This document outlines a volunteering systems and processes programme for a national trust. It aims to have volunteers involved in all aspects of work by 2020 and improve staff confidence in working with volunteers. The programme will improve current inconsistent volunteer management processes over 9 years through developing new systems, increasing capability, and offering new volunteer opportunities. It identifies priorities like a central volunteer database, recruitment system, automated expenses, and volunteer scheduling. A new online portal called "MyVolunteering" will be rolled out nationally between late 2013 and late 2014/early 2015 to address current issues and future-proof volunteer management.
We want as many providers as possible to benefit from the research that led to Activate, and from our experience implementing it over the past few years. Find out more about our approach to overcoming the challenges.
M&E for increased impact - a digital solution for enhancing women's access to...CGIAR
This presentation was given by Pranati Mohanraj (CARE USA), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
We want as many providers as possible to benefit from the research that led to Activate, and from our experience implementing it over the past few years. Find out more about our approach to overcoming the challenges.
Enhance LSC’s ability to assess the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the programs that LSC funds;
Provide grantees with better tools to assess their own
performance, manage their operations, and increase private financial support.
We want as many providers as possible to benefit from the research that led to Activate, and from our experience implementing it over the past few years. Find out more about our approach to overcoming the challenges.
M&E for increased impact - a digital solution for enhancing women's access to...CGIAR
This presentation was given by Pranati Mohanraj (CARE USA), as part of the Annual Scientific Conference hosted by the University of Canberra and co-sponsored by the University of Canberra, the Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR) and CGIAR Collaborative Platform for Gender Research. The event took place on April 2-4, 2019 in Canberra, Australia.
Read more: https://www.canberra.edu.au/research/faculty-research-centres/aisc/seeds-of-change and https://gender.cgiar.org/annual-conference-2019/
We want as many providers as possible to benefit from the research that led to Activate, and from our experience implementing it over the past few years. Find out more about our approach to overcoming the challenges.
Enhance LSC’s ability to assess the quality, efficiency, and effectiveness of the programs that LSC funds;
Provide grantees with better tools to assess their own
performance, manage their operations, and increase private financial support.
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Developing a gender strategy: The East African Dairy Development (EADD) exper...ILRI
Poster prepared by I. Baltenweck for the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish Gender Working Group Planning Meeting, Addis Ababa, 14-18 October 2013
Assess Your Organization's Digital CapabilityTechSoup
A demonstration of this free online assessment tool. You can use it to evaluate multiple parts of your operation — from communication to fundraising and development — and invite others in your organization to take the assessment as well. You can also save your results and reassess your nonprofit to see how you have improved over time.
The Tipu approach to ITSM improvement, what ITIL calls CSI.
Tipu says we are doing CSI wrong.
An ITIL process is not a unit of work.
And we need to relax our CSI approach and accept a little risk. CSI can't be done as a formal project(s).
Find out more at http://www.basicsm.com/tipu
Reporter calls the toll -free number
again
Reporter provides unique report
key and receives management
response and case status .
Responds to follow -up questions
The reporter may provide
additional information /
documents at any time
Client nominee classies the report;
assigns status, pr iority and
investigator based on nature of
compliant
Case investigator formulates and
sends a management response to
the complaint with a conrmation
and asks for further information, if
any, via the Case Management
System
Developing a gender strategy: The East African Dairy Development (EADD) exper...ILRI
Poster prepared by I. Baltenweck for the CGIAR Research Program on Livestock and Fish Gender Working Group Planning Meeting, Addis Ababa, 14-18 October 2013
Assess Your Organization's Digital CapabilityTechSoup
A demonstration of this free online assessment tool. You can use it to evaluate multiple parts of your operation — from communication to fundraising and development — and invite others in your organization to take the assessment as well. You can also save your results and reassess your nonprofit to see how you have improved over time.
The Tipu approach to ITSM improvement, what ITIL calls CSI.
Tipu says we are doing CSI wrong.
An ITIL process is not a unit of work.
