South East Cancer Help Centre
| Name of Organisation |
| South East Cancer Help Centre
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| Why did you decide to go for Investing in Volunteers? |
| We had done the pilot study, felt it had been beneficial and like to present a professional approach.
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| What benefits have you found from working towards Investing in Volunteers? |
| A really good way to make you look at the systems, policies and procedures within the organisation and the best way to bring everything up to date.
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| How did the assessment work in your organisation? |
| As volunteer co-ordinator I did nearly all the work and worked systematically through the assessment work I had help with policies from a trustee.
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| 5 Practical tips you would give another organisation working towards Investing in Volunteers - Don’t worry about updating old information before you start
- Be methodical and plan time in your week for doing the IiV
- Use your assessor for guidance
- Make sure that you inform people working in your organisation - including the volunteers!! - what you are doing, why you are doing it and what you hope to gain before you start so that they will be supportive
- Get plenty of folders, stickers, a tray and a big file so that you can keep all your work together and cross reference as you go along.
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