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

Setting up an Organisation
Setting up an Organisation
Volunteering

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

Funding

Funding

Marketing and Communications
Marketing and Communications Four useful guides from Charity Digital on using ZOOM and also making videos remotely
Meetings and Events
Meetings and Events
Recruitment

Recruitment

Committees

Committees

Finance
 
Developing your Organisation
Developing your Organisation
Policies and Procedures

Developing your Organisation

GDPR
Lifting of Coronavirus restrictions advice from NCVO

Following an event hosted by NCVO on 29th July, please see below some of examples of how other organisations have been responding to the lifting of covid restrictions.  Event slides and discussions are also included.

 

Lifting of coronavirus restrictions event PPT

Returning to Volunteering - July 2021

Volunteering and COVID guidance template - 30 July 2021

Breakout group discussions

Coronavirus Vaccine Policy

Lifting of coronavirus restrictions event PPT