Involving volunteers

Trustees Unlimited

Trustees Unlimited can help you recruit high quality trustees to your board

  • Governance
  • Involving volunteers

Quality standards

Quality standards offer organisations, both in and outside the voluntary sector, an externally-verified seal of approval including Investing in Volunteers, Trusted Standard, Charity Essentials and the Approved Provider Standard

  • Involving volunteers

UK Civil Society Almanac 2021

  • Government and politics
  • Involving volunteers

Levelling up: The role of charities and volunteering

  • Government and politics
  • Involving volunteers

Time Well Spent: Diversity and volunteering

  • Equity, diversity and inclusion
  • Involving volunteers

Creating inclusive growth: Local Enterprise Partnerships' engagement with the voluntary sector

  • Collaboration
  • Involving volunteers

Volunteering: A family affair? Summary report

  • Involving volunteers

Volunteering: A family affair?

  • Involving volunteers

The impact of covid-19 on the voluntary sector

  • Coronavirus
  • Involving volunteers

UK Civil Society Almanac 2021

  • Government and politics
  • Involving volunteers

Levelling up: The role of charities and volunteering

  • Government and politics
  • Involving volunteers

Time Well Spent: Diversity and volunteering

  • Equity, diversity and inclusion
  • Involving volunteers

Creating inclusive growth: Local Enterprise Partnerships' engagement with the voluntary sector

  • Collaboration
  • Involving volunteers

Volunteering: A family affair? Summary report

  • Involving volunteers

Volunteering: A family affair?

  • Involving volunteers

The impact of covid-19 on the voluntary sector

  • Coronavirus
  • Involving volunteers

Time Well Spent: Volunteering in the public sector

  • Involving volunteers

A bigger role in building our future

  • Involving volunteers

Keeping volunteers

How to keep volunteers engaged and retain them at your organisation

  • Involving volunteers

Solving volunteer problems

How to recognise and address problems or issues with your volunteers

  • Involving volunteers

Dismissing a volunteer

How to dismiss a volunteer with fairness when other ways to solve a problem haven’t worked

  • Involving volunteers

Thanking volunteers

How to thank your volunteers and show you appreciate their efforts

  • Involving volunteers

Training and development for volunteers

Make sure you offer the right volunteer training to help your volunteers do their roles

  • Involving volunteers

Accrediting volunteer learning

Acknowledge volunteers' training and experience through a certificate, accreditation or qualification

  • Involving volunteers

Employer-supported volunteering

How to support your staff to take part in volunteering opportunities

  • Involving volunteers

Ending volunteering well

How to make sure volunteers have a positive end to their time with your organisation

  • Involving volunteers

Volunteers and employment rights

Guidance on the law around involving volunteers with your organiation

  • Involving volunteers

Involving paid staff as volunteers

Things to consider when paid staff want to volunteer for the organisation that employs them

  • Involving 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

Mentoring and coaching skills (0.5 days)

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

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

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

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

NCVO/Zurich webinar: Developing and embedding effective risk assessments for volunteers

Join us for an essential webinar on creating and embedding effective risk assessments to protect your volunteers and those they support

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

Recruiting volunteers (0.5 day)

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

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

Mentoring and coaching skills (0.5 days)

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

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