Leading Through Change
This course supports leaders and managers with the skills needed to lead your teams effectively through periods of change.
Why come on the course?
If your organisation or team is going through a period of change, it can be a challenging time to ensure everyone feels supported and is able to continue to work productively. As a leader you’ll need to focus not only on the practicalities that change brings but understand how to support your people on an emotional level.
This course will give you the tools to do that, whatever your level of leadership or management responsibility in your in your museum, whether it’s in a voluntary, paid or trustee capacity.
Learning outcomes:
At the end of the course, you’ll be able to
- identify the skills and attributes of an effective leader
- recognise how different individuals respond to change and the impact this has
- explain how to manage change effectively in your organisation
- identify ways to positively impact how you lead others through change
What is it?
An interactive, full day course delivered by change management expert, Nigel Rothband, which will give you a greater understanding of how change impacts your team at an individual level, along with improving your skills to lead others through this effectively.
What will I do on the day?
Through practical activities, discussion and exploration of both change and leadership theory, you’ll gain a greater self-awareness of your own leadership style and approach and how you can use this to support your team through a period of change.
Bookings close: 5pm, Monday 5 February 2024
Leading Through Change
Tuesday 20 February, 10am-4.30pm
The Education Room, Shrewsbury Museum and Art Gallery SY1 1LH
If you can’t see the booking link this event is fully booked. To join the waiting list please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk
How to Influence
Do you struggle to make yourself and your ideas heard?
Do you get frustrated by people often telling you no?
Or you would simply like to be more influential in different contexts?
This course is for colleagues of all levels who want to improve their influencing skills to achieve better results.
At the end of the course, you’ll be able to:
- identify situations both internally and externally that are dependent on your influencing skills
- recognise key models and how to utilise them to develop your influencing approach
- explain how to use both non-verbal and verbal communication skills effectively when influencing
- identify how to improve your own personal effectiveness when in influential situations
About the day
This is practical, interactive course delivered in partnership between West Midlands Museum Development and ted Learning. The day will be facilitated by Paul Hargreaves, an expert communication skills trainer, and two professional actors. We’ll explore some theory of communication and influencing and focus on how to have maximum impact by ensuring your body language and voice are congruent with the message you’re trying to deliver.
Through lots of practical and interactive activities, you’ll explore which approaches are effective in different situations and what works best for you, your influencing style and the factors that motivate others, supporting you to develop a flexible approach and become a successful influencer.
Bookings close: 5pm, Wednesday 17 January 2024
Maximum two delegates per organisation. Priority will be given to delegates from non-NPO and non-National museums in the West Midlands which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation.
Accessibility
This event will be held in Middleport Pottery’s Burgess Room. This room is located on the upper floor and is on the same level as the lift, and if therefore accessible to everyone. If you would benefit from any adjustment or support for accessibility, please answer ‘yes’ to the access requirements question on the booking form and email the WMMD team as early as possible stating the support you require.
Dietary Requirements
A vegetarian buffet lunch and refreshments will be provided. Please let us know any allergies or dietary requirements on the booking form when you book your place.
If you can’t see the booking button this event is fully booked. To join the waiting list please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk
How to Influence
Thursday 8 February 2024, 10am-4.30pm
Middleport Pottery, Stoke on Trent ST6 3PE
If you can’t see the booking button, this event is fully booked. To join the waiting list please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk
Volunteer Recruitment – focusing on inclusive development
This is the second in a series of three Volunteer Management Development training events from West Midlands Museum Development (WMMD) and Museum Development UK (MDUK).
As a result of attending Volunteer Recruitment, participants will become equipped or underpin skills and knowledge, including and not limited to:
- Designing attractive and diverse volunteer roles whilst considering different approaches to recruitment
- Planning for volunteer recruitment, measuring success, and monitoring and evaluation
Book Volunteer Recruitment
Thursday 20 October, 9.30am-1pm
Bookings are being taken by SHARE, which is the Museum Development provider for the East of England. They will share your booking data with WMMD.
Priority will be given to non-NPO and non-National museums which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation.
