Calling all garden volunteers – your stories are needed
If you volunteer in a garden, take part in a survey and contribute to a research project.
Volunteers & volunteering
The Volunteer Investment and Value Audit
Link to download The Volunteer Investment and Value Audit, a guide for managers published by the Institute for Volunteering Research
Cares
Link to Business in the Community (a group of not-for-profit organisations) Cares web site page.
Cares is a network of more than 350 partner companies that address social issues in communities by volunteering their employees’ skills and time during business hours.
Volunteering and the law
Link to a Volunteering England PDF guide to legal issues for volunteer managers.
Volunteers and the Law covers all the main areas of concern including: Expenses, Benefits, Criminal record checks, Health and safety, Data protection, Avoiding creating employment contracts.
Criminal Record Checks
Links to information on the Criminal Records Bureau (CRB) check.
Business Link web site
Direct.gov web site
Volunteer Rights Inquiry on Volunteering England website
Link to Volunteering England and the 3R Promise developed from the Volunteering Rights Inquiry
Volunteer Rights Inquiry interim report
Link to the interim Volunteer Rights Inquiry report PDF from Volunteering England
Volunteer Rights Inquiry call to action
Link to the Volunteer Rights Inquiry Recommendations and call to action March 2011 PDF from Volunteering England
Volunteering England/TUC charter
Link to the Charter for Strengthening Relations Between Paid Staff and Volunteers: Volunteering England and the TUC PDF
Community organisations controlling assets: a better understanding
Link to the summary and full report PDFs on the Joseph Rowntree Foundation web site