<p id="isPasted">Join us at our Community Leadership Opportunities Fair on 3 June to find out more about voluntary roles near you.&nbsp;</p><p>Being a community leader is more accessible than you may think, most roles do not require any formal qualifications or professional experience.&nbsp;</p><p>There are plenty of opportunities that can fit around work or personal commitments.</p><p>Please share with friends and family who may be interested.</p><h1>Event details</h1><ul class="decimal_type" id="isPasted"><li>Date: Monday 3 June 2024</li><li>Time: 5.30 - 8pm</li><li>Location: The Exchange - 3 Centenary Square Birmingham B1 2DR</li></ul><p><a class="fr-strong" href="https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/community-leadership-opportunities-fair-tickets-820027633727?aff=oddtdtcreator" id="isPasted" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Register on Eventbrite</a></p>

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We're on a mission to make community leadership roles more diverse across the West Midlands. These roles help shape our region and offer volunteers the opportunity to develop valuable leadership skills. 

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Community Leadership Survey

<p>This survey is now closed. </p><p>Sign up for updates to hear more about our community leadership work.</p><h1>Introduction</h1><p>We&#39;re on a mission to make community leadership roles more diverse across the West Midlands. These roles help shape our region and offer volunteers the opportunity to develop valuable leadership skills.&nbsp;</p><p>We would like to hear from people of all backgrounds. Your feedback will help inform future projects to increase diversity in community leadership.&nbsp;</p><h2>Prize draw</h2><p id="isPasted">As a thank you responses received by 23:59pm on Friday 28 June 2024 will have the chance to be entered into a prize draw to win one of 10 prizes of &pound;50 in Amazon or Love2Shop vouchers.&nbsp;</p><p>To be entered into the prize draw you will need to:</p><ul><li>Complete this survey and the demographic questions.</li><li>Sign up for the prize draw on the &#39;Keep in Loop&#39; page at the end of the survey.</li></ul>

<h1 id="isPasted">Your perceptions</h1><p>We&#39;d like to understand what you currently know about community leadership roles.&nbsp;</p><p>Over the next three pages, we have a provided a description of a role. For each one please use the box provided to tell us if the description matches your perceptions of the roles.&nbsp;</p><p>Your answers will help us develop future communications.</p><h2>Magistrates</h2><p id="isPasted">Magistrates are volunteers in the criminal justice system. They deal with less serious criminal cases, such as minor theft, criminal damage and motoring offences.</p><p>Responsibilities include:</p><ul type="disc"><li>Overseeing criminal cases, such as bail hearings, trials, and sentencing.</li><li>Deciding whether a defendant is guilty or innocent based on the evidence.</li><li>Upholding the principles of fairness, impartiality, and justice in all proceedings.</li></ul>

<h2 id="isPasted">School governors</h2><p id="isPasted">School governors are volunteers who help lead and keep schools on track. They work with the headteacher and senior leaders. They ensure the school gives good education and follows the rules.</p><p data-block-id="65a3f392-db85-4891-8aeb-365638ce5c40"><strong>Responsibilities include:</strong></p><ul><li>Setting the school&#39;s vision, ethos, and strategic direction.</li><li>Holding the headteacher to account. This is for the school&#39;s and its pupils&#39; educational performance.</li><li>Making sure the school&#39;s money is well spent.</li></ul>

<h2 id="isPasted">Charity trustee and board members</h2><p>A charity trustee or board member makes sure charities are operating well.</p><p data-block-id="9af704cf-7367-4581-b76c-657e740738dc"><strong>Responsibilities include:</strong></p><ul><li>Setting the strategic direction and objectives of the charity.</li><li>Evaluating the charity&#39;s impact and effectiveness.</li><li>Ensuring the charity is meeting legal and financial requirements.</li><li>Representing the charity to stakeholders and advocating for its mission.</li></ul>

<h1 id="isPasted">Your interests</h1><p>The questions below will help us understand:</p><ul><li>Your interest in the roles</li><li>What is preventing you from applying</li><li>How we could support people into roles.</li></ul>

<p>After you&#39;ve completed the survey, please remember to confirm your email address and complete our demographic questions. This ensures our plans for future projects are targeted and well informed.</p>