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How can I get started? Employers Large employers Case Study - Unilever SMEs SMEs Join the Club Learn more What you can do Local support East Midlands Eastern London North East North West South East South West West Midlands Yorkshire and Humberside Eight approaches to employer supported volunteering Public sector Case Study: Sheffield West Primary Care Trust CSR and CCI CSR What is Corporate Social Responsibility? What are the key themes in CSR? What are the key benefits of adopting CSR? How do I implement CSR? Where can I go for more information on CSR? Where can I find case studies? CCI What is CCI? What are the key themes in CCI? What are the key benefits of adopting CCI? Where can I go for more information on CCI? How can I implement CCI? Where can I find CCI case studies? Cash donations/corporate giving Payroll giving Cause-related marketing Sponsorship Lobbying/campaigning In-kind contributions Employer supported volunteering Getting an ESV programme up and running Volunteer Involving Organisations Working with brokers Case Study: Notting Hill Housing Trust Health and Safety Investing in Volunteers Involving employer supported volunteers in your organisation Volunteer Involving Organisations as employers Brokers Employer Supported Volunteering: A toolkit for Volunteer Centres Keeping the momentum Reporting and evaluation Working with communities Working with employers How do I find a broker? Introduction to brokerage Working in Partnership I want to volunteer How do I start? What can I do? Mentoring Offering your professional skills School governors and board members Secondments and development assignments Virtual Volunteering What can I do? Resources Research Community research CSR Research ESV Research Good companies, better employees Related Research Sector specific research Facts and figures 2003 Citizenship Survey 2005 Citizenship Survey Contacts Additional contacts Evaluation Why evaluate New to evaluation? Evaluation as part of your CSR Evaluating ESV as part of your HR Ways to evaluate Evaluation methods and organisations Boston College – Benchmarking VIVA International More worldwide research - examples Publications Volunteering in Health and Social Care Impact Assessment Background to the Impact Assesment Project Impact Assessment Questionnaires Volunteers across the NHS Background to the Project 111 roles for volunteers in health & social care Service users as volunteers Good Practice Key concerns Skills and confidence Lack of awareness Common assumptions Worried what people will think Side effects of drugs Claiming benefits Expenses Research Case studies Age Concern - Footcare Scheme, South Worcestershire Aintree University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool Alzheimer’s Society Living with Dementia Working Group Bart’s City Life Saver/Tower Hamlets Emergency Life Skills Project (THELSP) BATIAS Independent Advocacy Service, Essex beat, “Beating Eating Disorders” Volunteers on the National Helpline Bereavement Service at Phyllis Tuckwell Hospice Bicester Resource Centre Breast Cancer Care Breastfeeding Reddish and Stockport (BRAS) Buggy Service at Northampton General Hospital Chartered Accountants’ Benevolent Association – CABA Children’s Services, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham ‘Circles of Support’ – Transition Support Project run by the charity InterAct, based in Chelmsford, Essex Community Responders DASL – Drug and Alcohol Service for London Derbyshire Coalition for Inclusive Living Expert Patients Programme East Kent NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust Emergency Response and Resilience – British Red Cross Friends of Fulbourn Hospital and the Community - extending mental health care with the help of volunteers Gateshead Council – Leaving Care Team Goodwin Volunteer Doula Service Grove House at Home St Albans Help for Obese People Everywhere Hereford and Worcester Ambulance Service NHS Trust Keyring Living Support Networks Lambeth Knife Crime Prevention Scheme Lancashire County Council - Adult and Community Services - Volunteer Services League of Friends of Eastbourne Hospital Leicestershire Northamptonshire And Rutland Cardiac Network London Irish Centre: Volunteers Health Outreach Project LOROS – Leicestershire and Rutland Hospice Medics Outreach Service – MORE Meningitis Research Foundation – Befriending Project (National) Mid Downs Hospital Radio Mildmay Hospital, Hackney, East London Motor Neurone Disease Association - Association Visitors North West London Patients Parliament North West Surrey Community Health Services Nugent Care - Supported