Investing In Volunteers

The National Award Recognising Commitment to High Quality Volunteer Involvement

        



Investing in Volunteers is the UK quality standard for all organisations which involve volunteers in their work. The Standard enables organisations to comprehensively review their volunteer management, and also demonstrates their commitment to volunteering. Some other quality frameworks include volunteer management, but none of them covers the management of volunteers in such comprehensive detail. Investing in Volunteers is the best tool to help organisations involving volunteers achieve this good practice, as well as receive recognition for it.

The Standard is managed in Scotland by Volunteer Development Scotland. The Standard has recently been revised to improve understanding and clarity and can be downloaded here. For more information on Investing in Volunteers go to www.investinginvolunteers.org.uk

The standards are broken down into nine indicators covering four main areas of volunteer management;

• Planning for Volunteer Involvement
• Recruiting Volunteers
• Selecting and Matching Volunteers
• Supporting and Retaining Volunteers

Volunteer Development Scotland offers, through our consultancy and learning and practice services, step by step training and advice on how to sign-up and maximise how your organisation can achieve this quality award. 

"Investing in Volunteers gives power to volunteering development so it's a great opportunity to promote the benefits of the good practice in volunteering to everyone in your organisation." Lead Scotland

 Organisations achieving the Award in Scotland include:

• Children's Hospice Association Scotland
• Leonard Cheshire
• Home Link
• Volunteer Centre West Lothian
• Fresh Start
• Pilton Elderly Project
• Edinburgh Samaritans
• Transition
• Edinburgh Central Citizens Advice Bureau
• Mayfield and Easthouses Youth 2000 Project

Attached are case studies from some of the other organisations who have achieved the Investing in Volunteers award:

• AMOS Scripture Care Trust
• Arthritis Care Scotland
• Canongate Youth Project
• Chest Heart and Stroke Scotland
• Children 1st
• The Green Team
• Lead Scotland
• Venture Scotland
• Volunteer Centre East Ayrshire

www.investinginvolunteers.org.uk and/or vds@vds.org.uk has all the most up to date information about how organisations can become involved.

        



Are you an employer that supports employees to volunteer and that would benefit from a UK award to develop and recognise your work? Investing in Volunteers for Employers is the UK award recognising commitment to best practice in employer supported volunteering. 

 The Investing in Volunteers Website 

 The Investing in Volunteers Website