- i-volunteer.org.uk (the only UK social network that connects volunteers, charities and volunteer managers across the UK) is going to be launching phase 2 of its services to the volunteer sector within the next week. They have chosen micro volunteering as the thing ...they will be focusing on, largely in part (and forgive me for being a little smug about this) down to my efforts of promoting micro volunteering on their network. The fortnightly articles I have written for them are the most widely read and sought after on their network. I’m dead chuffed about this and think this is a hooge breakthrough for micro volunteering, coz this is one of those volunteering bodies that has a large influence in the UK voluntary sector and they are even going to be initially promoting micro volunteering based on how I have promoted it – in your pyjamas (well sort of). It's quite a cheeky little poster they're going to be using to promote micro volunteering – details to be revealed soon! I'm one of their 7 site beta testers at the moment (and the only outsider from their org). i-volunteer have asked me to populate their site with micro volunteering opps in advance of their phase 2 launch. It took me a nano second to say yeah or nay. I'll leave you to guess which one it was!
- Following up from last months item about trying to get in on do-it.org's database via the back door through Wessex Community Action. All I can say is mission accomplished and I'm already getting responses from HFH's inclusion in it.
- A few other high street volunteer centres have been warming to micro volunteering and promoting HFH. South Northamptonshire Volunteer Bureau contacted me out of the blue to say they are promoting HFH in their local paper and newsletter. Voluntary Sector Gateway West Lothian have added HFH to their 'useful volunteering links'.
- Been looking for web designers to expand my site and do some snazzy things with it. Going to be adding a few things soon from my 'Vision' page to HFH.
- Conducted my first ever leaflet drop to 10,000 homes in Cardiff, uk. Wot a disappointment that was, with hardly any rise in visits to the website. Ho hum!
Til next time.
