Nubian Life Resource Centre Ltd
| Name of Organisation |
| Nubian Life Resource Centre Ltd |
| Why did you decide to go for Investing in Volunteers? |
| We wanted to publicly celebrate the work of our volunteers and to externally assess our systems and procedures. We want to be able to offer the best support and volunteering opportunities to the local community. A quality mark - publicly promotes the standard of our work to the wider community
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| What benefits have you found from working towards Investing in Volunteers? |
| The following benefits - Hearing from our volunteers first hand what they really felt about our systems and procedures
- Gave us the space and opportunity to review;/update our policies
- Gave us all a boost in confidence about our work
- Reminded us all (clients, staff & volunteers) how much work we do
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| Tell us about your experience of the assessment process in your organisation. |
| We found the assessment process useful as it gave us the sit down time to review what we were doing well and what we were not. |
| 5 Practical tips you would give another organisation working towards Investing in Volunteers - Involve your volunteers from the outset
- Ensure that everyone in the organisation is involved in the process, your clients and all staff
- Be open and honest about your good and bad points
- Use the assessment as an opportunity to improve your organisation
- Tap into the skills and knowledge of your assessor
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