The Evolving the Partnership initiative focuses on three overarching themes of Volunteer Engagement, LI Visibility and LI Proposition Development. The initiative is the basis of all the work currently being undertaken by the regional membership team.
Volunteer engagement: NC2025
This year’s volunteer conference – NC2025, will be taking place at Cameron House, Loch Lomond, Scotland on 18th and 19th June. Registration has now closed. 111 delegates will be in attendance, with total attendance equating to 142, when you factor in CII staff. We look forward to welcoming council members to Scotland next week.
Volunteer engagement: ELT visits
The team recently promoted the opportunity for Local Institute councils to receive a visit from an ELT member over the coming months. 10 institutes responded requesting a visit. Please note this opportunity will be offered to Local Institutes every four months. The following institutes requested a visit, these visits will take place between June and September. Cardiff, Chester, Exeter, Luton, Newcastle, Nottingham, Perth & Dundee, Plymouth & Cornwall, Royal Tunbridge Wells and Southampton.
Volunteer engagement: Volunteer Survey
The team have been working on a volunteer survey which will be sent to all local institute volunteers covering the previous volunteering year. The survey is being sent to obtain intel on how we can improve the support we offer our network of volunteers and benchmark satisfaction / engagement levels. The survey will be sent on an annual basis going forward. A reminder email has been sent with results expected to be collated by the end of June.
Volunteer engagement: Local Institute Review and Development Plans 2025
The Regional Membership Managers continue to meet with each of the 52 Local Institutes to complete the annual Local Institute review and development plans. These plans are due to be completed with each institute by the end of June 2025. Meetings have been positive and has enabled the team to promote various engagement initiatives.
Local Institute Visibility: Social media (Linked In) + The Journal
Regular LI updates and profiling of CII activities are being provided via both platforms. Please note the team now have access to 36 Local Institute accounts – allowing us to update with content on a regular basis. The team hopes to increase this over the coming months.
Local institute Visibility: Website refresh
The regional membership team has been working closely with our digital agency, Graph, and a group of local institute volunteers to enhance the look and feel of the Local Institute websites. Our aim is to improve the member experience and streamline how members interact with your site.
Local Institute Visibility: LI Promotional Campaign
The team have recently met with Poulsen Selleck (marketing agency) to discuss a marketing campaign to promote the benefits of members engaging with their local institute. We have asked the agency to consider how we can develop this campaign to also promote within key corporates.
Local Proposition: Local institute output (Jan 25 – June 25)
The local institute network has run 933 member events since the start of the year – covering technical CPD, social and networking activities.