Category: Volunteering

NCVO Session: How to Handle Volunteer Concerns and Complaints
NCVO Session: How to Handle Volunteer Concerns and Complaints

Managing concerns and complaints from volunteers is essential for maintaining trust, safeguarding wellbeing and strengthening your volunteer involvement. In this session, NCVO will look at how to create a safe […]
Young People Wanted To Volunteer With Youth Healthwatch
Young People Wanted To Volunteer With Youth Healthwatch

Healthwatch Sandwell are the independent voice of the public in health and social care services. They collect feedback from the residents of Sandwell about their experiences of using health and […]
Fantastic Volunteers And How To Find Them
Fantastic Volunteers And How To Find Them

How can we reach out and find fantastic volunteers throughout the year in a post-pandemic world? In this article, Rob Jackson, Director of Rob Jackson Consulting Ltd, gives 5 quick […]
Could You Be The Face Of Our People’s Gallery?
Could You Be The Face Of Our People’s Gallery?

If you are passionate about art, creativity, and wellbeing, whether as a hobby or a professional pursuit, we are excited to invite you to join The People’s Gallery Volunteer Training […]
To DBS Or Not To DBS – That Is The Question?
To DBS Or Not To DBS – That Is The Question?

Many assumptions are made about ‘checking’ newcomers to an organisation – for example that everyone needs to have a DBS check. We’re organising an online session with the regional representative […]
Volunteering In Challenging Times
Volunteering In Challenging Times

Over the past two years the number of people volunteering in England has dropped sharply. According to the Government’s Community Life Survey 2021/22, only 16% took part in formal volunteering […]
Fantastic Volunteers And How To Find Them
Fantastic Volunteers And How To Find Them

Volunteer recruitment isn’t easy – volunteers don’t grow on trees and there isn’t a ready supply of them in cold storage waiting to be defrosted and deployed at a moments […]
Volunteering: Thinking For The Future
Volunteering: Thinking For The Future

Volunteering is changing and evolving all the time. Volunteers are essential for vibrant communities and have played a vital in the country’s response to the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis. […]
How To Recruit Volunteers
How To Recruit Volunteers

Volunteers are the backbone of the charity sector but since the pandemic the number of people volunteering in the UK has decreased. The rising cost of living has probably contributed […]
The Untapped Potential Of Volunteering Management
The Untapped Potential Of Volunteering Management

All not-for-profit organisations exist to solve community problems or meet community needs, but no matter how good their fundraising is they will never able to hire enough people to really […]
How To Attract Volunteers
How To Attract Volunteers

It can be hard to work out the best practice for attracting volunteers. All charities are unique and volunteer recruitment is the same; charities operate in constantly changing cultural, economic, […]
Free Training for Volunteers
Free Training for Volunteers

Volunteers working with young people are invited to join SCVO’s training event ‘Introduction to Youth Mentoring.’ The free, online course runs over two morning sessions on July 20/21 and covers […]