How do I recruit and manage Volunteers?
The following are organisations who offer support and advice for voluntary organisations, as well as organisations looking to recruit and work with volunteers.
Volunteer Development Scotland (VDS)
VDS has a section dedicated to managing volunteers (www.vds.org.uk/ManagingVolunteers/tabid/141/Default.aspx) as well as resources (www.vds.org.uk/InformationResource/tabid/80/Default.aspx). And they support a network of Volunteer Centres, where you can advertise positions available (www.volunteerscotland.org.uk/).
Voluntary Arts Network (VAN)
Particularly useful are the (VAN) briefings done for Volunteer Week in 2002:
• Recruit: www.vascotland.org.uk/uploaded/map165.pdf
• Retain: www.vascotland.org.uk/uploaded/map81.pdf
• Reward: www.vascotland.org.uk/uploaded/map80.pdf
• Recognition: www.vascotland.org.uk/uploaded/map79.pdf
Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO)
And have the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) on your radar (www.scvo.org.uk/scvo/Home/Home.aspx). They have a directory of local offices throughout Scotland who are put in place to deliver and support voluntary organisations at a local level: www.cvsscotland.org.uk/TheCVSNetwork/UsefulContacts.aspx