{"id":15819,"date":"2017-06-08T16:02:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-08T15:02:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ihbconline.co.uk\/newsachive\/?p=15819"},"modified":"2017-06-08T16:02:09","modified_gmt":"2017-06-08T15:02:09","slug":"congrats-all-round-after-ihbcs-council-in-brum-policy-packed-school-focused-exploring-governance-volunteer-support-and-international-strategies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsblogs.ihbc.org.uk\/?p=15819","title":{"rendered":"Congrats all round after IHBC\u2019s Council+ in Brum: Policy-packed, School-focused, & exploring governance, volunteer support and international strategies"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IHBC<\/a>The IHBC has concluded the 5th meeting of its \u2018Council+\u2019, the institute\u2019s UK-wide forum for volunteers\u2019 national oversight and development, which took place in Birmingham and covered topics as diverse as current policy panels \u2013 on Rural, Green and Consultations \u2013 new volunteer structures, and the IHBC\u2019s evolving international strategy and governance.<\/h3>\n

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With a morning of reports and updates, including on Annual Schools till 2021, and an afternoon of topic-focused talks and feedback, the Council+ allowed interested volunteers to contribute their ideas to IHBC staff and trustees, as well as to experience \u2018tasters\u2019 of committee operations.\u00a0 Set in the Old IKON Gallery, Fazeley Studios, Birmingham, these offered a perfect opportunity to help interested members experience the IHBC+ programme at first hand.<\/p>\n

IHBC Chair James Caird said: \u2018Our Council+ offers a great opportunity to build skills to support our future governance as well as the careers and prospects of our members.\u00a0 So if you do want to get involved, just let us know and we\u2019ll invite you on to the list when we can, and advise you on getting to future meetings!\u2019<\/p>\n

IHBC Director Se\u00e1n O\u2019Reilly said: \u2018Our Council+ strategy is a part of the wider exploration of our corporate governance and infrastructure \u2013 called IHBC+ \u2013 so we\u2019re delighted there\u2019s so much enthusiasm and interest in its progress.\u2019<\/p>\n

Fiona Newton, lead on Council+ meetings and IHBC\u2019s Operations Director, said: \u2018The afternoon introductory sessions for volunteers interested in policy work covered aspects of the IHBC \u2018s Policy Committee responsibilities, including Consultation, Rural and Green panels. Taking the form of a series of mini-meetings, these offered a chance to discover ongoing work and current issues as well as to advise us in how to help them work better.\u00a0 The lively discussions led to genuinely useful suggestions in a relatively short time.\u2019<\/p>\n

Download<\/a> the programme for the day<\/p>\n

Download<\/a> the Briefing Notes for the Panels<\/p>\n

For background to this meeting see the NewsBlogs<\/a>\u00a0and see\u00a0the first meeting of Council+<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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