Volunteers
Where to advertise for volunteers
Volunteer Centre Brighton and Hove (01273) 737888. www.bh-impetus.org/volunteer_centre
Offers volunteer brokerage to the City.
Business Community Partnership (01273) 770075. www.bhbcp.org.uk Gets volunteer teams from local businesses.
@ctive Student (01273) 644145. www.brighton.ac.uk/volunteering.University of Brighton volunteering service.
Brighton & Hove Volunteers (01273) 234779 www.bhvolunteers.org.uk offers volunteering opportunities for people aged between 16 and 25.
University of Sussex Project V.
Community Base
http://www.communitybase.org/volunteersearch/ offers an online database for volunteers.
Volunteering Good Practice
The Volunteer Centre provides one to one good practice support for organisations who involve volunteers in providing services to the public.
for more information contact -
Penny Baker, Volunteer Centre Development Worker
penny.baker@volunteercentre.bh-impetus.org
Tel: 01273 229380
Volunteering Good Practice Guide
Please click here to see the Good Practice Guide
Volunteering England is the national volunteer development organisation and provides a multitude of good practice guidance and advice.
CRB Checks
All people (staff and volunteers) working with vulnerable clients should be CRB (Criminal Records Bureau) checked. If you work with vulnerable clients you should also have your Trustees CRB checked. The Charities Commission will require this if you are a registered charity. You also need to have procedures in place that ensure that you comply with the law. Agencies that do this work have to be registered with the Government and comply with rigid procedures.
Impact Initiatives are registered and will process CRB checks for you for a small fee. They will also help you put the right procedures in place to carry out this work. Impact Intiatives will advise you on codes of practice, Rehabilitation of Ex Offenders Act 1974 and the Data Protection Act 1998. CRB checks are just one part of keeping vulnerable adults and children safe. You will need to ensure that you have other procedures in place. The CRB Checks Co-ordinator can be contacted on 01273 770127 or email hr.services@impact-initiatives.org.uk.
Published by Community and Voluntary Sector ForumPublications
DCLG (2005) Home Office Citizenship Survey http://www.communities.gov.uk/index.asp?id=1501031
Dudley CVS Volunteer Centre PreInvestors in Volunteers Health Check for Volunteer Involving Organisations, www.dudleycvs.org.uk
Dyer, F, Fryar, A & Jackson R Eds, (Oct 2007), Turn Your Organisation into a Volunteer Magnet, 2nd edition, e-book
available from www.ivr.org.uk and magnet2007@mail.com
Institute for Volunteering Research (2004) Volunteering Impact
Assessment Toolkit www.ivr.org.uk
Institute for Volunteering Research (2007) Caring companies: Engagement in employer supported volunteering, Research Bulletin - National survey of volunteering and charitable giving www.ivr.org.uk
Institute for Volunteering Research (2007) Volunteering for All? Exploring the link between volunteering and social exclusion, Research Bulletin - National survey of volunteering and charitable giving www.ivr.org.uk
Institute for Volunteering Research (2007) The changing and non-changing faces of volunteering: Further findings from Helping Out, Research Bulletin - National survey of volunteering and charitable giving www.ivr.org.uk
Institute for Volunteering Research (June 2003) VIVA – The volunteer - A self-help guide www.ivr.org.uk
Institute for Volunteering Research (2007) Who gives time now? Patterns of participation in volunteering, Research Bulletin - National survey of volunteering and charitable giving
Low, N; Butt, S; Ellis Paine, A & Davis Smith, J (2007) Helping Out: a national survey of volunteering and charitable giving, London: The Cabinet Office http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/Research_and_statistics/third_sector_research.aspx
The Helping Out study was carried out by NatCen and the Institute for Volunteering Research, on behalf of the Office of the Third Sector within the Cabinet Office.
