Evaluation

The final stage of the strategy is to have a mechanism for checking whether the volunteer project is working. Set aside time each year for an annual evaluation, linking back to the reasons why you involve volunteers to get an overall assessment of whether it is fulfilling your objectives.

Counselling out

Volunteers will want at some point to leave and they should be allowed to do this without being made to feel guilty, or forced to stay through a sense of obligation.

A Model Policy on volunteering

The link below provides an example of a model policy on volunteering based on the Policy on Volunteering of the National Trust which is available on the Welsh Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA)web site and can be viewed at:

National Trust policy on volunteering

(Follow link to CO5 A Model policy for volunteering)

The sample policy is presented as a guide only to show what a good policy contains. Further examples of how the National Trust seek to attract new volunteers can be seen at:

National Trust web site