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Todmorden

Convenors' Get-Together

Event type: Other
Date: 12th November 2024
Time: 10:15 - 12:30
Venue: Central Methodist Church
Organiser:
Booking: Note that booking is required.

This session is for group convenors, members who assist in running groups in other ways, committee members, and any member who is considering volunteering in one of these roles.

Agenda

  • 10:00 Doors Open
  • 10:15 Session on using tech tools (Beacon, Website, Forms) for communicating with members.
    • Sending personalised messages from Beacon
    • Adding group sessions to calendar
    • Adding duplicate sessions to calendar
    • Adding a web site post after a session - can double as a group report
    • Using forms to elicit RSVPs
  • 11:00 Refreshment Break
  • 11:30 Session on getting groups to work for their members. Talking points are not fixed but may be drawn from the following:
    • Sharing success stories and cautionary tales
    • Ensuring groups are inclusive.
    • Increasing engagement within groups
    • Developing future convenors and committee members
    • Venues and their suitability for different kinds of sessions
    • Review of sections from the Convenors' Handbook
    • Feedback
  • 12:30 Close of meeting