Investing in Volunteers Case Study
| Name of Organisation |
| Rock Trust |
| Why did you decide to go for Investing in Volunteers? |
| To show volunteers that we recognise the importance of their commitment and to ensure that organisation wide we are applying the same high standards. |
| What benefits have you found from working towards Investing in Volunteers? |
| We have brought the different teams together and ensured that all volunteers are being treated the same. |
| How did the assessment work in your organisation? |
| We had been asked to assess ourselves at the beginning of the process against the criteria. Once we completed this we worked on a plan to ensure that we had all the relevant evidence. An assessor came in and met with our co-ordinator and volunteers and asked about the areas we had highlighted in the self assessment. |
| 5 Practical tips you would give another organisation working towards Investing in Volunteers |
| Give yourselves a realistic time frame. Ensure you are doing it for the right reasons. Allocate sufficient resources. Ensure the staff team are on board and understand. Be prepared to challenge assumptions and traditions. |
| What training/learning did you require to help you meet the standards and where did you source it ? e.g.VDS, local Volunteer Centre, local college |
| Edinburgh Volunteer Centre |
