VolunteerWiki article on how to develop a Volunteer Policy can be read here: 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 all staff, volunteers and users of the service, why volunteers […]
VolunteerWiki article on developing a Volunteer Policy can be read here: 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 resource, but your organisation is also going to benefit in other ways too:
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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 and to identify what exactly you want to achieve by involving volunteers. A clear vision and understanding as to how volunteers can contribute to your organisation will help determine
VolunteerWiki article on engaging with Young Volunteers can be read here: Engaging Young Volunteers (PDF) Recognising that young people are not just the citizens of tomorrow, but also the citizens of today, this document seeks to share practice in involving young volunteers in health-related volunteering roles. The document has been produced by the National Group for
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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, how volunteer positions fit and be ready to receive willing volunteers when contacted. The benefits of being organised and ready for volunteers are plentiful: It
