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Involving volunteers

Read our latest round-up for trustees and governance professionals, with useful sector updates, training courses and written guidance.

Governance

In this edition, Sandy Chidley, senior consultant, spotlights opportunities in impact and evaluation and shares useful evaluation resources and training opportunities

Impact and evaluation

Our survey of more than 10,000 people provides the most detailed analysis of volunteering for a decade

Involving volunteers
Digital and technology

Building on existing work on corporate volunteering, this report looks at employer-supported volunteering through the eyes of the volunteer

Involving volunteers
Employing and managing staff

This round-up will help you to stay informed about our influencing work, and any government policy and funding announcements. For news related to what’s happening in parliament, see our regular inside track round-up.

Government and politics

Governance consultant Sally Stephens shares updates on the Charities Act and the Charity Governance Code, along with some exciting training opportunities for trustees

Governance

We explain what dormant assets are, how they could support communities and how you can help make that happen.

Law and regulation

Responding to crises
Government and politics

Voluntary sector partners joint statement on the cost of living crisis

Responding to crises
Government and politics

Understand volunteer coordinator roles and decide how to support your volunteers

Involving volunteers

Help volunteers understand their role in safeguarding and their own right to be safe

Involving volunteers

How a volunteer policy can benefit your organisation and what it should include

Involving volunteers

Understand what insurance your organisation needs if it involves volunteers

Involving volunteers

How to run volunteer recruitment and where to find the volunteers you need

Involving volunteers

Important things to consider when creating a new volunteer role

Involving volunteers

Advertise your role and attract the right volunteers

Involving volunteers

Make sure your application and interview processes are accessible and fair

Involving volunteers

Carry out the appropriate checks and let volunteers know if they've been successful

Involving volunteers

How volunteering affects volunteers who claim benefits and how you can support them

Involving volunteers

This course provides an introduction to the key differences between mentoring and coaching. You’ll learn how to use both skills effectively to develop and support staff, volunteers and clients

All voluntary organisations have a duty to keep the people they work with safe from harm. This course introduces the basics of safeguarding within a charity context in England and highlights effective safeguarding practice

This course provides an introduction to the key principles of good volunteer management and how to apply them in your organisation

This one-day training course provides an overview of the roles and responsibilities of safeguarding leads in charities in England

This practical course is specifically tailored to the voluntary sector. It’s designed to give you all the principles and practical tools you need to plan, deliver and evaluate your project successfully

This course will help you to manage conflict and problem solve with your volunteers, and navigate the process of ending volunteering well.

Learn how to raise an issue with the regulator in a responsible and appropriate way.

This course introduces the key principles of equity, diversity and inclusion (EDI) and how to apply them to your organisation

Through a blend of theoretical frameworks and practical application, you'll learn how to strengthen your current fundraising strategy so that is not only effective today but sustainable and resilient for years to come.

This course will help you create a positive and inclusive experience for volunteers. The course will explore best practice in relation to safeguarding, data protection, health and safety, and equality

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Mentoring and coaching skills (0.5 days)

Safeguarding essentials in charities (1 day)

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

Designated safeguarding leads in charities (1 day)

Project management in the voluntary sector (2 days)

Managing conflict and ending volunteering well (0.5 day)

Introduction to EDI in charities (2 x 0.5 days)

Building a sustainable and resilient fundraising strategy (1 day)

Volunteers and the law (0.5 day)

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