Community Building: Partner's Meeting Nov 2009

Hosted by Land Securities, Victoria, this Time & Talents Partners meeting was focused on creating a space for employer and community employer supported volunteering coordinators to strengthen relationships and connect on current projects.

Sessions throughout gave the opportunity for participants to consider the motivations and objectives in ESV, recognising that there are sometimes differences between the employer and the community organisation and that this can sometimes create challenges in terms of expectations. Through these discussions methods of overcoming these challenges and a clearer set of shared objectives were formulated between partners, creating trust and renewed commitment for quality ESV.

Partners collaborated together on developing sustainable skills-based project initiatives which genuinely benefit both the corporate and community partner organisations.

Leaders of the three pilot Time & Talents (Nationwide) Network programs participated in this partnership event to experience Time & Talents partnership culture first hand at the dawn of the launch of their own Time & Talents programs.

Facilitators

Kitty Lloyd-Lawrence

Kitty ran Time & Talents since its set up in 1996 with five founding employer partners, until her retirement in 2007 when she had increased membership to 15 employers. Kitty continues to support a number of charities, including chairing board committees and facilitating community building circles. She has been internationally recognised for her work in building cross sector partnerships, and for her pivotal role in creating the Time & Talents legacy.

John Hughes

John is a Senior Manager working in the PwC Leadership Centre of Expertise. He has helped design and deliver the PwC Responsible Leadership Programme, run over six weeks for PwC partners run in partnership with voluntary sector organisations. He has also designed and delivered international programmes in Africa.

John was a key facilitator on our Time & Talents ESV Leadership training day which took place on 2 September 2009 at Dept for Children, Schools and Families.

Time & Talents would like to thank Kitty Lloyd Lawrence, John Hughs and Land Securities for volunteering their support to make this event possible