Volunteering Projects Patient Journey Stockport Pharmacy volunteers – Burnley General Hospital Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham Radio Link Derby Hospital Broadcasting, Derby Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Rampton High Security Hospital, Nottinghamshire RNIB Transcription Centre North West South Devon Healthcare Trust Shrewsbury - Volunteer Centre partnership South Manchester Patient and Public Involvement in Health Forum: “My Breasts, My Care” Speakability: Rebuilding Communication Supporting Parents Advocacy Network – part of Dorset Advocacy Network ‘Teddybears' Parenting Group - Birkenhed & Wallasey Primary Care Trust Tower Hamlets Healthy Walkers University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust University Hospitals Lewisham, London The ‘V' Team in Maidstone, Kent The Volunteer Empowerment Project (VEP) at EACH Volunteering for Health – the National Trust Volunteering for the Parkinson’s Disease Society Walsall Hospitals NHS Trust Volunteers help with Infection Control Westbank League of Friends Wouldcare - The Wooda Surgery - Bideford Devon WRVS Riverside Community Learning Centre Age Concern - Mental Capacity Advocacy Project (MCAP) with older people Health Centres and Baby Clinic Volunteers Role Involving Volunteers – Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Link worker and Volunteer Service – at Ladywell Unit North East London - Mental Health NHS Trust Royal Free Hospital Volunteer Centre St George’s Healthcare NHS Trust Supporting the Giles Family in the West Midlands The Ealing Hospital League of Friends Vitalise Health Champions in Tower Hamlets Volunteers contributing to retention in the NHS Volunteers supporting End of Life Care in the NHS Volunteers supporting people with hearing loss Funding National Association of Vountary Service Managers Contact us Frequently asked questions GENERAL PRACTITIONERS How to involve volunteers? NURSES Personalisation Publications The Next Stage Review - DARZI objectives The Operating Framework for the NHS 2009 2010 Volunteer stories Volunteering England Update: the Role of Volunteers in the Swine Flu Pandemic What Impact Does Volunteering Really Have On Health? Why involve volunteers? Volunteering in Sport People doing sport Individual volunteers Grass roots sports organisations Sport umbrella organisations - local, county and regional Sport umbrella bodies and local authorities in the regions National governing bodies of sport National governing bodies of sport Volunteer management in your 2009 - 2013 applications Other National Sport Organisations Keeping your volunteer happy e.g. saying thank you to your volunteers Speak up for sport by getting involved in wider volunteering campaigns Stopping your volunteers from becoming unhappy Thinking strategically about how volunteers help you achieve your strategic objectives Volunteer Centres Volunteer Centres Facts and Figures Sports news from Volunteering England Sport news from Volunteering England Sport tools for measuring volunteer impact Case Studies Sport says yes to working with Volunteer Centres Regions East Midlands Eastern London North East North West South East South West West Midlands Yorkshire & Humberside Sports volunteers and the law - QandA Frequently Asked Questions Are there any funds available for setting up a volunteer recognition event Can you advise me on running a big sport event involving volunteers I am looking for a volunteer policy template for my sport club Where can I find volunteering opportunities Volunteering and Risk Management Volunteering and Risk Management: The issues Volunteering and Risk Management: The Programme of Work Volunteering and Risk Managment: Contact us Survey of organisations Speeches and presentations Publications Volunteers' Week Awards Affiliations Improving Support Modernising Volunteering Policy Policy Watch Policy Watch: March 2008 Policy Watch: April 2008 Policy Watch: May 2008 Policy Watch: June 2008 Policy Watch: July 2008 Parliamentary lobbying General Election 2010 Resources Active Citizenship Background to the The Borders, Immigration and Citizenship Act Coverage of the active citizenship proposals in the press How Volunteering England lobbied on The Borders, Immigration and Citizenship Bill Community Day Campaign Campaigning in the local media for Community Day Community Campaign Day - Writing to your MP Community Day FAQs Equality Bill – briefing on Amendment from Tim Boswell MP Volunteering England at the party conferences A Charter for Strengthening Relations Between Paid Staff and Volunteers Commission on the Future of Volunteering Background Commissioner Profiles