Volunteers provide a huge amount of time, skills, and value to charities each year. Whilst some charities look for volunteers to add additional value or fill skill gaps, many rely on volunteers to execute the day-to-day running of activities. Investing in volunteers, their skills and your charity’s volunteer culture will be important in building a sustainable charity.
What’s inside this issue:
- Why investing in volunteers is key to charities’ success Charities Aid Foundation
- The power of stories: Campaign tips by Better Story
- Day to day volunteer management Trust Advice CIC
- Employers’ liability for charities Access Insurance Services

Why investing in volunteers is key to charities’ success – Charities Network Magazine
Investing in volunteers, their skills and your charity’s volunteer culture will be important in building a sustainable charity.


The power of stories – Charities Network Magazine
Charities have amazing real-life stories to tell, and stories have power.


Day to day volunteer management – Charities Network Magazine
Volunteers need to demonstrate behaviour in accordance with your charity’s values and volunteers should be recognised when they do the same.

Around the web
- Why should trustees explain the difference that their charity makes?
- How can charities use annual trustee reports to better evidence their impact?
- Tips for running hybrid fundraising events

Risk Insights: Volunteers and your duty of care | by Access Insurance | Access Insurance | Medium
It’s estimated that 14 million people formally volunteered at least once a month in 2020/21. They are essential in meeting the demands and needs of many not-for-profit services. Although volunteers…
