Overview
Articles
Examples
Links
- Volunteers' Week website
Volunteers' Week is celebrated each year on 1-7 June. Organisations across the UK use the Week as an opportunity celebrate the contribution of their volunteers. The special website offers a range of resources and tips to help organisations plan and publicise a Volunteers Week event, as well as downloadable certificates and posters.
http://www.volunteersweek.org.uk - English Nature page 59 of survey talks about feeling valued by local teams and methods of recognition
http://www.english-nature.org.uk/ - The Running Sport website, created by Sport England, offers downloadable resources for volunteer managers and volunteers, including a 'quick guide' to recruiting and retaining volunteers.
http://www.runningsports.org/
Awards
- Timebank's guide to awards and recognition lists awards schemes which are particularly relevant to young volunteers
http://energise.timebank.org.uk/ - The Association of Charity Shops gives annual awards, including one for Excellence in Volunteer Recognition which is presented to the winning charity for their commitment to valuing their volunteers. Shelter won the award in 2005. Read the press release here: http://www.charityshops.org.uk/
- The Queen's Award for Voluntary Service rewards excellence in voluntary activities carried out by groups in the community
http://www.queensawardvoluntary.gov.uk/
Publications
- The Volunteering Impact Assessment Toolkit
This toolkit produced by the Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR) enables organisations to assess the impact of volunteering on all key stakeholders - the volunteers, the organisation, the beneficiaries, and the broader community. Organisations can able to use it to assess a wide range of impacts, from the skills development of volunteers to the economic value of volunteering organisations. - VIVA - The volunteer investment and value audit: a self help guide
This IVR research bulletin offers a guide for organisations on how to use "VIVA" to assess their volunteering programme
Share your experiences!
The Good Practice Bank is growing steadily as more information is added to it. An important feature of the Bank is allowing users to share their documents with other volunteering organisations. We are particularly interested in receiving example policies or documents that you are happy to share with others. If we use your contribution, you could win a book on volunteering from our regular prize draw.