Session leaders:
This webinar series is being hosted by volunteering consultants and specialists Laura Hamilton and Carol Carbine, who both bring more than 40 years of volunteer management experience in the VCSE sector.
Laura has a strong understanding of volunteer management within small and medium-sized organisations and of working with staff to build volunteer management confidence and capacity. Laura runs a successful consultancy (Laura Hamilton Consulting), with a specialist focus on volunteer engagement and management, and training and mentoring for volunteer managers.
Carol specialises in training/ facilitation and problem-solving/ conflict resolution, working within the overseas aid, animal welfare, disability and heritage sectors. Carol is a qualified NLP Practitioner and offers bespoke training and facilitation through her own consultancy (Carol Carbine Consulting).
The sessions are most suited to groups and organisations that are:
- Open to learning and exploring changes to involving volunteers
- Keen to learn more about and embed inclusive practice into their work with volunteers
- Reviewing their volunteering strategy
All training will be delivered using a webinar format via Zoom.
Bookings close five days before each session date. Participants may book onto one, two, or all three training events.
Other webinars in the series:
Webinar 1: Volunteer Management
Thursday 8 September, 9.30am-1pm
- Reflective practice that leads to sustainable volunteer retention, development and meaningful experiences
Webinar 3: Developing a Volunteering Strategy
Thursday 17 November 9.30am-1pm
- Volunteer strategy development that is linked to organisational values, vision and goals
Developing a Volunteer Strategy
This is the third webinar in a series of three Volunteer Management Development training events from West Midlands Museum Development (WMMD) and Museum Development UK (MDUK).
As a result of attending Developing a Volunteering Strategy, participants will become equipped or underpin skills and knowledge, including and not limited to:
- Volunteer strategy development that is linked to organisational values, vision and goals
Book Developing a Volunteering Strategy
Thursday 17 November 9.30am-1pm
Bookings are being taken by SHARE, which is the Museum Development provider for the East of England. They will share your booking data with WMMD.
Priority will be given to non-NPO and non-National museums which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation.
Session leaders:
This webinar series is being hosted by volunteering consultants and specialists Laura Hamilton and Carol Carbine, who both bring more than 40 years of volunteer management experience in the VCSE sector.
Laura has a strong understanding of volunteer management within small and medium-sized organisations and of working with staff to build volunteer management confidence and capacity. Laura runs a successful consultancy (Laura Hamilton Consulting), with a specialist focus on volunteer engagement and management, and training and mentoring for volunteer managers.
Carol specialises in training/ facilitation and problem-solving/ conflict resolution, working within the overseas aid, animal welfare, disability and heritage sectors. Carol is a qualified NLP Practitioner and offers bespoke training and facilitation through her own consultancy (Carol Carbine Consulting).
The sessions are most suited to groups and organisations that are:
- Open to learning and exploring changes to involving volunteers
- Keen to learn more about and embed inclusive practice into their work with volunteers
- Reviewing their volunteering strategy
All training will be delivered using a webinar format via Zoom.
Bookings close five days before each session date. Participants may book onto one, two, or all three training events.
The other webinars in the series:
Volunteer Management
Thursday 8 September, 9.30am-1pm
- Reflective practice that leads to sustainable volunteer retention, development and meaningful experiences
Volunteer Recruitment – focusing on inclusive recruitment
Thursday 20 October, 9.30am-1pm
- Designing attractive and diverse volunteer roles whilst considering different approaches to recruitment
- Planning for volunteer recruitment, measuring success, and monitoring and evaluation
Accessible Recruitment
Direct Access will lead a short training session outlining how organisations can make their workplace and recruitment processes more accessible for disabled candidates, sharing their experience and approach.
In this session Direct Access will cover not just how to make your interview process more accessible but how to find disabled talent and the range of in-work support options available. If disabled people know that you are inclusive and accessible they will be more likely to apply. Topics include:
- Where and and how to advertise opportunities
- The interview
- Job offers
- Access to work – what it is and how to apply
- Apprenticeships and welfare to work programmes
Maximum two delegates per organisation. Priority will be given to delegates from non-NPO and non-National museums in the West Midlands which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation.
