At Volunteer Centre Greenwich we are committed to giving our members the easiest access to information and knowledge about best practice in the involvement of volunteers within your volunteering programmes.

Whether you are a small project, social enterprise, large organisation, a well-established organisation or just starting out we know that time is limited and attending a full course of workshops can be a barrier to obtaining the information you need.

We have condensed our best practice workshops to make them more accessible, giving you an overview and knowledge of the information you need to involve volunteers successfully. We are currently able to offer the Part 1 and Part 2 overview workshops for free!

In addition we also offer supplementary workshops to enhance your knowledge covering topics such as 'Policies and Procedures', 'Volunteers and the Law', 'Dealing with Difficult Volunteers and Difficult Situations' and 'Measuring and Evaluating the Impact of Volunteering'. These workshops are at a reasonable cost; for further details see below.


Volunteer Management Best Practice Workshops:

Two half-day workshops packed with relevant information, fact sheets and templates to get you started or bring you up to date with current procedures in volunteer management.

Workshop Part 1 
  1. Identifying the motivations to volunteer
  2. Appropriate use of volunteers
  3. Identifying the benefits of involving volunteers and inclusive volunteering
  4. Defining the rights and responsibilities of volunteers
  5. Defining a mechanism for recruiting volunteers

Date: Thursday 26th September 2024 

Time: 10am - 12:30pm

Venue: Online 

Workshop Part 2 
  1. Good practice policies and procedures
  2. Screening methods
  3. Support supervision

Date: 10th October 2024

Time: 10am - 12:30pm

Venue: Online


Additional Workshops:

Dealing with Difficult Volunteers and Difficult Situations 

Even with the best systems and procedures in place some volunteers can seem determined to make life difficult. This workshop will look at possible reasons why and will give strategies for managing these volunteers.

Date : Thursday 7th November 2024

Time : 10am - 12:30pm

Venue : 1st Floor, Equitable House, General Gordon Square, Woolwich, London SE18 6FH 

Cost

Members - £45.00 per person 

Non Members - £65.00 per person 


Volunteers and the Law 

What are the key legal considerations when involving volunteers?  Gain confidence in the essential knowledge you need to manage volunteers.

Date : Thursday 14th November 2024 

Time : 10am - 12:30pm

Venue : 1st Floor, Equitable House, General Gordon Square, Woolwich, London SE18 6FH 

Cost

Members - £45.00 per person 

Non Members - £65.00 per person


Policies and Procedures

What goes into a volunteering policy?  This workshop will help decide what new policies you may need and where to include volunteering in your existing policies. 

Date:

Cost

Members - £45.00 per person 

Non Members - £65.00 per person


Measuring and Evaluating the Impact of Volunteering

What is impact? Define and understand impact, understand and assess outcomes and explore the tools to help you implement a framework in your organisation, based on a basic 'theory of change' model.

This is a full day workshop: cost £65 per person

Please note: Volunteer Centre Greenwich must receive 72 hours notice in writing/email to either re-book or for a fee to be returned.