Volunteer Management Community

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Hi, I'm the Volunteer Coordinator for Berkshire Motor Show and we rely on Volunteers to help on the day, and we're having problems in recruiting Volunteers. I have tried a number of local organisatio...
Darren Pike
Hello I am hitting a brick wall with ideas to celebrate our volunteers for the upcoming National Volunteer Week. Please can anyone give me some ideas and would I be able to apply for a grant for any...
Reona Gilbert
Hi All,  Hope you are well,  With Volunteer's week fast approaching, I was wondering what ideas everyone has to celebrate this, especially interested to find out what organisations do when they have...
Katie M
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We are a small team of staff and have over 100 volunteers across our projects, 3 of which gives food to the local com...
Ocean King
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We take on students in counselling on a volunteer basis where we have a written contract with the universities/colleg...
Ocean King
Hi all. Has anyone used the website Doit to find volunteers for your charity events? I'm trying to use it now and it's very confusing.  I have emailed asking after help any advice from those who work...
Georgina K
Hi, I am one of the directors of a new CIC, and we have someone who would like to volunteer for us.  We are unsure if any forms or registers we need to use for them. Thank you
allison emery
Hi all,  We have had a few conversations recently with people outside the UK who would like to volunteer remotely with us.  I wondered whether there were any regulations I should be aware of if we ha...
Tess Linton
Hello All, Looking to make it easy (so volunteers re out of pocket for as short a time as possible and collecting receipts/paying them doesn’t become a cottage industry) but also be HMRC compliant. S...
Elaine Crichton
This post is about to find volunteers to do some admin, social media marketing and fundraising. Could you please tell me where can I find a real pro bono?
James McQueen
Hello all Today, please let me know about volunteer application forms and funding (we are funding beneficiaries) application forms. 1. Volunteer application form: Is there any specific charity volunt...
Our charity stages many live music events, and as part of a new volunteer development programme we are seeking to provide our event volunteers at these events with brief online training in how to pro...
Phil Beale
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: We have a volunteer who has been taking a break from volunteering with us, due to an injured shoulder. They will be l...
Ocean King
We have had a few local companies ask if they can support us through a staff volunteering day.  I'm keen to build relationships with them but I'm not sure what we can offer. We don't have our own ven...
Sarah Clements
Hi everyone, I'm investigating options for a CRM that our volunteers can use to contribute to documents, collaborate with each other and staff, claim expenses and log their time. It would also be a d...
Clare Taylor
I want to talk about how building a community of volunteers not only strengths engagement but provides a platform for sharing ideas, measuring impact and continuous improvement. Quality volunteer eng...
HI, I was hoping that someone can share ideas of where I can recruit volunteers. I know of Indeed and Charity Job only. Ideally, if they are free for volunteering adds.  Thanks :)
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I am trying to advertise our volunteering opportunities at Age Scotland across all TSI websites, however because Age Scotland has an Edinburgh postcode, it will not let me advertise our remote volunt...
Louise Walker
Hello all, I am organising an event for volunteer managers and I am looking for a speaker to come and talk about difficult conversations, looking at why they're important, how to have them, and the b...
Lucy Gardner
Hi All, Happy New Year! Our charity will be 50 years old this year!! I'm organising a volunteers celebration and just wanted some ideas of what people do to make each celebration event different.  Al...
Ranjit Gallagher
Hi - I'm looking for resources, guidance or ideas on how to create boundary guidelines between volunteers and vulnerable service users who often become volunteers themselves but still remain clients...
Ruth Donaldson
What incentives if any can you give volunteers? And how can you encourage your volunteers to be proactive?
Ruth Ogunji
Hello everyone. I have recently joined this lovely platform and enjoy reading the posts, as and when I do get an opportunity. I started with Birthlink Charity, Edinburgh, Scotland at the beginning of...
Elizabeth Laing
I'm looking for guidance on what other charities require from PAT dog visitors please; PAT ask for proof of vaccinations as part of pets' their annual registration renewal, however they don't ask thi...
Gemma Timmis
Hello everyone,  We are a new charity concerned with girls’ rights, women’s empowerment, and community assistance. Because our budget is small, we want to give this position to a volunteer executive...
Abdel Alahdal
Hiya I'm trying to find a database suitable for a volunteer centre. Ideally we need it so volunteers can log in, have their own profiles and we can add completed training to their profile so for exam...
Vicky Kelly
I am looking for affordable spaces to run workshops in London at the weekends- a difficult task indeed! I have found some great spaces but they don't open at weekends when the young adults I work wit...
Programme Officer
We have several volunteers who are on call to operate defibrillators when required.  All volunteers have completed a training course run by St Johns Ambulance. A few volunteers have now raised questi...
William B
This question is from a member of our community that wishes to remain anonymous: I'd like some advice on handling a volunteer who is voicing strong opinions to our service users – through private me...
Rose Cruickshank
Hi all, Just wondering if any volunteer coordinators or the like use a specific method to document volunteer hours to then utilise in stats for funding and promotion etc. I want to record for the las...
Gavin Davies
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