Friday, September 20, 2013

Framework of Volunteering - links



Framework of Volunteering
Interesting links to blogs and websites
About
·        certificates,
·        best practice guidance,  
·        training for managers,
·        roles carried out by volunteers,
·        stopping volunteering and retention,
·        good practices,
·        recruitment

http://www.i-l-m.com/learn-with-ilm/10499.aspx has information on the content of the level 3 and level 5 certificates in Managing Volunteers from the Institute of Leadership and Management (ILM)
Volunteers across the NHS: Improving the patient experience and creating a patient-led service  (595.7Kb) contains best practice guidance on volunteer management. It aims to support greater consistency in volunteer policies and volunteer management procedures across the NHS
http://steppinguptraining.co.uk/ a website supporting professional training for mangers of volunteers.
roles carried out by volunteers in  health. (there is a summary of some of these in the Framework)
http://www.volunteering.org.uk/ We have included links to some of their specific resources on the presentations and in the Framework but there is loads more to be found by following the links on the home page
http://karlwilding.org.uk/ has lots of discussion and links about volunteering and good practice

http://blogs.ncvo.org.uk/2013/07/24/quality-is-just-as-important-as-quantity-in-volunteering/  specifically mentions  One of the key reasons people give for stopping volunteering is that they had a bad experience or were poorly managed, which is directly linked to our project.

http://www.kingsfund.org.uk/audio-video/michael-dixon-value-volunteering-health-and-social-care is good because you can either download a transcript of the speech, and probably translate it, you can also listen to the live recording and then click to other speakers and reports from the conference at which he is speaking, the Power of Volunteering.
It is very specific to hospitals but that is not unlike some of the volunteering in Romania so could be a relevant link. One of the three recorded speeches is about Community Health Champions.

http://www.mencap.org.uk/get-involved/volunteer shows good practice in recruitment and support for volunteers on Mencap's website