise may assist you in addressing this.
★ You are not a social enterprise or community venture, but you would like to learn more about how you can get involved and support their cause.
★ You would simply like to learn more about the local social economy community.
Speaker and Learning Opportunity
At every meeting we will have a guest speaker who will share valuable insights and knowledge with those attending. Our speaker for this event is Pippa Reeve and Karen Thomson, Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action (WCAVA)
As an infrastructure organisation, one of WCAVA's main roles is to support volunteering, both in terms of people seeking volunteering opportunities and organisations needing help to recruit volunteers. We also support planning for volunteer involvement and helping with best practice. We achieve this in a variety of ways, including via our online volunteer portal, attending numerous events, working with referral partners and providing opportunities for one-to-one support. We also work with businesses to find suitable volunteering opportunities for their staff.
Pippa and Karen will be sharing their knowledge and talking about - Volunteers: Making The Most Of The Support Available And How To Access It
In this talk, Pippa and Karen will provide more detail about some of these areas and how your organisations can get involved.
Pippa has worked in the voluntary and community sector across the Midlands for many years. In her current role as Delivery and Development Manager for WCAVA, she manages a team of colleagues across Mid and South Warwickshire, supporting WCAVA's delivery programmes.
Karen has a varied background in the voluntary sector and the NHS in South Yorkshire. After moving to Shipston On Stour in 2023, Karen started working for WCAVA as the Volunteer Coordinator in Stratford District. Karen supports voluntary organisations with their volunteering programme and to recruit volunteers. She also helps people to find suitable volunteer roles and start their volunteering journey.
Venue
We are thrilled to have the support of the team at The Fox at Loxley who are hosting us at their venue for this event. A warm welcome and a great cuppa is always guaranteed!
Tickets
● £15 Standard Ticket
● £10 Social Ticket ( For Enterprises / Charities / Community Organisations in Coventry & Warwickshire)
● £10 Members of Socially Shared Business Network (With valid annual membership)
Booking
If you are interested in connecting and networking with social enterprises, community-owned organisations, charities and other members of the social economy, then come along, we would love to see you! To book your place at this fabulous new event, visit sociallyshared.co.uk/events
The Small Print
● Refreshments will be available to purchase and must be paid for by attendees directly to the event venue.
● Tickets put be purchased in advance and are non-refundable.
● There may be photographs and video taken at the event and if you would not like to be included, you must make it known to the event host upon arrival.
● You contact details will only be available to the event organisers (Coventry & Warwickshire CDA and Socially Shared Business Network) and they will not be shared with any third parties.
What is the Social Economy?
The social economy is a term used to describe ventures or communities of like minded individuals, that collectively work together and towards a people based or environmental goal.
These communities and ventures put ‘purpose before personal profit’ and any trading surplus is reinvested to support the cause at hand. Established in 1982, Coventry and Warwickshire Co-operative Development Agency (CWCDA) offer free, high quality and professional support to help people create and sustain all types of social enterprises. They also offer employment advice and deliver a range of other services that promote financial and economic inclusion.
For more information visit cwcda.co.uk
Socially Shared Business Network, is a successful women’s network, established in 2015. The network, is well known for professional but relaxed meetings, where people come together to connect, share knowledge, do business and offer support. A team of area hosts facilitate meetings at twelve different locations across the Midlands each month.
For more information visit sociallyshared.co.uk or cwcda.co.uk
Join us for a morning of connection, conversation and knowledge sharing at ‘Get Social’ a new networking event for the Social Economy of Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond! The event, a collaborative project between Karen Heap, Founder of Socially Shared and Mandy Bygrave, CEO of Coventry Warwickshire CDA, is open to anyone with an interest in social enterprises, community organisations, charities and the social economy.
Reasons to attend:
★ You will have the opportunity to meet members of the Social Enterprise Community and find out about their business ventures and the valuable contributions they make across the region.
★ The social enterprises attending may provide the products and services that you need for your business or community venture.
★ You may meet other social entrepreneurs on the same or similar mission to you and you may identify opportunities to collaborate.
★ Your current business venture is not fully meeting the needs of your audience and you want to explore how becoming a social enterprise may assist you in addressing this.
★ You are not a social enterprise or community venture, but you would like to learn more about how you can get involved and support their cause.
★ You would simply like to learn more about the local social economy community.
Speaker and Learning Opportunity
At every meeting we will have a guest speaker who will share valuable insights and knowledge with those attending. Our speaker for this event is Pippa Reeve and Karen Thomson, Warwickshire Community and Voluntary Action (WCAVA)
As an infrastructure organisation, one of WCAVA's main roles is to support volunteering, both in terms of people seeking volunteering opportunities and organisations needing help to recruit volunteers. We also support planning for volunteer involvement and helping with best practice. We achieve this in a variety of ways, including via our online volunteer portal, attending numerous events, working with referral partners and providing opportunities for one-to-one support. We also work with businesses to find suitable volunteering opportunities for their staff.
Pippa and Karen will be sharing their knowledge and talking about - Volunteers: Making The Most Of The Support Available And How To Access It
In this talk, Pippa and Karen will provide more detail about some of these areas and how your organisations can get involved.
Pippa has worked in the voluntary and community sector across the Midlands for many years. In her current role as Delivery and Development Manager for WCAVA, she manages a team of colleagues across Mid and South Warwickshire, supporting WCAVA's delivery programmes.
Karen has a varied background in the voluntary sector and the NHS in South Yorkshire. After moving to Shipston On Stour in 2023, Karen started working for WCAVA as the Volunteer Coordinator in Stratford District. Karen supports voluntary organisations with their volunteering programme and to recruit volunteers. She also helps people to find suitable volunteer roles and start their volunteering journey.
Venue
We are thrilled to have the support of the team at The Fox at Loxley who are hosting us at their venue for this event. A warm welcome and a great cuppa is always guaranteed!
Tickets
● £15 Standard Ticket
● £10 Social Ticket ( For Enterprises / Charities / Community Organisations in Coventry & Warwickshire)
● £10 Members of Socially Shared Business Network (With valid annual membership)
Booking
If you are interested in connecting and networking with social enterprises, community-owned organisations, charities and other members of the social economy, then come along, we would love to see you! To book your place at this fabulous new event, visit sociallyshared.co.uk/events
The Small Print
● Refreshments will be available to purchase and must be paid for by attendees directly to the event venue.
● Tickets put be purchased in advance and are non-refundable.
● There may be photographs and video taken at the event and if you would not like to be included, you must make it known to the event host upon arrival.
● You contact details will only be available to the event organisers (Coventry & Warwickshire CDA and Socially Shared Business Network) and they will not be shared with any third parties.
What is the Social Economy?
The social economy is a term used to describe ventures or communities of like minded individuals, that collectively work together and towards a people based or environmental goal.
These communities and ventures put ‘purpose before personal profit’ and any trading surplus is reinvested to support the cause at hand. Established in 1982, Coventry and Warwickshire Co-operative Development Agency (CWCDA) offer free, high quality and professional support to help people create and sustain all types of social enterprises. They also offer employment advice and deliver a range of other services that promote financial and economic inclusion.
For more information visit cwcda.co.uk
Socially Shared Business Network, is a successful women’s network, established in 2015. The network, is well known for professional but relaxed meetings, where people come together to connect, share knowledge, do business and offer support. A team of area hosts facilitate meetings at twelve different locations across the Midlands each month.
For more information visit sociallyshared.co.uk or cwcda.co.uk
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Where is it happening?
The Fox at Loxley Community Pub, Loxley,Warwick, Warwickshire, United Kingdom
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