Stirling Council Adult Learning Team

Name of Organisation

Stirling Council – Adult Learning Team

Why did you decide to go for Investing in Volunteers?

To evaluate and systematically improve volunteer provision

To recognise the distinct contribution that volunteers make, and to build on this within Team, and the organisation as a whole.

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

Focussing on the skills that volunteers bring as well as the learning of transferable skills that volunteers develop

Recognition of the investment that we make to the volunteer programme

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

Done in a supportive manner by VDS, not as a threat

Positively seen as a way to develop volunteer programme, and also to involve volunteers in this

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

·Involve some volunteers in the process

·Do need to allocate time to undertake

·Find and speak to any similar organisations about their experience

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