Resources for organisations

On this site – volunteering resources

1. A step-by-step guide to developing a volunteer policy (PDF) – how to get the most out of volunteers.

On this site – resources for voluntary groups

• 20 questions groups should know the answer to
• Common group complexities
• Insurance made easy
• Registration form for the Limerick County Community and Voluntary Forum (doc format)
• Sample ledger for voluntary groups (xls format)
• Minute sheets for voluntary groups (doc format)
• Sample constitution for a voluntary organisation

Volunteering resources from Volunteering Ireland

Visit the Volunteering Ireland website for more information.

1. Celebrating diversity (PDF format)
2. All volunteer groups (PDF format)
3. Barriers to volunteering (PDF format)
4. Employer supported volunteering (PDF format)
5. Insurance for volunteers (PDF format)
6. Introduction to volunteer management (PDF format)
7. Recognising volunteers (PDF format)
8. Screening and selecting volunteers (PDF format)
9. Supervising volunteers (PDF format)
10. Virtual volunteering (PDF format)
11. Volunteer expenses (PDF format)
12. Training volunteers (PDF format)
13. Volunteer policies (PDF format)
14. Volunteer recruitment (PDF format)
15. Volunteering jargon buster (PDF format)
16. Why organisations involve volunteers (PDF format)
17. Why people volunteer (PDF format)
18. Employer Supported Volunteering (PDF format)
19. Developing a Volunteer Policy (PDF format)

Resources from Volunteer Canterbury (New Zealand)

For more information, visit the Volunteer Canterbury website.

1. Recognition (.doc format)
2. Rights and Responsibilities of Volunteers (.doc format)
3. Role Descriptions (.doc format)
4. When the role doesn’t suit the volunteer (.doc format)
5. Working with Volunteers with disabilities (.doc format)

Other resources for voluntary groups

1. Sample child protection policy (PDF, from The Arts Council)
2. How to set up a group (from The Green Fish, UK)
3. Ideas to increase volunteer participation (doc format, from Volunteering New Zealand)
4. Group leader guidelines – contains useful information on running effective meetings (PDF, from Young Farmers’ Clubs of Ulster)
5. Steps to follow at an AGM (from South Dublin Volunteer Centre)
6. How to run a meeting – including roles of Chair, Secretary, Treasurer and Members (from Department of Agriculture, South Africa)