Commissioners Publications Action Groups Employer Support for Volunteering Public Sector Skills and Empowerment for Volunteer Managers Skills for Volunteers Inclusion Modernising Structures Promotion Thank you Contact Volunteer Rights Inquiry Volunteer Rights Inquiry Volunteering Manifesto Information for MPs and candidates Information for volunteer-involving organisations and Volunteer Centres Support for the Volunteering Pledge What we are saying 2010 Volunteering in the recession: Outline report for the Recession Summit 21 January 2010 2009 2008 2007 Volunteer Centres Find your nearest Volunteer Centre Find out about volunteering in your county Strategic Development Team Members only area Resources Information sheets Publications Volunteer Centre Quality Accreditation Introduction to Wave 3 Information & Forms Department for Work and Pensions Volunteer Brokerage Scheme BTCV & Volunteering England Breakdown of how the scheme will be delivered Further details for lead areas Circulation Article Latest Updates Volunteer Brokerage Scheme Q&A Volunteer Centre Guide About the guide Getting started A fourth stage Routes through this process Contents of the guide Planning & preparation The planning stage Consultation at organisational level The Process A model volunteer centre Case studies Key strategic decisions Who needs to be involved? A four step process 1. Where are we starting from? 2. Where do we want to go? 3. A glossary 4. The stategic choice The stategic choice ...continued Case studies Implementation The informal route Glossary Degrees of formality Choice of design Setting the agenda Some models Federation Designing the organisation Setting up the process Merger Selecting appropriate partners The process Merger working group process Due diligence Evaluation & review Downloads and further reading VCAG Volunteer Centre Advisory Group (VCAG) meeting summaries Volunteering England Volunteer Centre Advisory Group Volunteer Centre Quality Accreditation Strategy for Volunteering Infrastructure 2004–2014 Good Governance at Volunteer Centres Department of Work and Pensions Volunteering Brokerage Scheme Events Volunteering England Events Defining Roles- how to get the right balance between volunteers and staff Volunteer Management Conference Other Volunteering Events Student Volunteering About Student Volunteering A brief history of student volunteering and the national support organisation for the student volunteer sector Contact Us Student Volunteering Advisory Group Student Volunteering team in Yorkshire and the Humber Student Volunteering Team's Work Are you a student? Student Volunteers Network Do you want to involve student volunteers? Get Involved Matt Spencer Award Volunteering England's Gold Awards Publications Safeguarding Student Volunteering in the Further Education Sector Safeguarding Student Volunteering in the Further Education Sector - Further Resources Safeguarding student volunteering in the Further Education sector: supplementary information Workers in Student Community Volunteering WiSCV National Committee WiSCV E bulletin eBulletins Further Education Volunteering Going Further Further Education Volunteering Information Resources Going Further Information and Resources Improving skills and life chances through volunteering Strategic development of Further Education volunteering Student Volunteering Week 2010 Higher Education and Further Education Institutions Student Volunteers: A National Profile Volunteer Centres and Volunteer Involving Organisations How to get involved with your local university or college Corporates Strategic Stakeholders Celebrating ahievements About Your toolkit for Student Volunteering Week Student Volunteering Week 2010 Events Tell us about your event Contact us Exemplar CVs Media Tips for Student Volunteering Week Quotes Research and Statistics Student volunteering case studies Submit a Case Study Student Volunteering Week logo Citizenship – can students be ‘good’ citizens? Volunteering Life Journey Videos Funding Contact us OFV Funding National Agents Information for Existing Projects OFV Annual Review Other funding sources
