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Recognising the contribution volunteers make to your organisation should be an integral part of your volunteer programme.Acknowledging your volunteers’ involvement and the difference they make to…
The recruitment process for volunteers will depend on your organisation and the volunteering role. Some organisations will need tighter procedures due to the nature of the volunteer role and the…
When promoting your volunteer opportunities volunteers like to know the following:What difference they will make by being involved with your organisation. Many people are motivated by the impact they…
We believe organisations should pay their volunteers' expenses. Here is a template volunteer expenses policy and also a form. Volunteer expenses policy templateVolunteer expenses form
Organisations that involve volunteers need to ensure they have procedures in place to protect their beneficiaries (e.g. clients, service users, and participants), volunteers and staff. When…
It is sensible to have procedures in place to deal with complaints by or about volunteers. These should be separate and distinct from those which apply to paid staff.A problem solving procedure…
We have templates to help you write a role description for a volunteer including tips and a template. We have also developed templates for a volunteer application foprm and reference request form.…
We have put together a Volunteer Handbook example for you to adapt to your organisation and have also got a handy Volunteer induction checklist you can use.Volunteer Handbook exampleVolunteer…
Support for volunteers is vitally important and how this is provided depends upon the context of the volunteering opportunity and the individual. Volunteers should always feel that they are integral…
Why involve young volunteers? Many young people who want to volunteer can find it difficult to find opportunities, they want to contribute and but can face barriers to this. Involving young…