The Winchester Centre
68 St Georges Street
Winchester
Hampshire SO23 8AH
Telephone: 01962 848030
Facsmile: 01962 848029
Investing in Volunteers
Investing in Volunteers is the new UK quality standard for volunteer management for all organisations which involve volunteers in their work. Click the above link to find out more
Volunteer Qualifications
It is possible to gain useful qualifications whilst you are volunteering, this can be an aid to personal development or useful for a CV. Click the following links to find out more:
CCV
VOLSTUDY
Employee Volunteering
Employee volunteering is designed to enable employees to partake in a voluntary opportunity at a time to suit them, eg, after work, at weekends, during a career break or sabbatical; and with the full support of their employer, during working hours.
By supporting employee volunteering there are benefits to both the employer and the employee. The employee has a chance to develop personal skills such as organisational, planning, time management, communication, presentation and teamwork. They can often enjoy exposure to a wider range of tasks than they would normally get in their paid employment, for example, planning, budgeting, coaching and training leading to increased confidence and self-esteem.
Successful Employee Volunteering Programmes fulfill three key criteria:
- Addressing community needs
- Reflecting employee interests and skills
- Meeting business priorities
Apart from supporting their personnel in employee volunteering, employers can also support community need by:
- Donating goods, services and surplus office equipment such as desks, filing cabinets and computers
- Matched giving
- Use of premises and resource