The Sustainable Neighbourhood Alliance is planning some training for Sustainable Neighbourhood volunteers in 2016.
Tell us your preferences about topics and content that would be most relevant to you.

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* 1. Which of these topics are of interest to you or would help you in your Sustainable Neighbourhood role?

  I would definitely attend this training. Sounds interesting - I might attend. Not interested I am already competent in this area I don't think this training is relevant
Facebook* basics:
- What is Facebook?
- Privacy
- How to join, make a post, upload photos, ‘like’ things, and share things.
Email basics for your Sustainable Neighbourhood group:
- Setting up and managing a Gmail* account for your group
- Creating and sending emails, adding attachments, forwarding and replying
- Email etiquette (eg using ‘reply all', 'bcc', privacy)
MailChimp* basics:
- Setting up a 'MailChimp' account for your group
- Managing an email list with MailChimp
- Creating and sending 'pretty' emails
- Monitoring open rates and clicks
Facebook* for Sustainable Neighbourhood Groups:
- Creating a social media strategy eg objectives, target audience, platform(s)
- Social media policy and group rules
- Facebook functions eg setting up a group or page, moderating, privacy, monitoring
Success Stories
Presentation and discussion by Sustainable Neighbourhood volunteers about their past project, challenges and highlights.
Usually with 1-3 projects highlighted per gathering.
Informal gathering
Picnic or other gathering to socialise and chat informally with other Sustainable Neighbourhood volunteers.
Advocacy and campaigning
Learn practical tools to develop and run an advocacy campaign that creates real wins for communities and the environment.  Find out how to figure out where to start, what success will look like and how it will come about.
Aboriginal cultural awareness
Learn from local Aboriginal educators about Aboriginal culture and appropriate practices for community groups.
Health and safety training
Essential training for Sustainable Neighbourhood volunteers to safely and effectively run your events and projects, and to ensure you are managing the risks.
Working in groups
Learn strategies to foster cooperation, respectful relationships, clear communication and effective decision-making processes in your Sustainable Neighborhood group.
Recruiting and managing volunteers
How to attract new volunteers, define roles, keep people engaged and interested and reward participation.
* Definitions:
Facebook - Facebook is a popular free social networking website that allows registered users to create profiles, upload photos and video, send messages, and keep in touch with friends and organisations.  Many community groups use facebook to reach a broad audience, promote their activities, and as discussion forums for their members.
Gmail - Gmail is a free web-based email service.  Many community groups use gmail to set up an email account as the main contact point for their group.
MailChimp - MailChimp is a free online email marketing service that can be used to send emails to large contact lists, manage your contact list, and track how people view your emails.

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* 2. Are their other topics not listed above that would help you run your Sustainable Neighbourhood group or projects?

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* 3. Please enter your name

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* 4. Which Sustainable Neighbourhood group do you belong to?

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