Investors in Volunteers
In Recognition of Windsor Fellowship Volunteers
Windsor Fellowship has achieved the Investing in Volunteers (IiV) Award, the UK Quality Standard, recognising the excellent work they do with volunteers and their volunteer management.
‘I am delighted that we have received the Investors in Volunteers standard. I wish to say a big thank you to all the Trustees, Volunteers, REACH Role Models and Staff for your co-operation, time and commitment given to achieving this award.’
Karlene Mahoney, Windsor Fellowship Operations Manager
and Volunteers Manager.
Karlene Mahoney, Windsor Fellowship Operations Manager
and Volunteers Manager.
Investing in Volunteers is the UK quality standard for all organisations involving volunteers. Investing in Volunteers aims to improve the quality of the volunteering experience for all volunteers and for organisations to acknowledge the enormous contribution made by volunteers. Investing in Volunteers is managed by the UK Volunteering Forum and delivered by Volunteering England, Volunteer Development Scotland, Volunteer Development Agency in Northern Ireland and Wales Council for Voluntary Action.
Windsor Fellowship was assessed against a range of best practice standards and proved to excel in all aspects of working with its volunteers.
Investing in Volunteers is unique in that it is the only standard that focuses on volunteers. It is based on four areas of volunteer management; planning for volunteer involvement, recruiting volunteers, selecting and matching volunteers and supporting and retaining volunteers. Further information about the Standard can be found on www.investinginvolunteers.org.uk. The Standard will enhance volunteer management and is rigorous but designed to be simple to implement and not to generate large amounts of paperwork. It is the only quality standard that has independent external validation with a UK Quality Assurance Panel that makes recommendations to the UK Volunteering Forum, the awarding body.
Information
The development of Investing in Volunteers has been funded by the GUS Charitable Trust, Home Office and the Department of Health
For further information about the programme in each country, please contact:-
England contact Sinead Whelan at Volunteering England.
Email: sinead.whelan@volunteeringengland.org
Scotland contact Anne Hislop at Volunteer Development Scotland.
Email: anne.hislop@vds.org.uk
Wales contact Fiona Liddell at the Wales Council for Voluntary Action.
Email: fliddell@wcva.org.uk
Northern Ireland contact Sandra Adair at the Northern Ireland Volunteer Development Agency. Email: sandra@volunteering-ni.org
And refer to www.investinginvolunteers.org.uk
UK Volunteering Forum represents the lead Volunteer Development Agencies in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland
