Investing in Volunteers Standard
Basic information
- Type: Certification scheme
- Year established: 1998
- Status: Active
- Thematic area: General
- Summary: The Standards address all areas of Volunteer involvement, from selection and equal opprotuniteis to training and support. There is a complaints mechanism for organisations to complain about the administration of the Standards, and the Standards recommend that organisations to have a complaints mechanism for internal use.
Contact details
- Host organisation: Investing in Volunteers
- Website: www.investinginvolunteers.org.uk
- Phone: 020 7520 8952
- Address: Regent's Wharf
8 All Sants Street
London
England
N1 9RL
Areas addressed
- Principles or standards: Standards-based
- Human resources:
- Staff development and training
- Staff relations
- Volunteer relations
- Cross-cutting thematic areas:
- Gender equality
- Human rights
Participation
- Reasons for participation
- Financial: Donor funding access
- Certificate / seal of approval
- Further information: -Increase Volunteer recognition within organisation
-Improved status for the organisation
-Better use of volunteers skills
-A framework for future action.
Compliance
- Evidence base: Field/site
- Description of monitoring mechanism: Participating organisations must undergo re-certification every three years.
- Has sanctioning mechanism: Yes
- Description of sanctioning mechanism: Complaints board reviews complaints
Similar initiatives
People in Aid Code,Canadian Code for Volunteer Investment,Code of Good Practice for Sending Organisations (Ireland),NGO Code for Health Systems Strengthening
Downloads
Investing in Volunteering Standards
Impact and Benefits report
