View or download a printable PDF: Volunteering and the Law (PDF) Who can legally volunteer with us? Anyone from a European Union (EU) or European Economic Area (EEA) country and refugees are allowed to volunteer. Asylum seekers can currently only volunteer for…
View or download this article as a printable PDF: Volunteer Expenses (PDF) Why cover volunteer expenses? Volunteers are giving their time to you for free so it’s helpful if they don’t have to cover other costs too. Also, for someone thinking about…
View or download a printable PDF of this article: Insurance for volunteers (PDF) Why is volunteer insurance needed? Even with the best will in the world and great policies and procedures, unfortunately accidents do happen. There could be loss of property as…
Download or view this article as a PDF: Promoting positive staff and volunteer relationships (PDF) Why are positive volunteer and staff relations important? Often, volunteers will be involved alongside paid staff. Most of the time this works well and staff value the…
View or download this article as a printable PDF: How to develop a volunteer policy (PDF) What is a volunteer policy? It is the main foundation that all the other building blocks for volunteering sit on. Your policy will outline clearly to…
Download or view this article as a printable PDF: Developing a volunteer policy for your organisation (PDF) Congratulations! You have decided to recruit volunteers for your organisation. There is no doubt that you are about to benefit from a cost effective human…
Download or view this as a printable PDF: Steps for setting up a volunteer programme (PDF) The key starting point to setting up a new volunteer programme is to remind yourself why your organisation wants to involve volunteers in the first place…
View or download this as a printable PDF: Managing Volunteers Guide (PDF) Be Prepared! Just like another well-known volunteer organisation with that slogan, your organisation needs to be prepared. It needs to know why it wants to involve volunteers in its work,…
Download or view this as a printable PDF: Key Principles of Involving Volunteers (PDF) Guidelines for organisations Volunteers should be recruited to enhance a service not to replace paid staff. Before recruiting, be clear why a volunteer is wanted or needed Organisations…
One of the most effective tools we can offer for the recruitment of Volunteers is the Milo database.
