Value volunteer management

Valuing volunteer management means recognising, supporting and investing in people who manage volunteers. If an organisation truly values volunteer management, it will recognise the important role it plays, and therefore provide adequate support for, and investment in, the people responsible for managing volunteers.

Whether your organisation is a community group, a charity, a public sector body or a private corporation, the level of benefit it stands to gain from volunteering is directly correlated to the amount of recognition and support it provides, and the investment it makes, in volunteer support and management. The more your organisation recognises, supports and invests in the people that manage your volunteers, the greater the benefit it will receive from volunteering.

Recognise, support, invest: your guide to valuing volunteer management

Recognise, support, invest (483.5Kb) examines the importance of valuing volunteer management and provides clear examples of what 'valuing' looks like, as well as practical advice on how to increase the value placed on volunteer management.

Influencing Up: a guide to gaining executive support for volunteering and volunteer management

Influencing Up is aimed at anyone who manages volunteers, including those responsible for recruiting, coordinating, leading, supporting, administering and organising volunteers, as well as those involved in the strategic management of volunteer programmes.

Its purpose is to help people who manage volunteers to increase their knowledge, gather evidence and develop a sound strategy for gaining executive support and investment in volunteering and volunteer management.