IiV2019

Be a part of developing a new  Investing in Volunteers standard

Take part in our consultation on IiV Essentials, a light touch diagnostic tool to help your organisation or group to think about best practice in relation to how you involve volunteers, whether you are interested in completing the full UK-wide IiV quality standard development journey in the future or not.

Ideas to Impact is working with the four Investing in Volunteers country leads from NCVO, Volunteer Now, Volunteer Scotland and Wales Council for Voluntary Action to consult on future developments of IiV and a new standard for 2020. This is reviewing the elements of the current standard, updating the language to ensure it is inclusive and applicable to a wider range of organisations and volunteering groups, and incorporating the findings from recent research on volunteers' experiences.
 
The first consultation on the main standard has now closed and we are currently doing some practical testing.  There is still an opportunity to be part of this until Monday 9 September 2019 if you are an organisation or group that involves volunteers, details below.
 
A note to the Investing in Volunteers community:
The new standard will encompass the same values and core practice of the current standard and any new or current IiV journeys or IiV awards will still be valid. All organisations renewing IiV awards in the future will be supported with any changes made to the standard during IiV renewal journeys.

Please contact IiV leads if you have any concerns about your IiV award.

IiV Essentials | diagnostic tool

We would love to hear your thoughts about a new tool to support positive volunteering experiences and effective management.
 
We are now consulting on IiV Essentials, which will be a free diagnostic tool to help your organisation or group to think about best practice in relation to how you involve volunteers, whether or not you are interested in completing the full UK-wide IiV quality standard development journey in the future.

IiV Essentials will help you to consider whether you have in place the best approaches for effectively and meaningfully involving volunteers, and where there are areas that you might improve or develop.
 
The consultation is aimed at organisations or groups that involve volunteers but do not hold the Investing in Volunteers standard. 

Attend an online workshop

Join us for a one-hour online workshop to give your views on how well it works for you and any suggestions you have for improvements. You will need to complete the survey before the workshop to familiarise yourself with IiV Essentials.

Talk to us

If none of the consultation methods are suitable for you or are having any difficulties engaging, let us know on the form to the right or email admin@ideastoimpact.co.uk

Fill in an online survey

Our online survey gives you the opportunity to try out the diagnostic tool and give us your thoughts.  You can request a copy of your answers to help you with future development.

Contact

Main changes proposed for IiV
Fewer, clearly named quality areas there are now six areas compared to nine in the existing standard.
Volunteering more explicitly linked in with organisational strategy and ensuring clarity about the impact that volunteers are making.
More focus on volunteers’ experiences, in particular using the findings from Time Well Spent.
Less detail and more inclusive language to make the standard appropriate for different organisations and roles.
Guidance will clarify how each practice can be met, including suggestions for different types of organisations and volunteer roles.
If are an organisation or group that involves volunteers and you would like to be part of the small panel testing the proposed Investing in Volunteers framework, please email for a copy.  The consultation closes on Monday 9 September 2019.

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