Vetting & Barring Scheme

There is some confusion surrounding the change to the rules regarding those who work with vulnerable people.  In summary, the new ISA requirements will set up a list of people registered to work with vulnerable people, that will exist alongside the CRB checking system. From November 2010 the Independent Safguarding Authority (ISA) has said that all those who commence new work or start a new volunteering vole after...

The Shape of Volunteering

Our first workshop for organisations wanting to improve their understanding of supported volunteering is less than a week away so it seems an appropriate time to start laying out the ground work for the discussions we hope to inspire on the day. To ensure that we’re all on the same page as the discussion moves forward we have planned quick series of posts to give a shape to what it means to develop Supported...

It's About Time

Below is a link to a video entitled It’s About Time which was part of the Volunteer Films Project on the Community Channel. This clip was published in the spring of 2008 as part of the Time Banking Campaign which is sadly no longer live – but that’s not why it’s been included as this week’s Video Tuesday entry. The people in the video describe a system where individuals earn time...

Begin at the Beginning

What do the words ’supported volunteering’ (often referred to on this site by the shorthand SV ) mean when used together? To many of you who visit our site this may seem a rhetorical question but our early conversations with other volunteer-engaging organisations have proven otherwise – especially when speaking with those who may rely on volunteers but do not, as yet, have an SV initiative in...