{"content":{"layouts":[{"type":"fullWidth","areas":[{"items":[{"gridType":"RichTextBlock","content":"\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EOur aim: \u003C/strong\u003ETo have well-trained, supported and motivated adult volunteers from all backgrounds, and to increase the number of young people from diverse backgrounds.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EIt\u2019s so important that every volunteer has a wonderful experience at Scouts. If they enjoy volunteering with us, we\u2019ll inspire them to keep supporting our young people to gain skills for life.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EAs well as appreciating the amazing work of our current volunteers, we want to welcome new volunteers. With more volunteers to deliver our programmes, we can give even more young people the chance to enjoy Scouts.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EOur approach\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003ETo start, we\u2019re focusing on:\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERecruiting more volunteers and welcoming new volunteers more warmly from the start. We\u2019ll make sure our teams and our way of volunteering fits with the time people want to give, and we have people with the right skills and support. We\u2019ll also make our processes more accessible by creating up to date recruitment and appointment tools.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMaking volunteering a positive experience, every day. To do this, volunteers are leading the redesign of future volunteers\u2019 experience, using a new co-led team approach.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ECreating more engaging learning for volunteers and supporting volunteers to develop their skills when and where they need to.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EBuilding the digital tools to enable all the above. This means developing a new fit-for-purpose membership system and a convenient way for members to learn. Both of these will be easy to use and accessible through scouts.org.uk.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003ETo achieve this, we\u2019re co-creating our work with volunteers every step of the way. So far, over 6,500 people have helped design, create, and test our new tools and support, making sure they work for everyone.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EProgress a year on\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003EOver the last year, so much has happened to turn the designs we shared at our senior volunteer get-together, (Basecamp 22, back in May 2022 in Manchester), into real change. This event kicked off our volunteering changes with senior volunteers from all over the UK. We\u2019ll start rolling out the first of these changes locally this year.\u003C/p\u003E\n\u003Ch4\u003ESome key successes:\u003C/h4\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWe had fantastic interaction and feedback at Basecamp 22. The sessions we ran introduced new changes to our key leadership roles. Together, we started shaping the support local volunteers need to make upcoming changes work for them.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EMost Counties/Areas/Regions (Scotland) have recruited volunteer Transformation Leads and their teams. They\u2019re already playing a crucial role in helping produce local plans, and they\u2019re leading the roll out of our new volunteer experience.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWe\u0027re working closely with trusted technology partners, Kerv Digital and imc, to design and build user friendly digital tools. Together, we\u2019re making good progress on both our learning and our membership systems.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWe have a collaborative partnership with Girlguiding thanks to the generous support from Pears Foundation. Together, we\u2019re working on our recruitment tools and approach to welcoming new volunteers, so we can solve shared challenges and learn from each other.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EVolunteers and staff are working closely to co-design our core learning strategy. They\u2019re creating new tools for our welcome process and developing the guidance and support our volunteers need to make this new way of working practical and helpful. This includes our new team descriptions, which explain how we\u2019ll volunteer under the new approach.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EChanges to our culture launched in May 2023. This focuses on our new approach to volunteering in teams, what we call ourselves, and how we use our volunteering culture statement to help set the right expectations.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003C/ul\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003EWhat\u2019s next\u003C/h3\u003E\n\u003Cul\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EOur Digital Skills tool launches in summer 2023. This\u2019ll allow volunteers to assess their own digital skills and directs them to the appropriate resources they\u2019ll need to update and improve their digital skillset.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWe\u2019ll keep supporting our volunteers as they build teams to deliver changes locally and create bespoke local plans to put the new approach in place.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EWe\u2019ll test our new tools and systems with our volunteers in summer 2023 to make sure they meet everyone\u2019s needs and work well together.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EFrom November 2023, we\u2019ll work with a small group of early adopter Counties/Areas/Regions (Scotland) to help them make changes to their area. We\u2019re planning this as a test, and we\u2019ll monitor any teething problems along the way. By doing this, we can learn and improve before these changes are shared with everyone.\u003C/li\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003EIn February 2024, our new approach, with its cultural changes and new tools for learning and membership, will officially begin for everyone. For several months afterwards, we\u2019ll support teams where they need it. 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