Volunteers and the law
A readable guide to legal issues for volunteer managers.
Good practice guides
New publications from the Volunteering Hub on working with under-represented groups in volunteering
Get it Right from the Start: Volunteer policies - the key to diverse volunteer involvement. This new guide is a useful resource for organisations looking to develop a volunteer policy and diversify the range of volunteers they involve.
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Turn Your Organisation Into A Volunteer Magnet
Edited by Fraser Dyer, Andy Fryar, Rob Jackson
Forty leaders in the field of volunteer management, from Australia, Britain, Canada, Italy, New Zealand and hte USA, share what they have learned about making your organisation attractive to volunteers. Packed full of top tips and compelling case studies on topics ranging from recruitment and retention, to diversity and creative programme management, these authors – many of whom are published here for the first time – write from the grassroots of volunteer management. Now in its second edition, this expanded collection of ideas is an indispensable resource written by managers of volunteers for their peers.
Print editions are also available at cost price and can be ordered directly from http://www.lulu.com/content/1197018
Volunteering and risk
Risk Toolkit - How to take care of risk in volunteering - A guide for organisations
A comprehensive guide to risk management in relation to volunteers.
On the Safe Side
Drawing on the latest research, literature, surveys and case studies, On the Safe Side gives a picture of the current state of play in the sector.
Cautionary Tales
Case studies of risk management in volunteer-involving organisations
Getting a grip
Risk, risk management and volunteering - A review of the literature
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Reasonable Care?
Risk, risk management and volunteering in England - Results of surveys of organisations and individuals
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Volunteering in the public sector
Changing the face of social services
This publication aimed at budget-holding managers in social services departments' aims to address the current gap of involving volunteers in health and social care. Funded by Department of Health, the booklet is basically a ‘how to do it guide' for social services who might be interested in starting or developing the participation of volunteers within their department's work as well as why they should seriously consider involving volunteers.
Guidelines for relations between volunteers and paid workers in the Health and Personal Social Services (known as the Drain guidelines)
An important document which provides guidance on how you can avoid any potential difficulties that can arise when volunteers work in the public sector.
Employee volunteering
Provides practical information and guidance on employee volunteering.
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Introduction to Marketing handbook
The booklet contains practical advice on making a marketing plan, case studies concentrating on how other volunteer-involving organisations have used marketing tools to help them and an overview of the marketing tools available to you. A section at the end of the booklet contains links to a number of sites that offer free information and advice to help you to make the most of the marketing opportunities open to you.
The guide was commissioned by the Voluntary Action Media Unit. VAMU is a Big Lottery funded project set up to investigate and improve the way charities work with the media. The booklet was prepared by Media Trust from material researched and provided by The Institute for Volunteering Research, an initiative of Volunteering England, Voluntary Action Media Unit and VolunteerGenie.org.uk. The writers gratefully acknowledge their invaluable contribution.
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Introduction to Media handbook
This booklet contains practical advice on:
- Establishing contact with the media
- Selling them your stories
- Giving effective interviews
- Writing stimulating press releases
- Getting you own key messages over to the media outlets available to you.
It follows the experiences of two case study volunteer-involving organisations who were tutored over a six month period by the Voluntary Action Media Unit (VAMU) to establish a media profile in their local area. The full details of this mentoring project can be found in the IVR/VAMU research report, ‘Working with the Media’.
The guide was commissioned by the Voluntary Action Media Unit. VAMU is a Big Lottery funded project set up to investigate and improve the way charities work with the media. The booklet was prepared by Media Trust from material researched and provided by The Institute for Volunteering Research, an initiative of Volunteering England, Voluntary Action Media Unit and VolunteerGenie.org.uk. The writers gratefully acknowledge their invaluable contribution.
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Strategy for Volunteering Infrastructure 2004–2014
| Volunteering England, in consultation with the voluntary and community sector, has developed a ten-year vision and strategy for the volunteering infrastructure in England. This publication sets out that vision and strategy, together with proposals for the new core functions that the infrastructure should perform locally, regionally and nationally. |
