http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Groups/99419/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Case_Studies.aspx Latest articles from Case Studies, Volunteer Centre Westminster 2013, Volunteer Centre Westminster en Insight by Endis, www.endis.com 1440 http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/351309/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/DECC_Climate_Change.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/351309/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/DECC_Climate_Change.aspx Thu, 04 Apr 2013 23:00:00 GMT DECC staff run Climate Change Workshop for people with Learning Disabilities to improve confidence in engaging with new client groups whilst hugely benefiting the charity with project evaluation http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/339015/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Role_play_and.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/339015/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Role_play_and.aspx Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Four staff from the Department for Transport (DfT) volunteered to develop a half day interactive employability workshop for ELATT's Refugee Women’s Project http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/338981/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/1_2_1.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/338981/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/1_2_1.aspx Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Paddington Academy wanted to hold a mock interview day for their one hundred and eighty Sixth Form students in order to improve confidence. Many will be going to work after leaving school. The school needed professional http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/338963/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Football_match_with.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/338963/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Football_match_with.aspx Fri, 04 Jan 2013 00:00:00 GMT Twelve Department for Transport (DfT) staff volunteered to participate in the tournament, and fundraised refreshment and travel costs for the mentees http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/331697/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/DH_staff_run.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/331697/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/DH_staff_run.aspx Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:00:00 GMT Department of Health staff ran a ‘Raising Aspirations and Goal Setting’ workshop for 120 Year 12 students; providing insight into life at the DH, Q+A sessions and policy workshops http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/331679/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Assessing_a_local.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/331679/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Assessing_a_local.aspx Wed, 24 Oct 2012 23:00:00 GMT Seven members of the private secretarial team for Minister of Health Anna Soubry helped a Westminster charity in assessing their learning disabilities mentoring and befriending programme http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/317541/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/British_Land_Community.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/317541/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/British_Land_Community.aspx Thu, 06 Sep 2012 23:00:00 GMT Some 163 members of British Land’s Head Office team took part in the company’s first Community Day http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/321102/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Business_customer_and.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/321102/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Business_customer_and.aspx Thu, 26 Jul 2012 23:00:00 GMT The Business Customer and Strategy senior leadership team (SCS) at HMRC spent the day volunteering their time in a local Westminster Secondary School to deliver a tax workshop to sixth form students http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/312477/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Press_and_Promotion.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/312477/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Press_and_Promotion.aspx Thu, 10 May 2012 23:00:00 GMT “Making Headlines” workshop delivered by Reputation Inc. hosted at Conservative party headquarters and The Guardian. http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/304519/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Volunteers_encouragers_DH.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/304519/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Volunteers_encouragers_DH.aspx Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Initiative of DH volunteer staff forms a rota to help isolated and vulnerable people in art, craft and social activities. These activities help both team to socialize together and create strong synergies. More... http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/304498/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Mock_interiews_with.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/304498/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Mock_interiews_with.aspx Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Partnership between the homeless charity and the DH. The DH team provides support and advises to homeless unemployed and those who have not work for a long time. Great opportunity to practise interviews and optimize chances to get a work. http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/304464/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Team_Variety_Volunteering.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/304464/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Team_Variety_Volunteering.aspx Fri, 16 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Giles Wilmore quality division organised an away day called the Christmas challenge 2011.Projects include: christmas hampers and social activities for the ederly, employability and healthy sessions for young people. http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/304349/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Rememberance_Day_at.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/304349/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Rememberance_Day_at.aspx Thu, 15 Mar 2012 00:00:00 GMT Children from local schools meet with armed force, event organised by the Department of Health. It was a great opportunity for students to understand the role of the British Defence Force and also a chance to express themselves on the Rememberance Day. http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/293367/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Grow_your_own.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/293367/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Grow_your_own.aspx Fri, 16 Dec 2011 00:00:00 GMT Volunteers supported teams of students to create a plan of what to grow in their new plastic bottle greenhouse, taking into account, seasons, growing conditions etc. http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/287419/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Pitching_simulation_Microsoft.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/287419/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Pitching_simulation_Microsoft.aspx Fri, 04 Nov 2011 00:00:00 GMT Volunteers from Microsoft - Advertising team welcomed sixth form students from a local Academy to their offices and facilitated the students to create their own pitch. http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/261184/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/BlueBay_volunteers_provide.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/261184/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/BlueBay_volunteers_provide.aspx Mon, 16 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT An team from BlueBay volunteered their time to provide training in Office 2007 to a charity staff who had recently had it installed at their offices http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/261140/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Plastic_bottle_greenhouse.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/261140/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Plastic_bottle_greenhouse.aspx Mon, 16 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT Department of Health volunteers helped get the whole school involved in collecting bottles and, together with 6-11 yr olds, built a Plastic Bottle Greenhouse during the school's Sustainability Week http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/235050/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/A_Level_law.