Amber Valley CVS

Name of Organisation

Amber Valley CVS

Why did you decide to go for Investing in Volunteers?

As an organisation that values the contribution of volunteers we wanted to ensure we were working to a high standard and being recognised for doing so

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

Our policies have improved immensely and the value volunteers feel as being part of the organisation has been recognised

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

Once we were clear about the process we set up a working group to work towards the standard and feedback to the rest of the organisation. However, the whole organisation has been involved in the process throughout

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

• Be honest in the initial assessment
• Identify a small core working group
• Keep everyone else informed/ involved
• Plan out your time to cover the indicators that need achieving
• Recognise your progress