4 March 2009
Woburn House, London
As membership organisations, professional bodies traditionally have been led and governed by volunteers. However, as the functions of professional bodies become more business-like and strategic so the role of volunteers becomes more complex. What is the future role of the volunteer in professional bodies? How do professional bodies best employ their volunteers’ skills and knowledge in the workplace?
The conference covered a number of pertinent and applicable themes including:
- Governance versus management roles
- Organisational roles (particularly in smaller bodies)
- Using volunteers as ‘experts’
- Volunteer use for specific projects or task forces
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Delegate feedback from the event:
“A good opportunity to discuss issues with like-minded professionals. It is good to see that others are facing the same problems and issues” - Sue Fraser, The Association of Taxation Technicians
“A very good conference including a good mix of talk, workshop and speakers” - Liz Long, British Computer Society
“The conference included some worthwhile generic messages and a range of different perspectives on volunteer engagement and management” - Alan Vincent, Association for Careers, Education and Guidance
“ The conference made me re-evaluate our procedures and think about skills and characteristics differently” - Anonymous
Conference & workshop summary:
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Event presenations available for download:
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Conference full programme:
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PARN members are entitled to one free annual place on a PARN event (one per membership year per organisation). To check whether your organisation's free place is still available please contact Stine Bang on 0117 928 1997 or email Stine@parnglobal.com
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