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Involving volunteers

Practical and step by step guidance to help you manage volunteers and the process of volunteering well

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Why involve volunteers?

How volunteers can benefit your organisation and play an important role in your work

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What is volunteering?

Find out what volunteering is and how to get started

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Staff and volunteers

Guidance on how to deal with common scenarios when closing a charity

Volunteer drivers

Guidance and policies to consider when using volunteer drivers

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Find volunteers

Advertise your role and attract the right volunteers

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Thanking volunteers

How to thank your volunteers and show you appreciate their efforts

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Planning for volunteers

How to set your organisation up to involve volunteers

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Volunteering and benefits

Learn more about volunteering while receiving state benefits

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Volunteering round-up: November 2022

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How to join the Big Help Out

We share stories from people taking part in the Big Help Out and explain how you can get involved and make a difference in your community

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Re-invigorating volunteering with Active Kindness

Senior volunteering consultant Helen Tourle shares lessons from a unique volunteering programme

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Why Investing in Volunteering is Money Well Spent

  • Funding and income
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Volunteering during the covid-19 pandemic: What we know

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  • Coronavirus

Time Well Spent: Volunteering in the public sector

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Exploring approaches to age friendly inclusive volunteering

Susannah Hodge, training and regional support manager at the Third Age Trust, shares learning and reflections from NCVO's age inclusive volunteering project

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Levelling up: The role of charities and volunteering

  • Government and politics
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Volunteers' Week 2022: a time to say thanks!

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Volunteers' week 2021: A time to say thanks to all volunteers during the pandemic

The theme of this year’s Volunteers’ Week is ‘A time to say thanks’. The aim of the week is to encourage recognition of the efforts of people from all walks of life around the UK who took the time to volunteer and make a huge difference to their communiti

  • Involving volunteers

Why involve volunteers?

How volunteers can benefit your organisation and play an important role in your work

  • Involving volunteers

What is volunteering?

Find out what volunteering is and how to get started

  • Involving volunteers

Volunteer drivers

Guidance and policies to consider when using volunteer drivers

  • Involving volunteers

Find volunteers

Advertise your role and attract the right volunteers

  • Involving volunteers

Thanking volunteers

How to thank your volunteers and show you appreciate their efforts

  • Involving volunteers

Volunteering and benefits

Learn more about volunteering while receiving state benefits

  • Involving volunteers

Keeping volunteers

How to keep volunteers engaged and retain them at your organisation

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Supporting volunteers

How to support, supervise and get feedback from volunteers to improve their experience

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Coordinating volunteers

Understand volunteer coordinator roles and decide how to support your volunteers

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Insurance and volunteers

Guidance on arranging insurance for volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations

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Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

This course will develop your skills and help you use a marketing approach to recruit volunteers

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

This course will develop your skills and help you use a marketing approach to recruit volunteers

Volunteering network meeting

A network open to all NCVO members working within the volunteering ecosystem. Join us to discuss your volunteering challenges and work with the group to find solutions

How to handle volunteer concerns and complaints

Learn how to respond effectively and constructively to concerns and complaints raised by volunteers in this free webinar.

Volunteers and the law (0.5 day)

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

Volunteers and the law (0.5 day)

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

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

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

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

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

Good practice in volunteer management (1 day)

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

Managing conflict and ending volunteering well (0.5 day)

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