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Beth Salmon is a researcher with 成人论坛 Outreach. She has analysed and mapped organisations and groups which bring the 成人论坛 closer to its harder to reach audiences in priority communities. She has worked on location at outreach events, and now prepares to join 成人论坛 Children in Need.

‘成人论坛 Outreach experiences are definitely linked to me gaining my next role.’

I have been working with 成人论坛 Outreach as a researcher since October 2015 as part of the 成人论坛’s . Before I started with Outreach I had little knowledge of the 成人论坛’s workings or what ‘Outreach’ actually meant. Five months later and it’s my last week in Birmingham – because my Outreach experiences have helped me gain a permanent job with Children in Need. I leave with so much valuable knowledge about how 成人论坛 Outreach and outreach principles connect 成人论坛 staff with varied and diverse audiences.

Two of my highlights in the last five months were when I worked at the conference which took place in Manchester in November 2015, and when the came to the NEC in December 2015.

Here’s a little more of what I have learnt along the way.

成人论坛 Outreach unites audiences and staff
If you want to engage with the 成人论坛 or a particular 成人论坛 audience, then my colleagues at 成人论坛 Outreach should be your first port of call. The 成人论坛 Outreach team has insatiable passion and energy for producing high quality events which engage with some the UK’s hardest to reach audiences.

成人论坛 Outreach is diversity and inclusivity
成人论坛 Outreach embodies the 成人论坛’s aim of being one 成人论坛. Outreach works across the 成人论坛’s departments, regions, and nations. Outreach’s work has highlighted to me the diversity and nationwide reach of the 成人论坛. As a member of the Extend Scheme I have been included in the team with open arms and more than adequate understanding and adjustments. Outreach meets audiences and staff where they are at, helping to ensure that the 成人论坛 is accessible and engaging no matter what your circumstances.

成人论坛 Outreach is new ideas, skills, and perspectives
As the one of the world's premier public broadcasting organisations with a vast and diverse audience, the 成人论坛's constant challenge is to stay engaging and relevant. Outreach work generates new skills, perspectives and experiences within both audience and 成人论坛 staff populations. For example, I have learnt how to film with iPads, to engage young people in STEM careers, and to generate relationships with disparate grass roots organisations. I also now know about social media strategies and how to generate GIFs. 成人论坛 Outreach equips me (and the wider 成人论坛) with an increased ability to engage and communicate with diverse, young, and technology-savvy audiences.

These skills and my 成人论坛 Outreach experiences are definitely linked to me gaining my next role with Children in Need - testament to the fact that Outreach is all about mutually-beneficial outcomes.

Volunteering, engaging with audiences, stepping out of your comfort zone can be challenging, but it’s also highly enjoyable. Outreach’s commitment to representing and engaging with all of the UK is a value which sets the 成人论坛 apart. I’m a bit biased, but I  would now recommend volunteering in communities to all my 成人论坛 colleagues because you will learn a lot and have fun in the process. 

成人论坛 Outreach & Corporate Responsibility brings the 成人论坛 closer to its audiences - particularly those audiences we have identified as harder to reach - with face-to-face activity, community support and staff volunteering.