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AMOS Scripture Trust (Scotland)
| Name of Organisation |
| Amos Scripture Care Trust |
| Why did you decide to go for Investing in Volunteers? |
| Volunteers are very important to us and we need to ensure that they are given the correct support. |
| What benefits have you found from working towards Investing in Volunteers? |
| It has enabled us to examine are whole approach to volunteers and tighten up any weak points we had. |
| How did the assessment work in your organisation? |
| It was quite time intensive. However, by involving our volunteers we were able to share tasks and complete the assessment fairly quickly. |
| 5 Practical tips you would give another organisation working towards Investing in Volunteers |
- Involve your volunteers in writing and clarifying your policy document
- Similarly involve them in producing a volunteer information handbook
- Ensure that your management committee and/or Trustees are fully acquainted with what you are doing.
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| 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 |
| Most of the information we required was found in the Investing in Volunteers website. |