I Want To Volunteer Volunteering in the UK Frequently Asked Questions Christmas volunteering How to find volunteer work in your local area Animal Welfare Arts and heritage volunteering Campaign volunteering Environmental and conservation volunteering Sports volunteering Volunteering in health and social care Young people Other ideas Health and Social Care volunteer Residential volunteering opportunities in the UK Volunteering overseas Practical points to consider Checking Out Organisations Short term volunteering Longer term volunteering Further Information Web resources	Managing volunteers Good Practice Bank Top Tips on using the Good Practice Bank Acknowledgements and thanks Core Themes Volunteer Policies Volunteer Agreements Recruitment Creating a Fair and Welcoming Application and Interview Process - Part 1 Who should we accept as a referee for a volunteer? Creating Volunteer Roles Expenses and State Benefits HM Revenue And Customs Decision Makers Guide Induction and Training Support And Supervision Retention How can we get our volunteers more involved and encourage them to come to meetings with our paid staff? Health and Safety and Insurance Dealing With Problems, Complaints or Disputes Legal Issues and Volunteering How does the Data Protection Act affect volunteers? Protection and Safeguarding Equal Opportunities and Diversity Sample Monitoring Form Diversity Awareness Group Training Exercises Resources for Volunteer Managers and Co-ordinators Can we offer a paid job to one of our existing volunteers? I'm setting up a volunteer programme. What do I need to consider? Is there any way of measuring the economic value of the work our volunteers are doing? BLANK TEMPLATE Specialist Themes Mentoring and Befriending Health and Social Care Volunteering Supported Volunteering Youth Volunteering Public Sector Volunteering Sport Volunteering Employer Supported Volunteering Risk Management Conservation and Environmental Volunteering Disabled People Ex-offenders and Prisoners Faith-related Volunteering Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual Volunteering Older Volunteering How can we retire older volunteers? Refugees and Asylum Seekers Rural Volunteering Student Volunteering Trustees and Governance Virtual Volunteering Information Service Library Accessible Information Policy Give us your feedback BSL Videos Feedback about the sign language video Background to the sign language video project Case Studies About Deaf Volunteers case study: Adam Wilson and Baxter case study: Barbara Warner case study: Bertha Walker case study: Gloria Pullen case study: John Corteen case study: Kathryn Dolby case study: Melanie Russell-Smith case study: Patrick Wright Written transcript of the British Sign Language video Frequently Asked Questions Publications Free Publications Order free printed copies of Volunteers and the Law Order printed copies of the Manifesto for Change Volunteering and the test of time Branch Networks in the 21st Century Check It Out Toolkit Employer supported volunteering: the guide Essential Volunteer Management Faith and Voluntary Action: communities, values and resources From the Top Down (Executive role in volunteer management) Generation V: young people speak out on volunteering Good Practice Guide - 2nd edition Mini guides My Time, My Community, Myself (experiences of volunteering within the black community) Recruiting volunteers - attracting the people you need Route to Opportunity (involving people from different sections of society) Supervising Volunteers The (Help!) I-Don't-Have-Enough-Time guide to Volunteer Management The A-Z of Volunteering and Asylum The Volunteer Recruitment Book VIVA in Europe Volunteeers and mental health befriending Volunteering Impact Assessment Toolkit Volunteering Works EVM About EVM Background Bite-sized Learning Opportunities for Managers of Volunteers Case Studies and Testimonials EVM Award EVM Training Managers Of Volunteers Investing in Volunteers (IiV) Learning Options Courses Training Providers Creative Associates Felicity Dwyer Maggie Piazza Make it Happen Mendip Management VA Training and Consultancy Volunteer Centre Liverpool Volunteer Centre Warrington ELearning Tasters Licensed Training Providers and Learning Advisors Administration Area Learning Room Learning Advisors' Forum Trainers' Forum Management Development Programme for Volunteer Centre Managers What will I get out of the programme? Who Can Apply? Testimonials Information For Trustees Become a Licensed EVM Training Provider Consultancy Services Learning Loops Register Your Interest Training Provider Case Studies Links	Media Centre News News 2010 John Denham praises Britain's community spirit in the snow Let’s celebrate students’ volunteering efforts MPs back Student Volunteering Week Two thirds of volunteering organisations don’t fully understand who must register with the Vetting and Barring Scheme News 2009 Add support for student volunteering in proposal to make universities and colleges more ‘consumer focused’. Adult Social Care Green Paper: Shaping the Future of Care Together - Response from Volunteering England Chief Executive responds to Minister’s statement on volunteer centre