{"id":1327,"date":"2017-11-07T15:42:59","date_gmt":"2017-11-07T15:42:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/?p=1327"},"modified":"2022-06-13T12:06:53","modified_gmt":"2022-06-13T11:06:53","slug":"introducing-teamkinetic-chris-martin-what-has-volunteering-ever-done-for-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/2017\/11\/introducing-teamkinetic-chris-martin-what-has-volunteering-ever-done-for-me\/","title":{"rendered":"Introducing TeamKinetic: Chris Martin &#8211; What has Volunteering ever done for me?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-1343 aligncenter\" src=\"http:\/\/teamkinetic.co.uk\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/11\/TeamBuilding-300x252.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"331\" height=\"280\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Volunteer Managers have reason to celebrate this week with International Volunteer Managers Day on the 5th November and TeamKinetic released their latest updates on VolunteerKinetic 7.3!<\/p>\n<p>We decided to take this opportunity to introduce or remind our beloved Volunteer Managers of who TeamKinetic are. Throughout the week we will be releasing a series of Blogs on each of our team members, with their story in volunteering and TeamKinetic.<\/p>\n<p>To kick things off, I thought I would write my blog first. My topic of choice:<\/p>\n<p><strong>What has Volunteering ever done for me?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>As I start to write this blog, I\u2019m reminded of the scene from Monty Python\u2019s Life of Brian where John Cleese as the Head of the Judean Peoples Front asks what have the \u201cRomans ever done for us?\u201d, if you have never seen this before, please take two minutes to enjoy this clip.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"629\" height=\"354\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y7tvauOJMHo?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-GB&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p>It is often hard to see the impact of volunteering has whilst actively participating in it. At the time when I undertook my voluntary roles, it was to fulfil a specific need that was being neglected or because someone close to me would ask if I could help.<\/p>\n<p>Only upon reflection can a true appreciation of volunteering and its impact be noticed. In both my personal and professional life, volunteering has built longstanding relationships, that I still value today.<\/p>\n<p>As a younger man, I remember wondering how I would continue some form of swimming once I had completed my lessons. I wanted to keep the competitive aspect that I enjoyed but did not want to continue into highly regimented adult swimming club that was on offer. My options presented themselves as either hanging up my goggles for good or travelling excessively to join another more sociable club. Neither one did I find particularly attractive.<\/p>\n<p>Instead, I wanted something at my local pool, where I could continue developing my ability, maintaining enjoyment and friendly competition.<\/p>\n<p>It was then, I saw a need for a local water polo club!<\/p>\n<p>My friend and I decided that we could run this together. So we planned a pitch for the pool manager and after successfully convincing him of the potential our idea, he agreed to give us a slot.<\/p>\n<p>The catch, however, was that the only available slot was 18:00 -19:30&#8230; on a Friday!<\/p>\n<p>At the age of 18, this would break into essential socialising time and we wondered if we could get the attendance we desired. Disregarding this constraint, we decided to go for it and accepted the time slot!<\/p>\n<p>By no means was it an easy ride from there, as the club required a big commitment for two teenage lads, demanding time spent planning, coaching and running the club as a whole.<\/p>\n<p>Of course, we enjoyed doing it, but I would be lying if I said it was always easy going, as sometimes it really could be a pain in the backside!<\/p>\n<p>At times it took some real perseverance to push the club through but the next two years saw us build our club to the level we desired! Eventually, my time to leave for University came, but we had built a club that had gone strength to strength, continuing in existence today (twenty years later!).<\/p>\n<p>With the benefit of hindsight, I can look at that experience differently now. I developed planning skills, interpersonal skills, worked out how to get things done within a public-sector environment, I developed relationships that I still use professionally and friendships I still value today.<\/p>\n<p>Many of the benefits of volunteering cannot be effectively measured, certainly when I started my volunteering journey neither had I considered too.<\/p>\n<p>But now, I think differently. These experiences helped me identify elements of social capital that before I had never considered, and now would never underestimate or value.<\/p>\n<p>I went on to become a qualified Physical Education teacher and set up a business around sports coaching, this journey started at that water polo club, not through any specific long-term plan but to some extent, due to the direction of travel that was started with this experience.<\/p>\n<p>For the last eight years, I have worked in the sector and have grown to appreciate how complex peoples&#8217; motivations to volunteer can be. 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We have made it easier to find and be involved in Volunteer opportunities, whilst making it easier to recognise hard work and commitment in a way that is engaging and simpler for organisations that depend on their amazing volunteers.<\/p>\n<p>I hope you will join us on our mission to build stronger more engaged communities, and if you find yourself asking the question, what has volunteering ever done for me, you too, can tell your story about how it has changed your life for the better.<\/p>\n<p>If you fancy having a talk please feel free to email or call me!<\/p>\n<p>Thank you,<\/p>\n<p>Chris<\/p>\n<p>Sales Director<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"mailto:Chris@teamkinetic.co.uk\">Chris@teamkinetic.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Volunteer Managers have reason to celebrate this week with International Volunteer Managers Day on the 5th November and TeamKinetic released their latest updates on VolunteerKinetic 7.3! 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