The presentation for this event will be live captioned through StageText and MyClearText. If you would benefit from any other form of access support, please answer ‘yes’ to the access requirements question on the booking form and email the WMMD team as early as possible stating the support you require.
All participants will receive an email containing a Zoom link to the training prior to the event. The email will be sent to the email address used for booking. If you have not received an email the day before the event please contact us.
Accessible Recruitment
Wednesday 7 September, 2-3.30pm
Online
If you can’t see the booking button this event is now fully booked. If you would like to join the waiting list please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk
Virtual Volunteering
Rural Voices – The Rural Museums Network Seminar Series
Join the Rural Museums Network (RMN) for these monthly seminars to hear expert speakers and museum professionals share how rural collections and rural sites can better include a wider range of voices in the stories they tell.
These sessions are on the Zoom platform and are FREE for members (institutional and individual) and £5 for non-members.
If you aren’t sure if your museum is a member, please do contact RMN to check before you book
Find out more and book Virtual Volunteering, Friday 8 April, 3pm-4.15pm
Other events in the series
Digging Deeper: Telling the Stories of Rural LGBTQ+ Lives, Friday 11 March 3pm-4.15pm
Digging Deeper: Representing Gypsy, Roma and Travelling Communities in Rural Museums, Friday 13 May, 3pm-4.15pm
MD England Volunteer Management Development Training (session 3)
West Midlands Museum Development is pleased to announce that the Volunteer Management Development training events delivered in late 2021/ early 2022 are being repeated due to high demand for places.
This national online Museum Development series of three webinars will help to develop knowledge and skills in volunteer management, volunteer recruitment and volunteer strategy development.
Please note: By completing the booking form you are signing up to attend all three events.
Sessions (all 9.30am-1pm):
Thursday 3 March – Volunteer Recruitment
Thursday 17 March – Volunteer Management and Retention
Thursday 24 March – Volunteer Strategy Development
What will participants gain?
As a result of attending this webinar series, participants will become equipped or underpin skills and knowledge. including and not limited to:
- designing attractive and diverse volunteer roles whilst considering different approaches to recruitment
- planning for volunteer recruitment, measuring success, monitoring and evaluation
- reflective practice that leads to sustainable volunteer retention, development and meaningful experiences
- volunteer strategy development that is linked to organisational values, vision and goals
All training will be delivered using a webinar format via Zoom; training will be co-facilitated by two trainers in order to bring their combined experience and to also increase the level of engagement from participants through greater variety in voice and presentation style.
Who should attend?
This session is aimed at all Accredited museums and those working towards Accreditation in the North West, North East, SHARE Museums East, South East, West Midlands and Yorkshire. These webinars are most suitable to groups and organisations that are:
- reviewing their volunteering strategy
- open to learning and exploring changes to involving volunteers
- keen to learn more about and embed inclusive practice into their work on involving volunteers
If you are based in another region, we kindly ask you to book through your local Museum Development provider which you can find the details for here.
Priority will be given to delegates from non-NPO and non-National museums in the West Midlands which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation.
If you are unable to attend any of the sessions please let us know in advance by emailing wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk
If the event becomes oversubscribed we will prioritise bookings from organisations who can send a representative to all three sessions.
Session leaders:
This webinar series is being hosted by volunteering consultants and specialists Laura Hamilton and Carol Carbine, who both bring more than 40 years of volunteer management experience in the VCSE sector.
Laura has a strong understanding of volunteer management within small and medium-sized organisations and of working with staff to build volunteer management confidence and capacity in these contexts; and runs a successful consultancy (Laura Hamilton Consulting), with a specialist focus on volunteer engagement and management and training and mentoring for volunteer managers.
Carol specialises in training/ facilitation and problem-solving/ conflict resolution, working within the overseas aid, animal welfare, disability and heritage sectors; and is a qualified NLP Practitioner. Carol offers bespoke training and facilitation through her own consultancy (Carol Carbine Consulting).
If the booking button isn’t visible this series of events is fully booked. Please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk if you want to join the waiting list.
