Groundwork London (East Region)

Name of Organisation

Why did you decide to go for Investing in Volunteers?

To provide us with a framework for improving the way that we work with volunteers; to demonstrate to volunteers, external partners and funders our commitment to providing volunteers with a valuable, professional experience.

What benefits have you found from working towards Investing in Volunteers?

Clear and useful advice from the website and the advisor.

Tell us about your experience of the assessment process in your organisation.

A useful framework to get everyone around the table to discuss how we currently work and how we can improve things.Also a good reason to get all staff involved and aware of how we work with volunteers.Great to get volunteers involved and giving advice and feedback.

5 Practical tips you would give another organisation working towards Investing in Volunteers

·Ensure you get senior management support and commitment

·Don’t start from scratch!There’s a lot of good practice stuff out there that you can adapt.

·See it as an opportunity to raise awareness with a wider range of staff than normally would engage with volunteer issues in the organisation