INVESTING IN VOLUNTEERS ("IiV")

This is a national quality standard that focuses on volunteer management that helps organisations in a number of ways including:

• More awareness of the legal issues surrounding volunteering
• better use of volunteers skills
• more structured environment for the volunteers and their managers
• more awareness of the boundaries between volunteers and paid staff
• clear understanding of volunteers roles
• proper documentation put in place
• shared ownership of the organisation by staff and volunteers
• external recognition of their good practice

The benefits are enormous and include:

Effective management of Volunteers results in improved motivation, higher morale, improved retention rates, reduced absenteeism, readier acceptance of change and identification with the organisation beyond the confines of their role.

Being an Investing in Volunteers organisation helps to attract volunteers, paid staff, and may also be looked upon favourably by funders as part of your commitment to high management standards.

for further information view the national website:

www.investinginvolunteers.org.uk