Support for Volunteer Involving Organisations (VIOs)
We provide support to VIOs to promote a positive volunteering experience for all those involved

Who?
Any voluntary, community or statutory organisation that currently involves or wishes to involve volunteers.
What support?
Support for volunteer involving organisations
Click here for a summary of support available and contact details
Training
Click here for calendar of training events (e.g. how to recruit and retain volunteers)
Volunteer Managers Forums
To share ideas, opportunities, resources etc
Click here to view details of next volunteer managers meeting
Click here for online volunteer managers forum
Assistance in achieving 'Investing in Volunteers'
(UK quality standard for VIOs. Click here for investing in volunteers website)
One to one support
Speak with our specialists on the phone, via email or face to face
Interested?
Click here for more information on Organisational Support
Are you a small community group or organisation? If so click here: Support for small, community based groups
Upcoming Event: - In Partnership with Volunteer Centre Westminster and Voluntary Action Westminster, there is going to be a workshop called Retaining Volunteers. This is a free course being held on Wednesday 25th January 2012 from 2pm - 5pm at the Migrant Resource Centre, 24, Churton Street, London SW1V 2LP. (Churton Street is off Belgrave Road). Please see map below.
Course description: - Find out what you need to know about retaining and keeping volunteers. This workshop covers the following areas:
- Induction and written policies for volunteers.

- Role descriptions, training and placement of volunteers.
- Supervision of volunteers and communication.
- Recognition of volunteer contributions.
Your trainers will be Michelle Gardner-Ford and Yuriy Tarzhumanhov
To book please contact Vandna Verma at Voluntary Action Westminster on 020 7723 1216 or email vverma@vawcvs.org
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