And we need to relax our CSI approach and accept a little risk. CSI can't be done as a formal project(s).
Find out more at http://www.basicsm.com/tipu
In this webinar, Build Consulting expert Peter Mirus explains how to build a technology roadmap that will guide your organization to a successful future.
Peter draws on years of experience consulting with nonprofits on technology projects to give you practical steps to implement quickly.
Don’t miss this chance to learn how your organization can create a technology roadmap that is right for you.
As with all our webinars, this presentation is appropriate for an audience of varied IT experience.
TPP Finance Seminar 2019 - Embracing Digital ChangeTPP Recruitment
Our guest speakers Jon Curry & Nicolas Raynaud, WaterAid discuss:
- Context – digital transformation
- Opportunities and impact
- WaterAid experience to date – changes to the IT and Finance functions, achieved and envisaged
Using the TechSoup Digital Assessment Tool for Your Nonprofit PlanningTechSoup
Learn how TechSoup’s free digital assessment tool can help assess your nonprofit's digital capabilities and provide recommendations on how to improve them.
Presented by Krist Yong, Senior Consultant, UXC Consulting at ISS-UXC Seminar: Move IT from Cost to Value Centre using IT Service Management and COBIT on 25 July 2014.
The future NGO is agile, entrepreneurial and digitalMzN International
How we deliver impact in a disrupted world
- Committed to deliver amidst disruption
- Agile is a buzzword: Here‘s what it comes down to
- Digital and entrepreneurial - essential to becoming agile
- Five lessons from agile transformations in 2020
- Action recommendations
Advanced Project Data Analytics for Improved Project DeliveryMark Constable
Data Analytics is already beginning to impact how projects are delivered. We can now automate minute taking and capturing actions, we can use Flow to progress chase, Power BI reduces the burden of reporting.
But we are just scratching the surface. It won’t be long before we can leverage the rich dataset of experience to predict what risks are likely to occur, understand which WBS elements will be susceptible to variance, deduce what the optimum resource profile looks like, define a schedule by leveraging data from those projects that have gone before.
The role of a project professional is about to change dramatically. In this webinar we will explore the challenges and opportunities, and how we should respond. It’s a call-to-action for the community to mobilise, help to reshape project delivery and understand the implications for you and your organisation.
Presenter Martin Paver is a Chartered Project Professional, APM Fellow and Chartered Engineer. In December 2017 he established the London Project Data Analytics meetup which has quickly spread across the UK and expanded to 3000+ members. Martin has major project experience including leading a $billion projects with a team of 220 and a multi-billion PMO with a team of 50. He has a detailed grasp of project management and combines this with a broad understanding of recent developments in the field of data science. He is on a mission to ensure that the project management profession readies itself for a transformed future.
Learning outcomes:
- Understand the implications of advanced data analytics on project delivery
- Understand the scope of which functions it is likely to impact
- Help you to develop a strategy for how you engage with it
- Understand how to leverage the benefits and opportunities that will emerge from it
Presenter:
Martin Paver, CEO & Founder, Projecting Success Ltd
LITA Executive Webinar with Niels Loader
Niels will share the insights gained in determining and implementing metrics within IT, particularly focusing on the metrics used in a Lean IT organization. He will focus on the key pitfalls and successful strategies for getting to the right metrics and making them work.
The Human Factor: Five Tips for Creating the Quintessential Hybrid IT Profess...BMC Software
Douglas Smith, a certified Organizational Development (OD) Practitioner, demonstrates how HCSC has applied OD principles to its Infrastructure department, bridging the gap between IT and the business. He shares five tips for creating a hybrid IT professional, someone who can interact seamlessly with both the business and IT. If you’ve been charged with helping your team reach its full potential, this presentation is not to be missed.
Generating a custom Ruby SDK for your web service or Rails API using Smithyg2nightmarescribd
Have you ever wanted a Ruby client API to communicate with your web service? Smithy is a protocol-agnostic language for defining services and SDKs. Smithy Ruby is an implementation of Smithy that generates a Ruby SDK using a Smithy model. In this talk, we will explore Smithy and Smithy Ruby to learn how to generate custom feature-rich SDKs that can communicate with any web service, such as a Rails JSON API.
