Resources

King’s Fund report on the value of volunteers in health and social care http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/publications/volunteering-health-and-care Volunteering Impact Assessment Toolkit: A practical guide for measuring volunteering http://www.ncvo-vol.org.uk/products-services/publications/volunteering-impact-assessment-toolkit Information on the Social Value Act 2012 http://blogs.ncvo.org.uk/2012/07/02/what-is-the-social-value-act/ Impact Assessment Toolkit Greater London http://www.greaterlondonvolunteering.org.uk/projects/

Each week a blog is posted on http://ivo.org/ & shared via twitter using the hashtag #ttvolmgrs.  A twitter conversation then ensues between Volunteer Managers. Good practice http://www.volunteering.org.uk/goodpractice Good Practice Bank available from Volunteering England, divided into Themes and Information Sheets which will help you with all aspects of Volunteer Organising Free NCVO Read more…

Community CVS delivers training to both volunteers and voluntary and community groups. We can also point you in the direction of external training providers for both individuals and groups. Volunteer Passport scheme Currently we run the Volunteer Passport scheme for the borough. This is an 8 module volunteer induction training Read more…

Sometimes it can feel daunting to be a volunteer organiser or manager– you may also be a volunteer yourself with a lot of other responsibilities and demands in your personal or working life. Connecting with others who have similar responsibilities can be the best way to get support, affirmation and Read more…

In this section Ten thoughts on volunteer recruitment Ten ways for ensuring a volunteering enquiry turns into a recruited volunteer… Ten ways to improve your volunteer adverts Ten places to put your volunteer adverts Advertise for volunteers with specific skills… Ten thoughts on volunteer recruitment Know how your volunteers link Read more…

There is no “Volunteer Law” as such, so the law around volunteers is less clear than say Employment Law.  Employment Law may be used if it can be proven that a person was employed as opposed to volunteering*, which is why some of the suggestions below (around expenses, perks and Read more…

Your volunteers with stick with you if they feel appreciated, they have an appropriate role for their needs, they have opportunities to develop, and they’re busy. At the same time it is also a huge challenge for volunteer managers to find the time to support volunteers effectively. In this section Read more…

Everyone can volunteer.  As an organisation, you have a part to play in this.  Who might you currently exclude either consciously or sub consciously? Ten ideas for overcoming barriers to volunteering: References Make it as easy as possible for volunteers to provide you with references Take telephone references as well Read more…

Practitioner and Volunteer Coordinator Network Community CVS holds monthly network meetings where Practitioners and Volunteer coordinators from all sectors in the borough come together.  Our aim is to improve and promote the consistency and quality of services working with volunteers across Community CVS. Those attending the network will get better Read more…

Community CVS is a qualified Advisor for the national Investing in Volunteers Quality Standard . You can view information about the standard here; http://iiv.investinginvolunteers.org.uk/. We are also developing a more basic and free Volunteer Charter or kitemark for the borough (based on the key principles listed below) that will be Read more…