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/235050/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/A_Level_law.aspx Mon, 16 May 2011 23:00:00 GMT An interactive day filled with presentations, workshops and discussions with senior level policy makers and law-practitioners http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/257597/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Cross_government_task.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/257597/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Cross_government_task.aspx Tue, 19 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT Volunteers from the Home Office and HMRC support charity with client survey, from design, to interviews, to analysis of findings and report writing http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/254978/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Work_placement_for.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/254978/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Work_placement_for.aspx Tue, 12 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT Two week work experience placement with the Department of Health for someone with mild learning disabilities http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/254816/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Peer_mentoring_cross.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/254816/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Peer_mentoring_cross.aspx Mon, 11 Apr 2011 23:00:00 GMT Director of Strategy for Office for Disability issues (ODI) and the CEO of an advocacy charity were matched as part of an ongoing partnership between the two organisations. http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/245193/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Six_month_secondment.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/245193/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Six_month_secondment.aspx Tue, 22 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Usha was seconded from Ministry of Justice to a small civil society organisation where she honed skills and confidence to start up her own company http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/244245/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Financial_capability_project.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/244245/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Financial_capability_project.aspx Tue, 15 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Barclays volunteers ran the Barclays Money Skills programme supporting children to think about what they can do with money through fun, practical and engaging activities http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/242685/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Construction_Site_visit.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/242685/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Construction_Site_visit.aspx Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Volunteers from Land Securities showed students interested in construction and engineering around the building site of the new BBC headquarters http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/242636/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Policy_team_engage.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/242636/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Policy_team_engage.aspx Tue, 08 Feb 2011 00:00:00 GMT Staff from the Commission on Funding of Care and Support spent the day at a Day Centre for older people http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/225614/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Employability_outreach_for.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/225614/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Employability_outreach_for.aspx Sat, 06 Nov 2010 00:00:00 GMT Soft skills support for young people on social housing estate. Programme included: CV, Interview, professional skills and etiquette and enterprise. http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/198500/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Three_year_sustainable.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/198500/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Three_year_sustainable.aspx Sun, 16 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT Three year partnership involving a number of projects including: garden renovations; trips for children and families; pro bono space planning; and funding. http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/198497/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Anti_Bullying_DVD.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/198497/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Anti_Bullying_DVD.aspx Sun, 16 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT Office for Disability Issues partnered up with a local charity supporting adults with learning disabilities to help launch an anti-bullying DVD http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/198493/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Employability_Mentoring_Project.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/198493/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Employability_Mentoring_Project.aspx Sun, 16 May 2010 23:00:00 GMT Mentoring Project delivered by DfT in Partnership with South Westminster Renewal Partnership http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/188620/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/The_Apprentice.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/188620/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/The_Apprentice.aspx Thu, 04 Mar 2010 00:00:00 GMT Apprentice style project which resulted in a two weeks' work experience for one of the young candidates http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/179773/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Garden_make_over.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/179773/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Garden_make_over.aspx Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:00:00 GMT Aegis staff volunteered to revamp and do up the gardens of a Community Day Centre so that clients and staff would enjoy the gardens free from weeds, overgrown hedges and rubbish. http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/175244/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Welcome_to_My.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/175244/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Welcome_to_My.aspx Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Volunteers from DfE engaged with the parents from a Westminster Primary School through open consultation and discussion to encourage them to become more of a part of the school community http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/175243/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Welcome_to_My.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/175243/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Welcome_to_My.aspx Thu, 17 Dec 2009 00:00:00 GMT Volunteers work with primary school children to create a welcome book which is then translated into several languages to help for when new children and parents join the school http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/157851/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Employability_Workshop.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/157851/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Employability_Workshop.aspx Tue, 07 Jul 2009 23:00:00 GMT Spencer Stuart (recruitment company) went to Paddington Academy to conduct employability workshops there. http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/156408/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Storytelling_without_books.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/156408/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Storytelling_without_books.aspx Wed, 24 Jun 2009 23:00:00 GMT Storytelling without books at a Westminster Primary school with a group of senior Barclays managers. http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/175311/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Christmas_Lunch_Project.aspx http://www.volunteer.co.uk/Articles/175311/Volunteer_Centre_Westminster/Projects/Employer_Supported_Volunteering/Case_Studies/Christmas_Lunch_Project.aspx Tue, 03 Mar 2009 00:00:00 GMT Jonathan from the Home Office spent a day volunteering, read his description here