Penny1959
13-07-2012, 01:44 PM
As some of you know when I left NCMA I joined the Pre -school Learning Alliance as my membership association.
Since then I have become more involved and recently agreed to help form a steering committee to re launch the Worcestershire branch of the Alliance.
At first it looked like it was going to be very similar to my previous volunteering roles with NCMA - but it is now clear that I am involved in something completely different - and it is all good news so far.
At the meeting only 2 people steped forward - myself and 1 other. We met to discuss things and emailed the 'Worcestershire' member of staff to express our concerns at how much two people could achieve.
I have now had several email responses - all in the space of ONE week
Q. What do we have to do?
A, Up to you - what is your vision ?- how do you think things should be done? what services would you like to offer?
Q. We really need a mentor - we do not not have enough time or pre-school group experience
A. (within a couple of days) Here is the contact details of someone willing to be your mentor
Q. How can we recruit a pre school practitioner to join us?
A. This person has responded to my email for committee members - she run an Alliance nursery
Q. Do we have a budget to cover volunteer expenses?
A (today) I am pleased to tell you Worcestershire's budget has been approved! You have £8,600 for the rest of the financial year 12 - 13. This is mainly to pay for a part time worker(one day a week, a Worcestershire website - and of course volunteer expenses
And if that was not enough
I have the services of one of the Alliance paid staff to check all the contact details of Alliance members ahead of the part time worker taking up post.
Not my expereience of volunteering at all - a very nice change - let's hope it continues this way.
Penny :)
Since then I have become more involved and recently agreed to help form a steering committee to re launch the Worcestershire branch of the Alliance.
At first it looked like it was going to be very similar to my previous volunteering roles with NCMA - but it is now clear that I am involved in something completely different - and it is all good news so far.
At the meeting only 2 people steped forward - myself and 1 other. We met to discuss things and emailed the 'Worcestershire' member of staff to express our concerns at how much two people could achieve.
I have now had several email responses - all in the space of ONE week
Q. What do we have to do?
A, Up to you - what is your vision ?- how do you think things should be done? what services would you like to offer?
Q. We really need a mentor - we do not not have enough time or pre-school group experience
A. (within a couple of days) Here is the contact details of someone willing to be your mentor
Q. How can we recruit a pre school practitioner to join us?
A. This person has responded to my email for committee members - she run an Alliance nursery
Q. Do we have a budget to cover volunteer expenses?
A (today) I am pleased to tell you Worcestershire's budget has been approved! You have £8,600 for the rest of the financial year 12 - 13. This is mainly to pay for a part time worker(one day a week, a Worcestershire website - and of course volunteer expenses
And if that was not enough
I have the services of one of the Alliance paid staff to check all the contact details of Alliance members ahead of the part time worker taking up post.
Not my expereience of volunteering at all - a very nice change - let's hope it continues this way.
Penny :)