Share good practice, learn new skills and network with peers as part of the national Green Impact movement.
We've created a series of free webinars and support calls to ensure we are constantly supporting people delivering our programmes.
Whether it's by providing learning and development opportunities, fostering a peer-support network, or sharing good practice, we're delighted to launch a monthly schedule of events you can access from the comfort of your desk. And it's totally free if you're a Green Impact participant.
Tell me about the webinars
The webinars will be a learning and development opportunity designed to give participants insight into current best practice from across Green Impact and the broader sustainability agenda.
It'll be delivered by current Green Impact participants, NUS' sustainability team and external guests. They will be informative and include multiple case studies. Although there will be opportunities for active participation, they will be less discursive than the support calls.
We'll be using Skype for Business online meeting software. To fully participate it's helpful if you have a webcam, microphone and speaker/headphone although it's possible to participate with just the speaker/headphone. You can familiarise yourself with this software, and troubleshoot any issues you have using it, before attending a webinar by clicking here.
Webinars will be recorded so if you can't make them, you'll be able to watch them at a later date.
Tell me about the support calls
The support calls are very much a networking opportunity for you to share your experiences in an informal way through the year, with others across the country running similar programmes.
This helps develop and nurture the Green Impact community and enables peer-to-peer support, trouble shooting and sharing of good practice and innovation.
Members of the NUS sustainability team will be on hand to facilitate and answer any questions or queries that arise. Their focus is on the functional elements of delivering a Green Impact programme.
For the support calls, we will be using telephone conference call so all you need is a phone line.
When are they?
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Excellence highlights
11 July 2016 12:00-13:00
Anyone leading on Green Impact in a students' union, university or college
Reflecting on impactful and innovative projects that have come about as a result of last year's Excellence tier both in students' unions and universities.
Round up for SUs
31 Aug 2016 12:00-13:00
Anyone leading on Green Impact in a students' union
Celebrating the impact of the last ten years of Green Impact and discovering more about the 2016/17 programme for both university and college unions.
Linking GI to the curriculum
12 Sept 2016
12:00-13:00
Anyone leading on Green Impact in a students' union, university, college or off-campus organisation
Looking at opportunities to embed Green Impact within the curriculum using case studies from a breadth of disciplines and courses.
Sustainable catering
10 Oct 2016
12:00-13:00
Anyone leading on Green Impact in a students' union, university, college or off-campus organisation
Delivered alongside the Soil Association, we'll be exploring what makes a sustainable catering outlet and how to engage caterers and their customers in sustainability.
Student volunteering in sustainability
14 Nov 2016
12:00-13:00
Anyone leading on Green Impact in a students' union, university, college or off-campus organisation
We'll outline the various standard volunteering opportunities for students as part of the Green Impact programme as well as presenting case studies of innovative ways to provide excellent development opportunities for students.
Support calls
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Communicating your impact
26 July 2016 12:00-13:00
Anyone leading on Green Impact in a students' union, university, college or off-campus organisation
Sharing good practice, collectively trouble-shooting challenges and reviewing NUS' recommended methodologies for successfully communicating the impact of your sustainability work.
Developing excellent toolkits
23 Aug 2016 12:00-13:00
Anyone leading on Green Impact in a university, college or off-campus organisation
Sharing good practice, collectively trouble-shooting challenges and reviewing NUS' recommended methodologies for developing an excellent toolkit for your organisation.
Planning successful launches
27 Sept 2016
12:00-13:00
Anyone leading on Green Impact in a students' union, university, college or off-campus organisation
Sharing good practice, collectively trouble-shooting challenges and reviewing NUS' recommended methodologies for successfully launching Green Impact with your key stakeholders.
M&E planning
25 Oct 2016
12:00-13:00
Anyone leading on Green Impact in a university, college or off-campus organisation
Sharing good practice, collectively trouble-shooting challenges and reviewing NUS' recommended methodologies for successfully monitoring and evaluating the impact of your Green Impact programme.
Communications planning
22 Nov 2016
12:00-13:00
Anyone leading on Green Impact in a students' union, university, college or off-campus organisation
Sharing good practice, collectively trouble-shooting challenges and reviewing NUS' recommended methodologies for successfully communicating Green Impact with your key stakeholders.
More information
If you have any particular questions please contact Charlotte Bonner, Communities Programme Manager, on charlotte.bonner@nus.org.uk.