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Tool Kit

As an accredited Volunteer Centre we champion best practice in volunteering and volunteer management. Browse the list below for specific guidance and downloadable forms and templates.

  • Barnet – List of mental health resources and services currently available
  • Barnet advice on safely exchanging money for essential items
  • Example volunteer handbook
  • Royal Voluntary Service advice for check in and chat volunteers
  • Example risk assessment – National Food Service
  • Barnet – Template lone working policy
  • Barnet – Guide to staying safe while helping others
  • Barnet – List of resources for community groups set up in response to Covid-19
  • Barnet – Example volunteer code of conduct
  • Barnet – Guidelines for creating a volunteer risk assessment
  • Barnet – Best Practice for Neighbourhood Volunteer Initiatives
  • The Essential Trustee – Charity Commission
  • Healthy Volunteering Play Template
  • Equality and Diversity Guidance
  • Monitoring Volunteer Data Guide IVR
  • Equality and Diversity Guidance
  • Expenses Guidance
  • Induction Checklist Template
  • A. The New Alchemy Volunteering Report – NFPsynergy 2015
  • Organisational Involvement Guidance
  • Volunteer Exit Interview Form Template
  • Volunteer Internships in the Volunteer Sector – NCVO
  • Volunteer Recruitment Timetable Guidance
  • Introduction to Recruiting Volunteers
  • Barnet Volunteers’ Week 2020 Organisation Campaign Pack
  • Reward and Recognition Guidance
  • Barnet – Guidelines for creating a volunteer risk assessment
  • Volunteering Risk Assessment Form
  • Timesheet Template
  • 1 to 1 Meeting Form Template
  • Support and Supervision Template

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    News

    Reflections on a Week of Gratitude; National Volunteers’ Week 2021.

    7th June 2021

    And so 2021 National Volunteers Week is coming to an end. Like the 2020 version, it has had to accommodate the realities of an...

    Kick Action Academy

    5th June 2021

    Volunteering Barnet support more than 40 organisations across the borough in the recruitment of their volunteers. Community Football club, Kick Action Academy are just...

    Developing Your Volunteer Experience

    3rd June 2021

    After a tumultuous year and a half, people across Barnet are looking forward to discovering new volunteering opportunities or rediscovering the joy of giving...

    Ashu’s experience as a Vaccine Volunteer

    31st May 2021

    Since the pandemic began in March 2020, Volunteering Barnet have been involved in supporting organisations and volunteers in Covid-response roles across the borough. Ashu,...

    Volunteering and Mental Health; Robert’s Experience

    31st May 2021

    Our mental Health and wellbeing are becoming ever more a priority within our lives and communities. This is having a great impact across our...

    Volunteers’ Week 2021 – A Time to Say Thanks

    31st May 2021

    The new normal, particularly as we celebrate National Volunteers Week 2021, seems so near and yet so far away. As life starts to take...

    Involving volunteers this festive season

    14th December 2020

    Lots of people get the volunteering urge in the run-up to Christmas, from the desire to teach their children that there is more to...

    Celebrate the festive season with volunteering

    14th December 2020

    The run-up to Christmas is very different this year and volunteering for Christmas is no different. While there are still some volunteer roles that...

    Thoughts on being a Trustee

    5th November 2020

    Elsie Lyons – October 2020 I’ve only been a Trustee of Inclusion Barnet since June 2020, so I have a lot to learn about...

    A joy to connect with others

    31st July 2020

    Michael became a Blether Buddy after a friend said his chatty nature was perfect for the role with ScotsCare. Though he initially thought he’d...

    Barnet Volunteers’ Week – Our Time To Say Thanks

    1st June 2020

    National Volunteers’ Week is a chance for organisations across the country to recognise the contribution of their volunteers. This Volunteers’  Week Volunteering Barnet is saying...

    Doing good makes you feel good

    20th May 2020

    Mental Health Week 2020 is upon us and with everything going on in the world, it is important we take some time to reflect on...

    Staying safe when supporting others

    20th March 2020

    If you are going to volunteer either as part of an organised volunteer response team, with a local or mutual aid group, or running errands...

    Can you help?

    20th March 2020

    Over the past week, we have had an amazing response from volunteers wanting to support the most vulnerable members of our community and those...

    Coronavirus Information and Advice

    17th March 2020

    Coronavirus (COVID-19) is making the headlines world over. Here is some information about what we are doing in light of the pandemic. We are...

    Kickstart your Career by Helping your Community

    10th February 2020

    University culture is historically entwined in philanthropy, charity and activism. Students play a focal role in the promotion of social improvement and empowerment; this...

    Jennifer’s Trusteeship Journey

    6th November 2019

    Inclusion Barnet works locally to create better services for disabled people and encourage inclusive communities. Their work is informed by the experience of their...

    How to recruit a trustee

    4th November 2019

    According to the Charity Commission, approximately one in five charities in the UK has a trustee vacancy indicating that there is definitely no shortage...

    Trustees’ Week 2019

    1st November 2019

    What are Trustees?  Trustees, sometimes knows as directors, board members, governors or committee members,  are volunteers who make decisions about how a charity organisation should run; ensuring that it is using it’s resources appropriately and working in the...