
Policies, Procedures, Good Practice and Factsheets
Southampton Voluntary Services (SVS) have made a number of generic policies available for our service users, member organisations and the general public to view/download on this website. We hope these policies will help you to have a benchmark when you develop your own policies.
Southampton Voluntary Services (SVS) Policies available for download below:
We do have a range of other policies available, so if you are working on developing your own policy, please email: r.kurn@southamptonvs.org.uk We may be able to help you with a framework for your policy or provide you with a copy of our internal policies, that we do not make available on our website.
Factsheets and Policies
- Risk-Assessment-SVS-Fact-Sheet 2020
- Running a Voluntary Organisation SVS Factsheet 2020
- First Aid Fact Sheet
- Adult Protection Policy
- Safeguarding Children Policy
- Feedback Form
- Confidentiality & Data Protection Policy
- SVS Violence and harassment Policy 2020
- Newspaper and online licenses guide for charities
Best Practice Volunteering and Covid-19:
COVID19.Volunteer.HandBook.CVSHampshireNetwork
Covid-19-Good Practice Guide to Involving Volunteers--
Supporting Charities and Volunteers during Covid-19:
NCVO_Involving_Volunteers_UPDATE_MARCH20
Volunteer_Coordinators_Volunteer_Telephone_Costs
Using_Money_Safely_Guide_Local Organisations_&_Force_to_Isolated_Covid-19
Keeping_everyone_safe_updated_4th_April_guide for informal community groups
Volunteer Roles and Risk Assessment Samples in times of COVID:
Telephone Befriender:
Telephone_Befriender_-Risk_Assessment Telephone_Befriending_during_COVID-19
Telephone_Befriender_-Risk_Assessment
Prescription Delivery Volunteer:
Prescription_Delivery_Volunteer_during_COVID-19
Volunteer_Prescription_Delivery_-_Risk_Assessment
Dog Walking Volunteer:
Dog_Walking_Volunteer_during_COVID-19
Volunteer_Dog_Walker_Risk_Assessment
Volunteer Recruitment:
Finding Volunteers
Inspiring Volunteers - A Guide to Recruitment
Volunteer Friendly Language
Legal Issues and Volunteering:
Avoiding Creating Employment Contracts
Data Protection
Visas and Volunteering
Retaining Volunteers:
Monitoring and Evaluating Volunteer Performance
Problem Solving Procedures
Saying Thank you to Volunteers
Caring for Volunteers:
Health and Safety for Volunteers
Insurance for Volunteers
Volunteers and Stress
Systems and Procedures:
A Guide to Volunteering Policies
Screening Volunteers
Universal Credit and Volunteering
Volunteer Drivers
Volunteer Handbook
Volunteering and Benefits
Volunteering Expenses
Southampton Voluntary Services Forms & Fact Sheets
Volunteer Interest Form
Volunteer Needs Evaluation Form
Volunteer Recruitment Ideas
Online Volunteer Recruitment Advert Tips
Retaining Volunteers - New Responsibility Tips
Volunteer Recruitment
Committees
- Roles and responsibilities of committee members Fact Sheet
- Role of Company Secretary Factsheet
- Financial Controls for Small Groups Fact Sheet
- Constitutions Fact Sheet
- Role of treasurer info Fact Sheet
- Risk Assessment Fact Sheet
- The Lobbying Act Fact Sheet
- What is a charity - Easy Read
- What is a charity Trustee - Easy Read
- How Trustees look after the charity - Easy Read
- What Trustees must do - Easy Read