Volunteer Management Practitioner
We want you to have a quality experience when using SAMi Volunteer Management. North West Network (NWN) only gives it approval to use SAM Volunteer Management to volunteering infrastructure workers who have completed SAM Volunteer Management cascade training.

Below is a list of approved SAM Volunteer Management Practitioners within Greater Manchester:

Name: Mike Hall
Organisation: Trafford Volunteer Centre
Address: Cadman House, Wharf Road, Sale, Cheshire M33 2AF
Tel: 0161 976 2447
Webiste: www.salecommunityweb.co.uk/cvs

Area(s) covered: We primarily focus in Trafford, but can provide information and assistance to individuals and organisations outside the Borough.

Details: Trafford Volunteer Centre provides information on all aspects of volunteering. We recruit and place individuals in voluntary work, keep a database of current voluntary opportunities and provide information, support and training to local volunteer involving organisations. Opening Times: 10am - 5pm Monday to Friday.

Name: Maggie Murdoch
Organisation: Volunteer Centre Salford
Address: Salford CVS, The Old Town Hall, Eccles, M30 0EJ
Tel: 0161 787 7795 ext 204
E-Mail: Maggie.Murdoch@salfordcvs.co.uk

Website: www.communitiesinsalford.org.uk

Area(s) covered: Salford

Details: We work to promote positive volunteering opportunities in Salford and provide a range of services to volunteers and organisations. We can provide expert advice in good practice and the management of volunteers and in diversity issues.

Name: Peter Sloan
Organisation: Volunteer Centre Bolton
Address: The Bolton Hub, Bold Street, Bolton, BL1 1LS
Tel: 01204 546060
E-Mail: peter@boltoncvs.org.uk

Website: www.boltonvolunteering.org.uk

Area(s) covered: Borough of Bolton

Details: We are an accredited volunteer centre – one of our core functions is the development of best practice in volunteering.  With SAM we can help organisations develop and review their volunteering policies.

Name: Jill Mayers
Organisation: GreaterSport, Greater Manchester Sports Partnership
Address: Belle Vue Athletics Centre, Pink Bank Lane, Manchester, M12 5GL
Tel: 0161 223 1002
E-Mail: jillm@greatersport.co.uk

Website: www.greatersport.co.uk

Area(s) covered: Greater Manchester Organisations including young volunteers (16 –24) in sport and physical activity

Details: GreaterSport is a county sports partnership responsible for providing a single system for sport and physical activity in Greater Manchester.  The young volunteer programme is hosted and run from GreaterSport but is part of the Sports Volunteers North West regional young volunteer programme.

Name: Julia Hewer
Organisation: Stockport Community and Voluntary Services (SCVC) and Volunteer Centre
Address: Russell Morley House, 8-16 Lower Hillgate, Stockport.  SK1 1JE
Tel: 0161 477 0246
E-Mail: julia@stockportcvs.co.uk

Website: www.stockportcvs.co.uk

Area(s) covered: Borough of Stockport

Details: SCVS and SCVS Volunteer Centre are the umbrella organizations that support, promote and develop voluntary action Stockport.  Both organisations offer a range of services, from training to networking and representation that aim to make voluntary and community organisations in the Borough even more effective

Name: John Aitken
Organisation: Experience Volunteering
Address: 491 Mill Street, Manchester, M11 2AD
Tel: 0161 220 8600
E-Mail: volunteering@eastmanchestercommunity.net

Area(s) covered: Provision of Volunteering Information and Advice for local East Manchester Residents interested in voluntary placements. Best practice support to groups and organisations in East Manchester

Details: Training is available for volunteers, access to accredited and non accredited courses as well as short courses for local residents of East Manchester

Below is a list of Approved SAM Volunteer Management Practitioners within Lancashire:

Name: Dorothy Shears
Organisation: CVS Volunteer Centres Hyndburn and Ribble Valley
Address: 21 Cannon Street, Accrington, BB5 1NJ
Tel: 01254 879966
E-Mail: dorothyshears@hyndburnandribblevalleycvs.org

Area(s) covered: Hyndburn and Ribble Valley

Details: We offer advice and information around working with and using volunteers including Quality Standards. We offer a brokerage service to prospective volunteers and organisations, including a support service for people with support needs to access volunteering. We also organise several events a year to promote volunteering.

Over the life time of the Big Coaching Project NWN will train as many volunteering infrastructure workers as it can to make SAM Volunteer Management as accessible as possible. If there are no approved SAM Volunteer Management Practitioners in your area, please contact Carol Savage or Dan Farley we will try our best to help you:

• Tel: 0161 236 6493

• E-Mail:carol@nwnetwork.org.uk or dan@nwnetwork.org.uk