Volunteering
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About the Volunteer Centre
Gloucester Volunteer Centre assists voluntary organisations to set up, manage and evaluate their own volunteer programmes. The volunteers’ time and abilities can then be a valuable resource so that the organisation can achieve maximum efficiency. The Volunteer Centre is also the place to attract the volunteers with the skills and enthusiasm needed for your project.
Use the links on the left to visit our other pages for more information for potential volunteers and for organisations looking for volunteers.
Our Accreditation
- Investing in Volunteers & Volunteer Centre Quality
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GAVCA has recently achieved two awards from Volunteering England in recognition of the work of the Gloucester Volunteer Centre: Investing in Volunteers and Volunteer Centre Quality Accreditation.
Volunteering News
Vetting and Barring for Volunteers
The Independent Safeguarding Authority has created a series of downloadable posters, inserts and email templates, to help explain the new vetting and barring scheme, which comes into force next year.
These resources are free to download from the Independent Safeguarding Authority website - scroll down to the bottom of the page to find resources tailored to volunteers.
Do you work with Volunteers?
Why not join our series of Volunteer Managers’ Forums
- Come and meet people doing a similar job.
- Discuss current issues and concerns
- Share best practice and update your procedures
- Get in touch with local and national issues
- Share a free lunch and network
VOLUNTEER MANAGERS' FORUMS |
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| Mon 25th January | 12pm – 2pm |
Meadow Bank House, Cirencester | Contact Jane Winstanley on 01285 658802 |
| Thurs 11th March | 1pm – 4pm |
Village Hall, Westbury on Severn | Contact Tim Fretter on 01594 822073 |
| Wed 9th June | 10am – 1pm |
GAVCA, Gloucester | Contact Gina Butler on 01452 332424 |
Volunteer by Text
Eye-catching advertising, featuring real-life volunteers, will adorn every Stagecoach bus in the county, from this week in a bid to increase volunteer numbers. The adverts will also encourage passengers to text VOLUNTEER to 80010 to find out more about volunteering in their local area.
Photographs of volunteers were taken by the Snapper photographic team. The county is on track to hit its LAA volunteering stretch target in April 2010 and the bus advertising campaign is the latest marketing initiative being planned to encourage more volunteers.
For more information, contact one of the network of Volunteer Centres.
Professional skills in employer supported volunteering
The modernising volunteering workstream report Forging Sustainable Partnerships between Business and Communities. The report is being printed on 22 May 2009, if you would like to order a free copy of the report complete the request form that can be found at the Volunteering
England site.
Contact the Volunteer Centre
If you would like more information about volunteering, and how we can help you, please contact the Volunteer Development Worker, , on 01452 332424.
75-81 Eastgate Street
Gloucester GL1 1PN
01452 332424