MD England Volunteer Management Development Training (session 2)
West Midlands Museum Development is pleased to announce that the Volunteer Management Development training events delivered in late 2021/ early 2022 are being repeated due to high demand for places.
This national online Museum Development series of three webinars will help to develop knowledge and skills in volunteer management, volunteer recruitment and volunteer strategy development.
Please note: By completing the booking form you are signing up to attend all three events.
Sessions (all 9.30am-1pm):
Thursday 3 March – Volunteer Recruitment
Thursday 17 March – Volunteer Management and Retention
Thursday 24 March – Volunteer Strategy Development
What will participants gain?
As a result of attending this webinar series, participants will become equipped or underpin skills and knowledge. including and not limited to:
- designing attractive and diverse volunteer roles whilst considering different approaches to recruitment
- planning for volunteer recruitment, measuring success, monitoring and evaluation
- reflective practice that leads to sustainable volunteer retention, development and meaningful experiences
- volunteer strategy development that is linked to organisational values, vision and goals
All training will be delivered using a webinar format via Zoom; training will be co-facilitated by two trainers in order to bring their combined experience and to also increase the level of engagement from participants through greater variety in voice and presentation style.
Who should attend?
This session is aimed at all Accredited museums and those working towards Accreditation in the North West, North East, SHARE Museums East, South East, West Midlands and Yorkshire. These webinars are most suitable to groups and organisations that are:
- reviewing their volunteering strategy
- open to learning and exploring changes to involving volunteers
- keen to learn more about and embed inclusive practice into their work on involving volunteers
If you are based in another region, we kindly ask you to book through your local Museum Development provider which you can find the details for here.
Priority will be given to delegates from non-NPO and non-National museums in the West Midlands which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation.
If you are unable to attend any of the sessions please let us know in advance by emailing wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk
If the event becomes oversubscribed we will prioritise bookings from organisations who can send a representative to all three sessions.
Session leaders:
This webinar series is being hosted by volunteering consultants and specialists Laura Hamilton and Carol Carbine, who both bring more than 40 years of volunteer management experience in the VCSE sector.
Laura has a strong understanding of volunteer management within small and medium-sized organisations and of working with staff to build volunteer management confidence and capacity in these contexts; and runs a successful consultancy (Laura Hamilton Consulting), with a specialist focus on volunteer engagement and management and training and mentoring for volunteer managers.
Carol specialises in training/ facilitation and problem-solving/ conflict resolution, working within the overseas aid, animal welfare, disability and heritage sectors; and is a qualified NLP Practitioner. Carol offers bespoke training and facilitation through her own consultancy (Carol Carbine Consulting).
If the booking button isn’t visible this series of events is fully booked. Please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk if you want to join the waiting list.
MD England Volunteer Management Development Training
West Midlands Museum Development is pleased to announce that the Volunteer Management Development training events delivered in late 2021/ early 2022 are being repeated due to high demand for places.
This national online Museum Development series of three webinars will help to develop knowledge and skills in volunteer management, volunteer recruitment and volunteer strategy development.
Please note: By completing the booking form you are signing up to attend all three events.
Sessions (all 9.30am-1pm):
Thursday 3 March – Volunteer Recruitment
Thursday 17 March – Volunteer Management and Retention
Thursday 24 March – Volunteer Strategy Development
What will participants gain?
As a result of attending this webinar series, participants will become equipped or underpin skills and knowledge. including and not limited to:
- designing attractive and diverse volunteer roles whilst considering different approaches to recruitment
- planning for volunteer recruitment, measuring success, monitoring and evaluation
- reflective practice that leads to sustainable volunteer retention, development and meaningful experiences
- volunteer strategy development that is linked to organisational values, vision and goals
All training will be delivered using a webinar format via Zoom; training will be co-facilitated by two trainers in order to bring their combined experience and to also increase the level of engagement from participants through greater variety in voice and presentation style.
Who should attend?
