This course has been designed to help your organisation to maximise the potential of its groups of volunteers.   

Target Audience:  This course will benefit volunteer managers, volunteer coordinators and anyone with a responsibility for developing or overseeing volunteering in their organisation. 

Learning Outcomes:  By the end of the course, participants will be able to:

• Identify and assess a range of volunteering activities that suit the lifestyle needs of different volunteers.
  
• Plan a volunteering programme in their charity, taking into account organisational objectives, fundraising objectives and activities.
  
• Develop effective strategies to recruit new volunteers, and retain, value and motivate existing volunteers.
  
• Manage the legal implications and other risks of involving volunteers in their charity’s activity.