GDG Cloud Southlake #33: Boule & Rebala: Effective AppSec in SDLC using Deplo...James Anderson
Effective Application Security in Software Delivery lifecycle using Deployment Firewall and DBOM
The modern software delivery process (or the CI/CD process) includes many tools, distributed teams, open-source code, and cloud platforms. Constant focus on speed to release software to market, along with the traditional slow and manual security checks has caused gaps in continuous security as an important piece in the software supply chain. Today organizations feel more susceptible to external and internal cyber threats due to the vast attack surface in their applications supply chain and the lack of end-to-end governance and risk management.
The software team must secure its software delivery process to avoid vulnerability and security breaches. This needs to be achieved with existing tool chains and without extensive rework of the delivery processes. This talk will present strategies and techniques for providing visibility into the true risk of the existing vulnerabilities, preventing the introduction of security issues in the software, resolving vulnerabilities in production environments quickly, and capturing the deployment bill of materials (DBOM).
Speakers:
Bob Boule
Robert Boule is a technology enthusiast with PASSION for technology and making things work along with a knack for helping others understand how things work. He comes with around 20 years of solution engineering experience in application security, software continuous delivery, and SaaS platforms. He is known for his dynamic presentations in CI/CD and application security integrated in software delivery lifecycle.
Gopinath Rebala
Gopinath Rebala is the CTO of OpsMx, where he has overall responsibility for the machine learning and data processing architectures for Secure Software Delivery. Gopi also has a strong connection with our customers, leading design and architecture for strategic implementations. Gopi is a frequent speaker and well-known leader in continuous delivery and integrating security into software delivery.
The Art of the Pitch: WordPress Relationships and SalesLaura Byrne
Clients don’t know what they don’t know. What web solutions are right for them? How does WordPress come into the picture? How do you make sure you understand scope and timeline? What do you do if sometime changes?
All these questions and more will be explored as we talk about matching clients’ needs with what your agency offers without pulling teeth or pulling your hair out. Practical tips, and strategies for successful relationship building that leads to closing the deal.
State of ICS and IoT Cyber Threat Landscape Report 2024 previewPrayukth K V
The IoT and OT threat landscape report has been prepared by the Threat Research Team at Sectrio using data from Sectrio, cyber threat intelligence farming facilities spread across over 85 cities around the world. In addition, Sectrio also runs AI-based advanced threat and payload engagement facilities that serve as sinks to attract and engage sophisticated threat actors, and newer malware including new variants and latent threats that are at an earlier stage of development.
The latest edition of the OT/ICS and IoT security Threat Landscape Report 2024 also covers:
State of global ICS asset and network exposure
Sectoral targets and attacks as well as the cost of ransom
Global APT activity, AI usage, actor and tactic profiles, and implications
Rise in volumes of AI-powered cyberattacks
Major cyber events in 2024
Malware and malicious payload trends
Cyberattack types and targets
Vulnerability exploit attempts on CVEs
Attacks on counties – USA
Expansion of bot farms – how, where, and why
In-depth analysis of the cyber threat landscape across North America, South America, Europe, APAC, and the Middle East
Why are attacks on smart factories rising?
Cyber risk predictions
Axis of attacks – Europe
Systemic attacks in the Middle East
Download the full report from here:
https://sectrio.com/resources/ot-threat-landscape-reports/sectrio-releases-ot-ics-and-iot-security-threat-landscape-report-2024/
Software Delivery At the Speed of AI: Inflectra Invests In AI-Powered QualityInflectra
In this insightful webinar, Inflectra explores how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming software development and testing. Discover how AI-powered tools are revolutionizing every stage of the software development lifecycle (SDLC), from design and prototyping to testing, deployment, and monitoring.
Learn about:
• The Future of Testing: How AI is shifting testing towards verification, analysis, and higher-level skills, while reducing repetitive tasks.
