There are five strands to Volunteer Friendly:
- Commitment to Involving Volunteers
Understanding why your group uses volunteers - Making Volunteering Happen
Allocation of adequate resources, i.e. money,
management, staff time and materials - Fair & Equal Volunteering
Volunteer diversity, equal opportunities, fair recruitment and reference checks - Volunteering Tasks and Getting Them Done
Developing task descriptions, training and the support needs of individuals - Celebrating Volunteers' Contributions
For each strand, Volunteer Friendly offers a checklist of best practice, supported by guidance, examples and templates available in an online toolkit. Access to the Checklist and accompanying resources is given to staff at licensed Volunteer Centres and interfaces as well as to groups and organisations which have signed up for the Volunteer Friendly Award with their local licensed Volunteer Centre or interface.
For further information about areas in Scotland offering the Volunteer Friendly Award or to contact the Volunteer Friendly office, please click here.
