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NTG FUNDING NO LONGER AVAILABLE FOR MOVE COURSE Please note that with effect from 1 April 2009, the Non-profit sector Training Grant (NTG) will no longer be available for MOVE courses. Funding for courses remains through VCF funding. For clarifications, please do not hesitate to contact us. INTRODUCING SING-VPM SING-VPM is an online gathering of Volunteer Programme Managers (VPMs) in Singapore. Initiated by the professional body for VPMs in Singapore, Managing & Organising Volunteer Efforts (MOVE), SING-VPM aims to be a platform where VPMs can network together, support and encourage one another, while allowing the sharing of insights, experiences, skills and knowledge. SING-VPM also features a networking list, career openings and the ability to create your portfolio. Designed by VPMs for VPMs, all are welcome to be part of our community and to use it to help you grow yourself both professionally and personally. After all, we are all in the business of people and people development. So start clicking away with your questions, comments, opinions etc. Visit SING-VPM at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/singvpm. VPM RETREAT 2009 IS HERE MOVE is proud to present the VPM Retreat 2009 which features veteran VPM practitioner, Mr. Rob Jackson, from UK. The retreat features advanced training for volunteer programme managers (VPMs) and 3 days of exhilarating and interactive learning with local specialists and foreign experts. Topics covered would enhance VPM's to better work both within the organisaion and with volunteers. Click here for more details. MORE FUNDING FOR VPM TRAINING From 1 November 2008, there will be 2 funding schemes to help VPMs equip themselves with skills and knowledge for their practice. These are the VWOs-Charities Capability Fund (VCF) and the Non-profit sector Training Grant (NTG). For more information, please refer to the registration page and the respective webpages for the fundings schemes. CELEBRATE INTERNATIONAL VOLUNTEER MANAGERS DAY WITH MOVE! In celebration of International Volunteer Managers Day on 1 November 2008, we are inviting all to send their congratulatory messages, words of encouragements and your electronic cards to your volunteer programme managers and fellow practitioners. For more information, visit the IVM Day website at http://ivmd.move.org.sg. MOVE PRESENTS EXPERT SERIES TRAINING BY RENOWN AUSTRALIAN VPM TRAINER MOVE is pleased to present to you a series of training courses by renowned Australian trainer, Mr Martin Cowling, from 22-24 October 2008. Martin was very well-received by the participants when he came to train in NVPC AND MOVE ENTERS INTO STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP FOR VOLUNTEER MANAGEMENT TRAINING  With
the signing of the agreement on 31 July 2008, NVPC officially appoints
MOVE (Managing and Organising Volunteer Efforts) as provider of
volunteer management training courses. With immediate effect, MOVE will organise and provide training in volunteer management for the people and social service sectors in Singapore. For the next 4 months until the end of 2008, an interesting calendar of events has been planned including a 2-day seminar in October with Martin Cowling from Australia. For 2009, we hope to start a new series of competency-based training courses leading to certification by the Workforce Development Agency. Another highlight event to be held in the 1st quarter of 2009 will be the annual Volunteer Managers' Retreat. Click on the button links NOW and be on our mailing list to receive the latest news about training courses and other volunteer-related activities for you and your staff. Besides training courses, MOVE also hosts Community-of-Practice sessions, networking meetings for practitioners, CEO breakfast meetings and many more. You will receive news regarding these activities ONLY when you are on the MOVE mailing list. The first 100 to sign up to be on our mailing list will receive a training voucher offering cash discount for any of our courses. MOVE members will continue to enjoy membership rates over and above this cash discount. We hope to have you and your organisation on MOVE's mailing list so that we can continue to be of service to you. Warmest regards, Michael Loh Chairman, MOVE MOVE Announces Membership Waiver for 2008 Dear Valued Members of MOVE,
Greetings from
MOVE! Our best wishes for the Year of
the Golden Rat to our members who are passionate about managing and organising
volunteer efforts.
We would like
to start the year right. And what better
way to do so than to share some good news with everyone.