• Test Automation: How AI-powered test case generation, optimization, and self-healing tests are making testing more efficient and effective.
• Visual Testing: Explore the emerging capabilities of AI in visual testing and how it's set to revolutionize UI verification.
• Inflectra's AI Solutions: See demonstrations of Inflectra's cutting-edge AI tools like the ChatGPT plugin and Azure Open AI platform, designed to streamline your testing process.
Whether you're a developer, tester, or QA professional, this webinar will give you valuable insights into how AI is shaping the future of software delivery.
DevOps and Testing slides at DASA ConnectKari Kakkonen
My and Rik Marselis slides at 30.5.2024 DASA Connect conference. We discuss about what is testing, then what is agile testing and finally what is Testing in DevOps. Finally we had lovely workshop with the participants trying to find out different ways to think about quality and testing in different parts of the DevOps infinity loop.
UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series, part 4DianaGray10
Welcome to UiPath Test Automation using UiPath Test Suite series part 4. In this session, we will cover Test Manager overview along with SAP heatmap.
The UiPath Test Manager overview with SAP heatmap webinar offers a concise yet comprehensive exploration of the role of a Test Manager within SAP environments, coupled with the utilization of heatmaps for effective testing strategies.
Participants will gain insights into the responsibilities, challenges, and best practices associated with test management in SAP projects. Additionally, the webinar delves into the significance of heatmaps as a visual aid for identifying testing priorities, areas of risk, and resource allocation within SAP landscapes. Through this session, attendees can expect to enhance their understanding of test management principles while learning practical approaches to optimize testing processes in SAP environments using heatmap visualization techniques
What will you get from this session?
1. Insights into SAP testing best practices
2. Heatmap utilization for testing
3. Optimization of testing processes
4. Demo
Topics covered:
Execution from the test manager
Orchestrator execution result
Defect reporting
SAP heatmap example with demo
Speaker:
Deepak Rai, Automation Practice Lead, Boundaryless Group and UiPath MVP
Neuro-symbolic is not enough, we need neuro-*semantic*Frank van Harmelen
Neuro-symbolic (NeSy) AI is on the rise. However, simply machine learning on just any symbolic structure is not sufficient to really harvest the gains of NeSy. These will only be gained when the symbolic structures have an actual semantics. I give an operational definition of semantics as “predictable inference”.
All of this illustrated with link prediction over knowledge graphs, but the argument is general.
Encryption in Microsoft 365 - ExpertsLive Netherlands 2024Albert Hoitingh
In this session I delve into the encryption technology used in Microsoft 365 and Microsoft Purview. Including the concepts of Customer Key and Double Key Encryption.
Accelerate your Kubernetes clusters with Varnish CachingThijs Feryn
A presentation about the usage and availability of Varnish on Kubernetes. This talk explores the capabilities of Varnish caching and shows how to use the Varnish Helm chart to deploy it to Kubernetes.
This presentation was delivered at K8SUG Singapore. See https://feryn.eu/presentations/accelerate-your-kubernetes-clusters-with-varnish-caching-k8sug-singapore-28-2024 for more details.
LF Energy Webinar: Electrical Grid Modelling and Simulation Through PowSyBl -...DanBrown980551
Do you want to learn how to model and simulate an electrical network from scratch in under an hour?
Then welcome to this PowSyBl workshop, hosted by Rte, the French Transmission System Operator (TSO)!
During the webinar, you will discover the PowSyBl ecosystem as well as handle and study an electrical network through an interactive Python notebook.
PowSyBl is an open source project hosted by LF Energy, which offers a comprehensive set of features for electrical grid modelling and simulation. Among other advanced features, PowSyBl provides:
- A fully editable and extendable library for grid component modelling;
- Visualization tools to display your network;
- Grid simulation tools, such as power flows, security analyses (with or without remedial actions) and sensitivity analyses;
The framework is mostly written in Java, with a Python binding so that Python developers can access PowSyBl functionalities as well.
