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Who are we?

Tuesday, 19 August 2008 15:22

Volunteering 2012 is a new project to encourage more people who live in Dudley borough to volunteer.

The project also aims to recognise the thousands of people across the borough who already make a real difference in their local communities through volunteering.

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Why should I involve volunteers?

Tuesday, 19 August 2008 15:23

Sometimes charitable organisations feel that because they operate within the voluntary sector they should involve volunteers, however this should not always be the case.

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Key areas of work for Volunteer Centres

Tuesday, 19 August 2008 15:24

Volunteer Centres (sometimes known as volunteer bureaux or volunteer development agencies) provide support at a local level for individual volunteers and volunteer involving organisations.

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Investing in Volunteers

Tuesday, 19 August 2008 15:25

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.

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Benefits and Volunteering

Tuesday, 19 August 2008 15:50

There is a lot of confusion over whether volunteering affects an individual’s benefits. This is not helped by the fact that some benefits advisers are poorly informed about volunteering and sometimes give people the wrong advice. In actual fact the rules are quite simple, and it’s well worth knowing them so that you can advise volunteers if they have any queries.

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