Volunteering works - can you help raise a million?

Karen's volunteer work with The Prince's Trust continues. The Prince's Trust's has been very successful in the last year, helping 44,000 young people through a variety of schemes to get them into employment, education and training (EET). The Princes' Trust achieved its target to get 80% of its young people into EET - in a year where 1 in 5 are unemployed this is an excellent and impressive result by the young people.

Karen supports the Leaving Care scheme, one of only two in the country. She mentors disadvantaged young people who are in care, or leaving care, to become more independent and self sufficient.

Of course fundraising is always vital to support the Trust and we highlight an opportunity below that can gives great benefit to an organisation.

Could your company be a million-maker?

In this current climate does your company need:
• To engage, inspire and motivate your people?
• To cut the cost of training whilst delivering continued personal development?
• To be socially responsible and raise your public profile?

Million Makers is a no-cost learning and development tool proven to build essential skills and motivate your employees. Teams are faced with a very real challenge in turning an initial capital sum into profit.

Many companies benefit each year from this team building programme, called Million Makers, guided and supported by the Trust with initial seed funding of up to £1500 per team.

Studies show that when employees achieve something challenging, the pressure more often than not has a positive effect on their level of psychological well being, in turn linked to an improved performance in the workplace. (Robertson, Birch, Cooper 2009)

If you would like to know more or to put forward a team please get in touch with Karen or contact getinvolved@princes-trust.org.uk or call The Princes Trust on 020 7543 1250 www.princes-trust.org.uk

Listen to Karen's views on the BBC about volunteering in the UK and Australia

Link via http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0037l6t/Sarah_Walker_03_06_2009/

This link to Sarah Walker's BBC Berkshire radio show is available for the next 7 days, but you can find more information about:

The Winston Churchill Travel Fellowship on www.wcmt.org.uk and
www.ozblog2008.blogspot.com

Mentoring and getting involved with The Prince's Trust on www.princes-trust.org.uk/getinvolved

Karen Kimberley's coaching, training and communication practice on www.karenkimberley.co.uk.

You can also subscribe to a regular free e-newsletter with useful, relevant information on engaging and changing people inside, to improve performance and motivation.

Karen talks on the BBC Radio about Australia

I was invited to speak on a 'desert island discs' style show on BBC Radio Berkshire about my Winston Churchill Fellowship award and trip to Australia by Sarah Walker on June 3rd 2009 at 3pm. It was great to be able to talk about the benefits of volunteering and how fantastic the Australians are at volunteering. I also plugged The Prince's Trust to encourage some fund raising. A link to the show will be posted shortly. www.karenkimberley.co.uk