Volunteers are the lifeblood of charities and impact-driven organisations. Without them, achieving large-scale impact would not be possible.
We help charities to create sustainable and impactful volunteer strategies. The volunteering landscape is rapidly evolving—who volunteers, how they engage, and the support they need continues to shift. Our consultancy service helps you keep pace with these changes.
We help charities and impact-driven organisations to:
We also advise on the resources required to achieve these goals and on measuring the impact of volunteering, providing confidence in its value and ensuring volunteers are championed.
As the sector faces growing challenges, it has never been more important to attract, retain and support a wide range of volunteers.
Let us help you unlock the full potential of volunteering in your organisation, driving greater impact and creating a positive, sustainable experience for all involved.
We can help with:
Our service is designed to work collaboratively with you to strengthen your volunteering offer and provide you with the tools, processes and strategies to deliver excellence in volunteering practice.
Our experts use a proven methodology tailored to your charity to deliver in-depth reviews of your volunteering programme. We provide an external perspective, identifying opportunities to embed best practices and strengthen your approach to volunteering.
We support you in developing a volunteering strategy that reflects the complexities of the modern world. Our approach ensures your strategy is forward-thinking, impactful, and aligned with your mission and goals.
We can help you to review your volunteering policies, processes and procedures. And develop, design and deliver new ones that meet your organisational needs.
We know inequalities in society are often replicated in volunteering. Whether you’re looking to change the age profile of your volunteers or better reflect the communities you serve, we can work with you to consider key steps for developing more inclusive volunteering practice.
Our experts in monitoring and evaluation can work with our volunteering specialists to help build capacity. We can support in designing systems so that you understand the difference your volunteers are making. This can attract funding and help you know where to focus.
From navigating legal complexities to selecting volunteer management software, we provide expert guidance to overcome technical challenges and build your organisation’s capacity to manage volunteers effectively.
We help you develop evidence-based bids and business plans to secure resources for volunteering. Drawing on sector expertise and your organisation’s strengths, we can help you craft compelling, realistic proposals.
We specialise in helping employers design impactful volunteering programmes that harness their employees’ talents to create meaningful change. At the same time, we support charities in developing effective strategies to engage with corporate partners. Whether you’re a company aiming to make a difference or a charity seeking to attract skilled volunteers, we can guide you in creating programmes that deliver real impact..
We help you develop evidence-based bids and business plans to secure resources for volunteering. Drawing on sector expertise and your organisation’s strengths, we craft compelling, realistic proposals.
Our experienced consultants provide hands-on support and advice, offering practical solutions and walking alongside you to address challenges and achieve your goals.
With a well-established training programme covering all aspects of volunteer management, we deliver in-house sessions or create bespoke training tailored to your organisation’s unique needs.
To find out more about how NCVO consultancy can help your organisation, email consultancy@ncvo.org.uk or fill in our short online enquiry form.
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