My first month as VPE

I can't believe it has only been a month! It's seem I have been VPE a lot longer, and that I have known the NC for years - but really some of us have only met twice.

 

Medsin so far has really exceded my expectations; I didn't think it would be this much work :-(, but I also didn't think I would get so much pleasure out of it, and meet such fantastic people! The Medsin Autumn Weekend, I thought was a great success, and I'm really proud to be part of the NC team!

 

Recently in Medsin I have been ..... trying to get my head around all the stuff I want to do as VPE and what I can actually do.

 

Fundraising:

 

Fundraising is my main priority and although I have many dreams of what I can do to fundraise on a national level, they are still just dreams as I see what is actually feasible. I am hoping to do my own VPE strategic plan for the year so I can have a better idea of what I want to concentrate on.

 

For the past week I have been concentrating on helping local FR - I have been beefing up and enhancing the online resource pack, and have been in contact with two of the newer branches - Bath and Lancaster - to try and help them realise their FR dreams.

 

Membership:

 

I am going to be facilitating a SWG on Membership and so have put a call out for participants, and am waiting for a few more participants before I start it. In the meantime I have been reading through the work done so far on membership and trying to explore the issues individually.

 

Charity Status:

 

This is where my job is really exciting, and I have been spending many an hour reading through the Charity Commision's website, and trying to get my head around the Charity Act.

 

Local Medsin:

 

I haven't quite let go of my Medsin roots, and am still involved with Brighton's Medsin and StopAIDS - though I am sure I will eventually have to let go :-(.

 

Aside from Medsin.....

 

My amazing housemate Priya has returned from Canada so we have been frequenting our favourite eateries and catching up. Which has been contradicting with me trying to get back into a decent physical fitness, as I am starting basketball soon, I have been hitting the gym and my bike before season starts.

 

I also started my BSc this last week and am now doing Pharmacology - note that is not Physiology JC and Erica - at Brighton. Which has been exciting as I have some fantastic modules coming up and a really exciting research project to start! And yes that's right, your VPE does in fact get excited about Pharmacology - as well as fundraising of course!