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We are thankful for the skills, expertise, energy, and passion that
our volunteer community brings to Shared Interest. Whether sharing
information, entering data, translating documents or researching online,
volunteers support us through a wide variety of activities and Volunteers’
Week gives us a great opportunity to show our appreciation.
Volunteer Susa
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This year we held our fourth Volunteer
Festival online. The festival ran over three
days, and was open to all volunteers
and colleagues. Sessions included
‘Partnering with a purpose’ by Partnership
Manager Sally Seddon, ‘Empowerment
through engagement’ by Marketing and
Communications Manager Laura Gabriele
as well as an update from our charitable
arm, Shared Interest Foundation,
celebrating their 20th anniversary.
We were also joined by our Lending
Team to share regional updates, and an
overview of our impact studies, featuring
co-operatives in Ivory Coast and Mexico.
As well as those who carry out volunteer
roles, such as Ambassador, Community
Supporter, Data Entry Volunteer and
Translators, we also recognise the activity
that many of our supporters do on a more
informal basis. Thank you to all of you
who pass on QR, share literature in your
local area or get in touch to suggest an
opportunity for a Shared Interest speaker.
This all makes a huge difference.
Word of mouth is extremely powerful as
a means of communicating the collective
impact that you, our members, help us to
achieve by opening a Share Account. This
impact is something we want to share
further, welcoming more ethical investors
to our global community.
Bristol event.
Last year we developed a Resource Pack
which is available to all members. This
pack contains a set of materials to provide
information about what we do, and the
positive impact our work has, thanks to
the support of our loyal members.
We love that our members are
engaged and want to help us to do
more, and we hope these Resource
Packs will enable you to do just that. If
you are interested in sharing the news
about Shared Interest with friends
of family, or if would like to find out
more about our other volunteering
opportunities please contact us at,
volunteers@shared-interest.com
or call us on 0191 233 9101.
ephen at
Volunteer St
ent.
our Bristol ev
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