[cma-l] Volunteers, charity, and back to work schemes

Wed Jan 6 15:12:02 GMT 2016

And another ……………….seems like the classic here as you put it Shane         doing someone elses job for them. By jove we’ve been stung big style on these. Running around like headless chickens training youngsters from all these employment agencies, JC and Princes Trust etc etc ….. in some cases with kit getting broken, stress levels going through the roof .the agencies get paid wads and wads of lolly £££ from the schools and they can’t even give us £25 quid Biscuit and Brew Money.

We had one kid last year who came just after Christmas who clearly over the Holiday season hadn’t been fed. All the boxes of Roses / Quality Street / Foxes Biscuits / Celebrations etc etc that we receive from listeners over Chrimbo     HE ATE THE LOT !     LOL   :-)

We now need to dip into the funds for some worming tablets for him  :-)

I feel sorry for some of these kids and even though we have a whinge or two I wouldn’t change it for the World ---- but that’s not the point. The point is, the system is all wrong and these agencies are taking the Michael.

You have to fill forms in for them as well -------------if I had £1 a quid for every form I have filled in, I’d be a millionaire now.

Are we doing something wrong here ? or are we simply in the category listed ‘’mugs’’

Can I be clear on this before someone comes back to me on the message and says ‘’you need to lay down the rules’’            if you lay down the rules correctly as they are supposed to be    no one would come      then, when no one has engaged, we then fall foul of not fulfilling our commitments and we then go round the mulberry bush. In otherwords, we have to do it money or no money. The commercial boys don’t do this nor does anyone else, but we do, and whilst we do it, we have restrictions slapped on us.

I keep telling you all, the whole thing is bonkers !    I pinch myself every morning

:-)

Nick

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From: cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk [mailto:cma-l-bounces at mailman.commedia.org.uk] On Behalf Of Shane Carey
Sent: 06 January 2016 09:46
To: The Community Media Association Discussion List
Subject: Re: [cma-l] Volunteers, charity, and back to work schemes

Hi Ed, 

Might be a good idea to come up with a 'back to work' or 'prep for work' business case to justify the volunteers spending the time at the station - comparing it with the (lack) of job readiness development they'd get unpaid in Next to Nowt Land. 

I can connect you into a couple of senior people at JC+ to put the case to - from their point of view, if you can demonstrate you're making claimants more ready for work than the existing options, you're practically doing their job for them. 

Happy to chat if you like. 

best, Shane

Shane Carey

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On 5 January 2016 at 18:36, Resonance104.4fm <info at resonancefm.com> wrote:

Dear all,

I wonder if anyone in the CMA world is up to date on how to address the back-to-work schemes which apparently oblige people to work in Poundland and such like; and prevent them accordingly from volunteering at our radio station.

Several volunteers here are distressed that instead of being able to offeri us their services, they are being forced to take more or less unpaid work elsewhere. I do not know how best to address this nor whom to approach.

Any constructive advice would be appreciated.

Thanks and a Happy New Year!
Yours

Ed

PS I really do not wish to start a long thread about the iniquities of government policy, the shoddy goods on sale at bucket shops, the brutalities of post-industrial capitalism, the true nature of the PRS, etc.

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Resonance104.4fm
144 Borough High Street
London SE1 1LB
UK
www.resonancefm.com

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