This session is aimed at all Accredited museums and those working towards Accreditation in the North West, North East, SHARE Museums East, South East, West Midlands and Yorkshire. These webinars are most suitable to groups and organisations that are:
- reviewing their volunteering strategy
- open to learning and exploring changes to involving volunteers
- keen to learn more about and embed inclusive practice into their work on involving volunteers
If you are based in another region, we kindly ask you to book through your local Museum Development provider which you can find the details for here.
Priority will be given to delegates from non-NPO and non-National museums in the West Midlands which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation.
If you are unable to attend any of the sessions please let us know in advance by emailing wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk
If the event becomes oversubscribed we will prioritise bookings from organisations who can send a representative to all three sessions.
Session leaders:
This webinar series is being hosted by volunteering consultants and specialists Laura Hamilton and Carol Carbine, who both bring more than 40 years of volunteer management experience in the VCSE sector.
Laura has a strong understanding of volunteer management within small and medium-sized organisations and of working with staff to build volunteer management confidence and capacity in these contexts; and runs a successful consultancy (Laura Hamilton Consulting), with a specialist focus on volunteer engagement and management and training and mentoring for volunteer managers.
Carol specialises in training/ facilitation and problem-solving/ conflict resolution, working within the overseas aid, animal welfare, disability and heritage sectors; and is a qualified NLP Practitioner. Carol offers bespoke training and facilitation through her own consultancy (Carol Carbine Consulting).
If the booking button isn’t visible this series of events is fully booked. Please email wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk if you want to join the waiting list.
MDUK Volunteer Management Development Training (session 3)
West Midlands Museum Development is pleased to announce a series of three upcoming Volunteer Management Development training events.
This national online Museum Development series of webinars will help to develop knowledge and skills in volunteer management, volunteer recruitment and volunteer strategy development.
Please note: By completing the booking form you are signing up to attend all three events.
Sessions (all 9.30am-1pm):
Thursday 18 November 2021 – Volunteer Recruitment
Thursday 13 January 2022 – Volunteer Management and Retention
Thursday 17 February 2022 – Volunteer Strategy Development
What will participants gain?
As a result of attending this webinar series, participants will become equipped or underpin skills and knowledge. including and not limited to:
- designing attractive and diverse volunteer roles whilst considering different approaches to recruitment
- planning for volunteer recruitment, measuring success, monitoring and evaluation
- reflective practice that leads to sustainable volunteer retention, development and meaningful experiences
- volunteer strategy development that is linked to organisational values, vision and goals
All training will be delivered using a webinar format via Zoom; training will be co-facilitated by two trainers in order to bring their combined experience and to also increase the level of engagement from participants through greater variety in voice and presentation style.
Who should attend?
This session is aimed at all Accredited museums and those working towards Accreditation in the North West, North East, East Midlands and West Midlands of England and Wales. These webinars are most suitable to groups and organisations that are:
- reviewing their volunteering strategy
- open to learning and exploring changes to involving volunteers
- keen to learn more about and embed inclusive practice into their work on involving volunteers
If you are based in another region, we kindly ask you to book through your local Museum Development provider which you can find the details for here.
Priority will be given to delegates from non-NPO and non-National museums in the West Midlands which are Accredited or officially Working Towards Accreditation.
If you are unable to attend any of the sessions please let us know in advance by emailing wmmd@ironbridge.org.uk
If the event becomes oversubscribed we will prioritise bookings from organisations who can send a representative to all three sessions.
Session leaders:
This webinar series is being hosted by volunteering consultants and specialists Laura Hamilton and Carol Carbine, who both bring more than 40 years of volunteer management experience in the VCSE sector.
Laura has a strong understanding of volunteer management within small and medium-sized organisations and of working with staff to build volunteer management confidence and capacity in these contexts; and runs a successful consultancy (Laura Hamilton Consulting), with a specialist focus on volunteer engagement and management and training and mentoring for volunteer managers.
Carol specialises in training/ facilitation and problem-solving/ conflict resolution, working within the overseas aid, animal welfare, disability and heritage sectors; and is a qualified NLP Practitioner. Carol offers bespoke training and facilitation through her own consultancy (Carol Carbine Consulting).