funding Dramatic increase in number of volunteers as recession takes hold Government’s recession plan Real Help for Communities is “step in the right direction” says Volunteering England Inspiration and Legacy from the 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games Interest in volunteering continues as recession deepens Make a New Year's Resolution to look in on older neighbours Meeting of Volunteering England with Angela Smith - Minister of State NEET figures paint unrealistic picture says Volunteering England New Charter aims to strengthen ties between volunteers and staff New president to build on Volunteering England’s successes New Volunteer Managers Programme launched on International Volunteer Managers’ Day Red tape and bureaucratic hurdles tackled, as volunteering sector marks first anniversary of ‘Manifesto for Change’ Response to 2009 Citizenship Survey July 2009 Response to Citizenship Survey October 2009 Santander announced as sponsor of Student Volunteering Week 2010 Statement on ISA Vetting and Barring Scheme Sukhvinder Kaur-Stubbs to be new Volunteering England chair VE response to Youth Community Service announcement by Gordon Brown 24.04.09 Vetting and Barring Volunteer Rights Inquiry call for evidence Volunteering England helps secure funding for local volunteering infrastructure to support volunteer management Volunteering England response to Sir Roger Singleton’s review of Vetting and Barring Scheme Volunteering England response to social mobility White Paper ‘New Opportunities’ Volunteering England to hold Volunteer Rights Inquiry Volunteers’ Week 25th anniversary celebrated with a splash and a Twickenham bash Volunteers’ Week, the time to recognise volunteers News 2008 Volunteering England says, “Don’t shy away from Commission challenges” Health sector “should lead by example” in valuing volunteers Davis Smith pledges lasting impact as new Volunteering England Chief Executive Paid volunteering leave vital to CSR success, says new research First ever tripartite volunteering accreditation project a success Focus on volunteer quality not just quantity, says first ever capacity report Government Action Plan for 2012 Olympics and Paralympics must focus on the human legacy Justin Davis Smith, Chief Executive of Volunteering England, responds to Citizenship: Our Common Bond, by Lord Goldsmith QC Mike Locke appointed Director of Public Affairs at Volunteering England New research to help sports clubs harness volunteer power New volunteering research reveals untapped potential in FE sector Press Diary Notice Press Diary Notice - Volunteering England National Convention 23-25 April 2008 Press Diary Notice: Student volunteering showcase: 24 May 2008, Leeds Gallery Show 20-somethings how volunteering can change their life, says new report Small businesses urged to start volunteer schemes Volunteering England gets creative with pro bono partnership Volunteering England helps small businesses make a big impact Volunteering England responds to Office of the Third Sector pledges Volunteering England response to DfID Platform 2 volunteering scheme Volunteers help support NHS, says new report from Volunteering England BBC leads the way in Investing in Volunteers Influential figures shape future of Volunteering Leading communication figures meet to secure the future of volunteering Minister Phil Hope engages with Volunteer Centres on their future Press Diary Notice: Matchmaking: linking the skills agenda to employer supported volunteering Thousands of small volunteer-involving organisations offered free membership of Volunteering England Volunteering England calls on Government to release more detail on active citizenship proposal Volunteering England lays out “Recession Challenge” Volunteering England proposes a feel-good factor for businesses Volunteering England sets out challenges to new Minister Volunteering England thanks volunteer managers for their work Volunteering leads to better health says new report from Volunteering England What’s wrong with offering an incentive anyway? Young volunteers wanted to “youth proof” charity websites News 2007 Advance diary notice: ESV conference Are male volunteers deterred by fear of being labelled as potential paedophiles? Press release: Childcare expense decision creates barriers for low income volunteers Press release: Christopher Spence to retire as Chief Executive of Volunteering England Press release: Community Day holiday would give huge boost to the UK’s 20 million volunteers Press release: Countdown to volunteer award deadline – enter your ESV scheme now! Press release: FE sector urged to give evidence of volunteer impact