Doncaster Womens Centre YWCA
| Name of Organisation |
| Doncaster Womens Centre YWCA |
| Why did you decide to go for Investing in Volunteers? |
- Recognised Quality Assurance Mark
- Grant support to achieve it
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| What benefits have you found from working towards Investing in Volunteers? |
| Focussed the organisation on the whole issue of volunteers |
| Tell us about your experience of the assessment process in your organisation. |
| The process enabled us to focus on our current policies however, the evidence required from the assessor was vague and at times this caused stress for both us and service users. |
| 5 Practical tips you would give another organisation working towards Investing in Volunteers - Be clear on how your assessment will happen
- Get agreements with assessors in writing
- Support volunteers before and after interview
- Get as many staff involved in the process as possible
- Have a good party when you’ve been successful!
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