What you will learn during the webinar:
- For beginners: discover PowSyBl's functionalities through a quick general presentation and the notebook, without needing any expert coding skills;
- For advanced developers: master the skills to efficiently apply PowSyBl functionalities to your real-world scenarios.
Essentials of Automations: Optimizing FME Workflows with ParametersSafe Software
Are you looking to streamline your workflows and boost your projects’ efficiency? Do you find yourself searching for ways to add flexibility and control over your FME workflows? If so, you’re in the right place.
Join us for an insightful dive into the world of FME parameters, a critical element in optimizing workflow efficiency. This webinar marks the beginning of our three-part “Essentials of Automation” series. This first webinar is designed to equip you with the knowledge and skills to utilize parameters effectively: enhancing the flexibility, maintainability, and user control of your FME projects.
Here’s what you’ll gain:
- Essentials of FME Parameters: Understand the pivotal role of parameters, including Reader/Writer, Transformer, User, and FME Flow categories. Discover how they are the key to unlocking automation and optimization within your workflows.
- Practical Applications in FME Form: Delve into key user parameter types including choice, connections, and file URLs. Allow users to control how a workflow runs, making your workflows more reusable. Learn to import values and deliver the best user experience for your workflows while enhancing accuracy.
- Optimization Strategies in FME Flow: Explore the creation and strategic deployment of parameters in FME Flow, including the use of deployment and geometry parameters, to maximize workflow efficiency.
- Pro Tips for Success: Gain insights on parameterizing connections and leveraging new features like Conditional Visibility for clarity and simplicity.
We’ll wrap up with a glimpse into future webinars, followed by a Q&A session to address your specific questions surrounding this topic.
Don’t miss this opportunity to elevate your FME expertise and drive your projects to new heights of efficiency.
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Two things…
The 2020 ambition:
Volunteers in every aspect of our work
All staff confident and capable of working with volunteers
The 2013 KPI target:
67% volunteers strongly recommend volunteering with the
National Trust (2014 – 70%)
Our Volunteering Vision
Volunteering Systems and Processes Programme
4. 4
Improvements needed now
• Poor organisation and management of volunteering is a blocker of
the VR KPI
• A review of current management processes reveals they are
informal and inconsistent and lack definition and execution
• As a result staff are forced to waste time and volunteer effort is not
efficiently managed. For example, we don’t quickly and efficiently
manage an expression of interest into a meaningful contribution
• Inconsistent processes also lead to risks in relation to health &
safety, data protection, duty of care and reputation
Introduction to the Programme
Volunteering Systems and Processes Programme
5. 5
The need to future proof
Volunteering of the future needs to offer greater
• choice
• flexibility
• ease of participation
• fulfilment and enjoyment
• diversity
• recognition
Our systems and processes must help us manage these new kinds of
volunteering, as well as the volunteering we offer now
Introduction to the Programme
Volunteering Systems and Processes Programme
6. 6
Programme Principles
Interest
• The volunteer journey is at the heart of everything we do in terms
of people, processes and technology
• The journey should be tiered in complexity to fit the needs of
volunteers and volunteer managers at any given property
• The definition and implementation of the programme will be
collaborative and inclusive
• The Trust is diverse and therefore the programme will avoid
delivering processes and technology aimed at “one size fits all”
• Technology development will be broken down into component
parts so that “burning issues” can be prioritised and delivered in
agile manageable phases
Volunteering Systems and Processes Programme
7. 7Volunteering Systems and Processes Programme
Programme Board
Programme Manager
Mike Elliott
Processes
Workstream
Mark Crosby
National Volunteering and
Community Involvement Manager
Technology
Workstream
Denise Tait
IT Project Manager
Implementation
Workstream
Mike Elliott
Programme Manager
Consultation
Group
Programme Governance
9. 9
Planning Recruitment Manage Broaden Support
Understand
your needs
Design
Offer
Market
Offer
Select Induct ManageUnderstand your
audience
Broaden
Support
Exit
Volunteering Systems and Processes Programme
Four priorities
System to hold volunteer
data
Volunteer recruitment
system
Automated expenses for
volunteers
System to support the
scheduling of volunteers
10. 10Volunteering Systems and Processes Programme
MyVolunteering as a Portal
System to hold volunteer
data
Volunteer recruitment
system
Automated expenses for
volunteers
System to support the
scheduling of volunteers
11. 11
Where will volunteers be able to access
the system?
