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HVG Conference 2025 – Tickets Now Available for Heritage Volunteering ’25

25th & 26th November | 9:30 to 13:30 | Online, via Zoom


We’re pleased to announce that tickets for the heritage sector’s flagship volunteering conference, sponsored by Investing in Volunteers, Heritage Volunteering’25, are now on sale via Eventbrite.

The conference will explore the role that volunteering can play in transforming lives and communities. Our packed itinerary includes insightful keynotes, thought-provoking plenaries and engaging workshops designed to help leaders of volunteers develop and transform the work they do. 

Speakers include:

  • Lisa Ollerhead, Director of the Association of Independent Museums
    Keynote: Exploring the impact of the cutting-edge Connected Communities project.
  • Professor Martin Webber and Dr. Beth Casey, University of York
    Session discussing their research and the practical tools they have developed to help organisations build more inclusive volunteering programmes.

Attendees will have the chance to pick from 12 workshops, ranging from creating communities of volunteering to creating a sense of belonging.

For more information about the Heritage Volunteering Group and the work they do to enable the heritage sector to realise the potential of volunteering to transform organisations, lives, and communities, visit www.heritagevolunteeringgroup.org.uk

Tickets

  • Early bird: £30 (available until Friday 24 October)
  • Standard £40 (available from Saturday 25 October till Monday)
  • Book tickets via Eventbrite here.

Further Information

For any questions or further information, please contact the team at heritagevolunteeringgroup@gmail.com 


New Course for Aspiring Heads of Volunteering

Dr Helen Timbrell and Charlotte Witteridge are bringing you a new leadership development programme for volunteer managers.

Full details in the PDF below:

TeamKinetic are happy to support this venture – it looks to be a really promising opportunity for any ambitious people in the sector!

Bookings open next month, but you can register your interest here.