Getting the best from Ealing Volunteer Centre

Lizzie SaundersVolunteer Centre Manager

Siboniso MoyoYouth Volunteering Manager

We needOrganisations to meet registration requirements

Up to date descriptions of volunteering opportunities

Feedback on volunteers

Feedback from volunteers

More interesting volunteering opportunities

Activity Report

• Brokerage• Marketing Volunteering• Good Practice Development• Developing Opportunities• Policy response and Campaigning • Strategic Development of Volunteering

Brokerage

• Matching Motivations • Geography• Linking – email, telephone • Follow up – email, feedback forms

questionnaires• Successes• Complaints • Sanctions

Marketing Volunteering

• Do-it website response • Volunteers Week • Make a Difference Day celebration • New leaflet publication • Library partnership • Ealing CVS website• Talks and presentations

Good Practice Development

• Investing in Volunteers Partner Agency• Investing in Volunteers Standard Achieved• Quarterly Volunteer Co-ordinators Forum • Website links, updates and dissemination• Professional Development Days • Volunteers’ Voice Forum • Two Foundation Degrees

Developing Opportunities

• Tailored opportunities to skilled individuals• People Bank for specific events • Supported opportunities for volunteers with

additional needs • Corporate Challenges • Public service volunteering • Inter-faith volunteering with Muslim

communities • Youth Action Volunteering

Policy response and Campaigning

• Submission to the Commission • Campaign to allow volunteers lunch expenses

in addition to income support • Input to Great London Volunteering • Responses to consultation by Volunteering

England

Strategic Development of Volunteering

• West London Volunteering forum established • Recognition event held for Volunteer Co-

ordinators • Sub regional support to Volunteer Centres• Cross borough protocols negotiated • Volunteering Charter signed by LSP

disseminated and used

Great Expectations

Investing in Volunteers

1. Expressed commitment2. Resourced 3. Diverse4. Valued roles for volunteers5. Protected from harm6. Recruited fairly7. Induction 8. Support and Supervision 9. Recognition

Discussion Time

How can Ealing Volunteer Centre meet your needs more effectively?