Interest
Volunteering Systems and Processes Programme
The system will be web based and accessible from home, property or
office on any web enabled device including mobiles and tablets
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When will it be available? Interest
Volunteering Systems and Processes Programme
The Executive Team have decided that the new system will be a
mandatory roll out during 2014. Each region will develop a plan for when
individual properties will come ‘online’. The current top level programme is
detailed below -
Summer 2013 – System development and pilot planning / prep
Autumn 2013 – Planning for implementation at individual properties
Winter 2013/4 – Pilot delivery (Nov 13 – Feb 14). Prep elsewhere
Spring 2014 – Begin full system roll out at all properties
Summer 2014 – Continue implementation
Autumn 2014 – Continue implementation
Winter 2014/5 – Evaluate and close down programme. Move to BAU
Editor's Notes
Reminder of the Volunteering Vision and Key Performance Indicator – Volunteer Recommendation. The Trustees signed of our Volunteering Ambition in November 2011 and therefore set this vision for the organisation. Further details and resources are available on the intranet http://intranet/intranet/supporters/supporters_volunteering/clv-volunteering_vision.htm The KPI is currently a organisation wide priority. The national score for 2012 was 63% against a target of 64%
Our research as part of the ambition work told us we need to change our current offer to be relevant in 2020 but we also leant that we have to get our basics in place first. The priority therefore in the early stages is to invest in the Capability and Confidence of our Volunteer Managers (paid and unpaid) as well as giving them the tools to do their job effectively (Systems and Processes).
The Feasibility stage of the Systems and Processes programme consolidated this insight about the current situation
Any improved processes and new systems must also think about the future as well as meeting the needs of our Volunteer Managers and Volunteers today
The programme aims to deliver the improvements identified previously following these principles. The Volunteer Journey (our core process) remains and will be reinforced through this work The Journey needs to be able to flex for different situations. For example the way we recruit a one off event assistant will be very different to the way we recruit a Working Holiday leader will be very different but the basic steps that the recruiting manager follows will be the same – The Volunteer Journey This work is not about a centralised solution from Whole Trust. It needs to meet the needs of the whole organisation, primarily Ops and in particular Volunteers and Volunteer Managers. The approach taken to Programme Management must reflect this to ensure that it is collaborative and inclusive There will not be one ‘big switch on’. Process improvements and new systems will be delivered over the life span of the programme.
The programme has been split into three Workstreams with dedicated workstream leads. These will report to the Programme Manager. The Programme Board is the decision making body and has overall accountability for programme delivery The Consultation Group is the check and balance on progress from the workstreams, they will provide feedback to the workstream leads (via the Programme Manager) and the Programme Board.
The Volunteer Journey is at the heart of everything we do. The programme will look at all of the processes that sit under each of these steps and assess where we have gaps in the tools and guidance to support Volunteer Managers. It will also assess what is currently working well and what could be improved through the implementation of new systems
Through consultation with over 300 staff and volunteers at over 80 properties the programme has identified these 4 priorities.
One of the key features of the new system will be volunteer self service. Volunteers will be able to change their personal details, apply for roles, submit expenses or access rotas from anywhere either via a computer, tablet or smartphone. MyVolunteering will be the portal for this.
The new system will be ‘web based’ and therefore accessible from anywhere with an internet connection.
The Pilot will take place across the West Midlands ADO portfolio. This is due to begin in November 2013 to be completed including full system implementation by March 2014. Roll out will then commence across the organisation to be completed by the end of December 2014. Each region will have an individual implementation plan. This will be developed on a region by region basis by Operations, the Consultancy and the Programme Team. This planning will start in summer 2013.