Investing in Volunteers is the UK quality standard for all organisations which involve volunteers in their work. The Standard enables organisations to comprehensively review their volunteer management, and also publicly demonstrates their commitment to volunteering.

Volunteer Centre Lincoln has recently received the Investing in Volunteers award and is now a partner organisation, helping other organisations to go through the Investing in Volunteers quality standard.

Investing in Volunteers has been designed to be an effective and rigorous process to ensure that your volunteers receive the best possible management support and your organisation receives maximum benefit from your volunteer’s contribution.

The Standard is based on the four areas of volunteer management:

planning for volunteer involvement;
recruiting volunteers;
selecting and matching volunteers;
and supporting and retaining volunteers.
These four areas have been divided into 10 Indicators and 55 practices, which have been devised by extensive consultation and pilot work with volunteer-involving organisations.

Recognition for volunteers


Volunteer Centre Lincoln has recently achieved the Investing in Volunteers Quality Standard, recognising the excellent work they do with volunteers. Investing in Volunteers is the UK quality standard for all organisations involving volunteers. Investing in Volunteers aims to improve the quality of the volunteering experience for all volunteers and for organisations to acknowledge the enormous contribution made by volunteers. Investing in Volunteers is managed by the UK Volunteering Forum and delivered by Volunteering England, Volunteer Development Scotland, Volunteer Development Agency in Northern Ireland and Wales Council for Voluntary Action.

For more information on Investing in Volunteers please contact Volunteer Centre Lincoln or click on the logo above to go to the Investing in Volunteers website.