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Best Practice
Added to Do-it knowledge bank on April 14, 2010We have some great examples from our partners looking at best practice, check them out for ideas that could help your organisation
Here are some great examples of best practice. For further examples please check out Volunteering England's Good Practice Bank.
Also check out volunteer centre Brighton and Hove's Volunteering Good Practice Guide. Some of their articles can be seen below.
READ describes the difference between a successful and unsuccessful placement.
National volunteering database
Julia Collar from vinvolved Hertfordshire, and Heather Allen, chair of Volunteer Centres Hertfordshire, tell us about their experience of working together.
Volunteer centre: Tower Hamlets
Rebecca Tully is a project worker at the Tower Hamlets volunteer centre. She explains how she recruited and placed a volunteer who applied through Do-it.
V-Base at Ealing Volunteer Centre
Ealing volunteer centre explains how they are using V-Base to meet their tough targets.
Natalie Holmes, 21, is in her final year of an English degree at the University of Sussex. Two days a week she volunteers as a project administrator for Moving Voices, a part of South East Dance.
By working together, sharing information, good practice and resources, Volunteering Bradford and vinvolved Bradford provide a successful voluntary service across their region.
Voluntary Action Leeds and vinvolved Leeds talk about how they work together.
Volunteer centre Brighton and Hove explains why a volunteer induction is important and the best way to do it.
Volunteer centre Brighton and Hove gives some top tips on holding interviews with volunteers.
Removing barriers to volunteering
Brighton and Hove also explains why it is important to consider how your organisation may (perhaps unwittingly) be creating barriers to some people getting involved.
Successfully recruiting volunteers
Brighton and Hove volunteer centre explains some of the key steps to take when recruiting volunteers.
Greater London Volunteering: using Do-it's tips for writing opportunities
Lianna from Greater London Volunteering (GLV) was looking for a volunteer to help run its events calendar. Here's how she used the Do-it guide to writing opportunities to find the right person.
Beverley Harris: joining the Members Advisory Panel
Beverley Harris joined the newly created online Members Advisory Panel in February. Here she explains her reasons for joining and how she has found the experience so far.
Case study: volunteer centre and university collaboration
By working together and sharing information, volunteer centre Greenwich and the University of Greenwich have built a successful relationship.
Colchester volunteer centre and copywriting training
Tania at volunteer centre Colchester explains how taking advantage of Do-it's free copywriting workshop and providing a service to their organisations is really paying dividends.
LGBT Consortium on using V-Base successfully
Charlie, the volunteer co-ordinator at the LGBT Consortium, explains how V-Base has been helpful with managing their volunteers.
Voluntary Action Islington working with volunteers
Nelson started volunteering with Voluntary Action Islington in February 2010. Here Bridget, the volunteer centre manager, explains how helpful he has been. Nelson also tells us what he likes about volunteering at the centre.