Once again, your Council has decided to waive membership subscriptions for 2008. MOVE has a great vision to professionalise the good work that you are all doing. But visions will always remain abstract without the support of the very people we are serving – YOU! Whilst we are the architects of this great plan, YOU are the building blocks. We are still a relatively new organization struggling to achieve its mission. I am not shy or afraid to admit that there are still gaps that need to be filled. And YOU can help us fill these gaps. We need people with PASSION to come forward and lend their helping hands to help us MOVE forward. We need to tap on your expertise, your abilities and capabilities so that together we can create the synergy to translate all our lofty ideas into reality. So, come forward and volunteer your free time to build MOVE – the organization that stands by you. We have set up committees to look into membership benefits, programmes and web development. You are welcome to join in any of these committees depending on your interest. Your Council also likes to share with you some new developments that can be of benefit to you.
Thank you for your continued support for MOVE. Michael Loh Chairman, MOVE FREE VOLUNTEER PROGRAMME MANAGEMENT eBOOK LAUNCHED  Editors Fraser Dyer, Andy Fryar and Rob Jackson explain “the philosophy behind the project is that managers at a grass roots level have lots of experience to share, but seldom an outlet to distribute that knowledge. The magnet project allows an avenue through which they can contribute their ideas, and these are then shared freely, via the internet with their peers around the world. It is a great model of both networking and information exchange” The first edition, published in 2004 was downloaded many thousands of times, making it one of the most read volunteer management guides in history. The new and updated edition contains 50 chapters from 40 authors across North America, the United Kingdom, Europe and the Australasian region. The free electronic version can be downloaded from the MOVE Members' Web Community in the "Library" section or through the OzVPM webpage at www.ozvpm.com. A copy of the eBook will also be made available in the MOVE Web Community for members.  Dear Fellow VPMsAlmost everyone is aware of IVD which celebrates the contribution of volunteers. Sadly, not many have heard or know about IVMAD – short for International Volunteer Manager Appreciation Day. How do I best describe this day? I cannot think of any words more appropriate and fitting than those published in the IVMAD website and I quote: “…, volunteering does not succeed in a vacuum. Behind this army of volunteers lies an equally dedicated group of individuals and agencies who are responsible for the coordination, support, training, administration and recruitment of the world's volunteers - skilled professionals who are adept at taking singular passion and turning it into effective action. That is why we celebrate International Volunteer Manager Appreciation Day every year on November 1.”  MOVE
- the Association created to support and promote the work of volunteer
programme managers operating here in Singapore fully supports
recognition of very special people like you. That is why, since
2006 MOVE has put Singapore on the world map as an IVMAD supporter,
alongside 12 other countries including Australia, Canada, UK and the
US. Today, I cordially invite all VPMs to join MOVE in a simple networking session to celebrate this day - YOUR day - on Wednesday 31 October at SUNTEC at the end of the NVPC conference. I further urge all governors and management of volunteer host organizations in Singapore to celebrate this day with your volunteer programme managers including those staff who are assisting in however small ways in the motivation of your volunteers. MICHAEL LOH Chairman, MOVE "MOVING" INTO THE COMMUNITY MOVE
is glad to announce its new online community for its members at
http://www.move.org.sg/community. Through the online community, members
will get to interact with each other through online features such as
the e-forum, chatrooms and messaging. Members will also be able to
access COP notes and e-Volunteerism articles as well as post valuable
volunteer resources management articles to share with one another. To
activate your web community account, kindly fill up the "Web
Community Account Activation Request" form by clicking on "Activate My
Account" when you are at the community. We will inform you once your
account is ready for use. MOVE
launches its first sessions of COP (Communitities of Practice) on "How
to Gain Management and Staff Support for Volunteer Programmes in My
Organisation?" in August this year. MOVE continues to invite members as
well as other VPMs (Volunteer Programme Managers) to come and join in
our COP.
Dear Movers, You are also welcome to form your own COP if you have at least two other VPMs with you. |
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