Smith, J.D (2004) Volunteering in UK hospices: looking to the future, Hospice Information www.ivr.org.uk
The National Youth Agency, (April 2007) Young People’s Volunteering and Skills Development - A research project undertaken by The
National Youth Agency on behalf of the Department for Education and Skills, The National Youth Agency
Volunteering England (June 2006) Definitions of Volunteering Information Sheet, www.volunteering.org.uk/information
Volunteering England (June 2006) Monitoring and evaluating a volunteer programme www.volunteering.org.uk/information
Volunteering England (June 2006) National statistics, www.volunteering.org.uk/information
Volunteering England Volunteering for Everyone - A guide for organisations who want to include and recruit volunteers who have a learning
disability
www.volunteering.org.uk/information
Volunteering England Involving Ex-offenders in Volunteering www.volunteering.org.uk/information
Getting it Right from the Start: Volunteer Policies – the key to diverse volunteer involvement, National Centre for Volunteering, on Volunteering England Website
Published by Working Together ProjectNational networks and agencies
Association of Volunteer Managers
Organisation addressing the needs of those who manage volunteers in England.
News, forums, blogs, email updates, good practice resources including volunteer management wiki.
Community Service Volunteers (CSV)
National training and volunteering organisation
020 7278 6601
Institute for Volunteering Research
National Association for Voluntary and Community Action
Umbrella organisation for Councils of Voluntary Service
0114 278 6636
Volunteering England
Information and resources on all volunteering matters
020 7520 8900
Investing in Volunteers
Quality framework for organisations that involve volunteers
www.investinginvolunteers.org.uk
Volunteering England Risk Toolkit
A guide for organisations in how to take care of risk in volunteering:
Trustees as volunteers
Trustees, Board and Commitee members help to ensure that organisations are being managed properly, although they don't get involved in the day-to-day operation. Rather, they are responsible for the strategic development of the organisation.
Their roles differ from other volunteering roles in that they may be required to take on legal responsibilities under charity law, and maybe even company law.
However, it should be remembered that trustees are still volunteers, and need to be recognised as such. They have an important role to play within the organisation, and their contribution can be rewarded along with the organisation's other volunteers, through events such as Volunteers' Week.
Trustees can often be recruited through the same methods as other volunteers, and will require an induction to help them understand their roles and responsiblities. Where appropriate, some trustees may also need training, and there are a number of organisations that offer support and guidance, which are listed below. As with other volunteers, it's important for trustees to build good working relationships with paid staff, and feel that they are a part of the organisation's daily life.
Source: Volunteering England www.volunteering.org.uk
Involving volunteers with additional needs
Criminal Records Bureau
www.crb.org.uk
Involving Ex Offenders
Volunteering England/NACRO Guide “Involving ex-offenders as volunteers”
Free download from www.nacro.org.uk
Involving disabled people as volunteers
“Can Do! Volunteering” a Guide to involving young disabled people as volunteers
Free download from www.can-do-volunteering.org or free printed booklet from 01908 321049
Involving Refugees and Asylum Seekers
“Working with Volunteers” a Management guide for community organisations
Free download from Evelyn Oldfield Unit www.evelynoldfield.co.uk
Goldstar
Promoting good practice in involving volunteers from socially excluded groups
Case studies, sample resources etc
www.goldstar.org.uk
Risk Toolkit
A free Volunteering England guide. Phone 020 7520 8910 or download from www.volunteering.org.uk/Resources/publications/freeguides
Legal issues
Volunteers and the Law
Publication covering all legal aspects of involving volunteers
Download the full version or a summary free from
www.volunteering.org.uk/Resources/publications
Sandy Adirondack
Training provider and consultant. Website covers legal issues of interest to the voluntary and community sector including volunteer involvement. Email updates available
http://www.sandy-a.co.uk/legal.htm
Training and development for volunteer managers
The Institute for Advanced Volunteer Management
Run nationally by CSV. Advanced level training for volunteer programme and personnel managers.
www.csv.org.uk/Get+Trained/IAVM
Excellence in Volunteer Management (EVM) programme EVM is a Volunteering England blended learning programme designed around the needs of people who manage or co-ordinate volunteers and it can lead to an accredited qualification in volunteer management. The programme features e-learning opportunities, peer support and training courses. http://www.volunteering.org.uk/evm
The National Occupational Standards (NOS) for Managing Volunteers National workplace standards which cover activities, standards of performance, underpinning knowledge, skills and personal qualities required of managers of volunteers. The NOS for Managing Volunteers have recently been revised. www.ukworkforcehub.org.uk
UKVPMs (UK Volunteer Programme Managers) UKVPMs is an internet discussion group for volunteer programme managers in the UK. You can join this friendly informal e-group and either read the posts on Yahoo's website or receive email alerts on a daily or weekly basis. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UKVPMs/