Press release: Government urged to “invest to boost sporting chance of volunteer coaches” Press release: Helping homeless or year- round commitment top Christmas volunteering priorities Press release: New report provides strongest ever evidence of impact of volunteering Press release: PDSA first national charity to achieve volunteering quality standard Press release: Popularity of volunteering and giving revealed in extensive national survey Press release: Researchers must resist government encroachment or risk losing independence Press release: Responding to the New Education and Skills Bill Press release: Risk report echoes VE research findings Press release: South Westerners “most community spirited” in England Press release: Take a risk for Volunteers’ Week Press release: Volunteering England campaigns to “keep volunteering at the heart of ChangeUp” Press release: Volunteering England celebrates Volunteers’ Week with new web resources Press release: Volunteering England urges local authorities to show volunteer value Press Release: Volunteering England welcomes Phil Hope as new Minister for Third Sector Press release: Volunteering will lose out – VE “very disappointed” by Capacitybuilders’ decision Press release: Volunteers recognised at National Justice Awards Press release: Yorkshire Water pioneers new volunteering quality mark Volunteering England appoints new Grants Manager Volunteering England calls for sustainable funding on International Volunteer Day Volunteering England comments on Cameron's Citizen Service Volunteering England responds to statement on the future of CapacityBuilders Volunteering England to lead Modernising Volunteering workstream News 2006 Key Volunteering Facts and Figures What's new Volunteering England’s initial response to Third Sector Review Volunteering England and Student Volunteering England formally merge Get On Board campaign Involving Ex-Offenders in Volunteering The Volunteer Management Programme The Volunteer Management Programme - Information for Agencies Trustee Vacancy - Volunteering England Board Volunteering Magazine Volunteering magazine home May 2009 May funding news update Redundancy has 'silver lining' for brickie Latest research news Voluntary volunteer management at National Trust Challenging stigma and perceptions around mental health issues April 2009 ShelterBox volunteers rush to Italy as quake strikes Funding...stop press...grants news British Youth Council seeks young film-making volunteers Volunteer Centre of the Month Courtesy costs nothing and goes a long way Latest government funding news March 2009 Young volunteers 'should be compelled not conscripted' £10m Rural Boost from Sport England £100,000 Fund from Learning Launchpad Dr Stuart's Casebook: March 2009 Volunteer Centre of the Month February 2009 Pioneering prison volunteer programme Blackpool Volunteers Make History Credit Crunch Survival Training New research from IVR Recreating history at Down House February 2009: Hot Topic from AVM December 2008 Hammersmith & Fulham VC wins national award for excellence Red Recruits at the ready Small charities launch skills network site Student Volunteering Week 2009 Celebrating arts, music and kindness! Opinion December 2008/January 2009: Can volunteering survive, and even thrive, in recession? November 2008 Defra launches Third Sector strategy Greene in hot seat at RockCorps launch new collective Music fees "disastrous" for charity shops Free Volunteering FE Toolkit launched Day in the Life of a Volunteer Manager Volunteering, Incentives and the Tricky Art of Horse-riding! Dr Stuart November 2008 October 2008 Cutting it on the fringe circuit One Game, One Community Volunteer Centre of the Month One Incentive Too Far? September 2008 Building on Britain's Success in Olympics Volunteer Centre of the Month Volunteering 'leads to better health' New guidance for managing volunteers Dr Stuart: September 2008 July 2008 Health and Social Care update £2,500 up for grabs from Vcashpoint Dr Stuart's Casebook July/August 2008 Volunteer Centre of the Month Opinions July/August 2008: Alternative Therapies within the NHS June 2008 Mothers behind China charity Students making a big difference Supporting Volunteer Fundraisers Q&A: Mike Locke Staff or volunteers: There are responsibilities on both sides May 2008 News in brief - May 2008 Spring into Action Volunteers head for cyclone-hit Burma A Day in the Life of a Volunteer Manager May Book Review April 2008 Volunteering at the heart of sport Volunteering in community-based groups and the impact of public policy News in Brief Spotlight on Ministry of Justice Pioneering project engages Muslim girls