This information sheet is written for:
Volunteer managers, co-ordinators and others that work with volunteers.
- Key topics in this information sheet:
- Why should an organisation reimburse a volunteer’s care expenses
- How much can be reimbursed?
- What kinds of care costs could be reimbursed?
- Questions about responsibility and liability
- Accepting volunteers’ children into your organisation’s crèche
- Estimating care costs or finding out what is reasonable in your area
- Planning your volunteer budget
- Aspirations and seeking funding
- Making the case: how can you convince management or external funders to consider reimbursing volunteers’ care costs?
Last reviewed: April 2008
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Disclaimer
We make every effort to ensure that our Information Sheets are correct at the time of publication. They are intended as a brief summary of relevant issues to help you plan or develop your work with volunteers. Legal advice should be sought where appropriate. Volunteering England is unable to accept liability for any loss or damage or inconvenience arising as a consequence of the use of this information.
The inclusion of other organisations in the Information Sheets does not imply any endorsement of independent bodies; all sources of further information are listed solely for signposting purposes.
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