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Benefits Myths Information for volunteers with disabilities Volunteering and state benefits

Useful websites Local Safeguarding Children’s Board Safeguarding Children  Ten things you might not have thought about with regards to safeguarding Safeguarding is not just about making sure your service users are safe… what about your volunteers and your staff? Just Read more…

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 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 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 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… 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 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 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 Read more…