Involving Volunteers
Publication date : 01/11/2009
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Written and supported by Volunteering England as part of
our Essential Guides collection, this guide aims to enable
organisations which involve volunteers, or are considering
doing so, to manage their volunteers in a way that will
provide maximum benefit for the organisation, the
individual volunteer, and everyone else involved
The successful involvement of volunteers depends upon a positive commitment to volunteering and a clarity about their purpose that runs through a whole organisation, from the board of trustees, through senior management, to all paid employees.
It needs the organisation to provide a supportive environment where volunteers can flourish and develop and where their individual needs will be taken into account. This Essential Guide looks at the key elements involved in establishing a successful volunteering programme and gives practical guidance on how organisations can get the most out of their volunteers and ensure that volunteering with them is a worthwhile and stimulating experience.
It covers all the steps involved, from establishing why the organisation is involving volunteers at all and what their role will be, through the basic principles of recruitment and retention, to the legal and practical issues relating to volunteer involvement.
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