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		<title>Thoughts into actions: Policies and procedures</title>
		<link>http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/08/thoughts-into-actions-policies-and-procedures/</link>
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		<description><![CDATA[So, you have thought about <a href="http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/08/start-from-the-very-beginning-thinking-about-recruitment/">Awareness</a> and you have thought about <a href="http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/08/start-from-the-very-beginning-thinking-about-recruitment/">accessible formats</a> for your policies and procedures. So what comes next? 

Before you begin your recruitment, you will need to know how to structure that process and what policies and procedures you will need in place. ]]></description>
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		<title>Start from the very beginning: Thinking about recruitment</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Aug 2010 17:34:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Iverson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chances4volunteering.org/?p=920</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[In order to successfully recruit and support volunteers with support needs, there needs to be some planning before the recruitment process takes place. This planning is needed to ensure that your organization is accessible and ready to take on volunteers with additional support needs. ]]></description>
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		<title>Supported Volunteering: A volunteer&#8217;s view</title>
		<link>http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/07/supported-volunteering-a-volunteers-view/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/07/supported-volunteering-a-volunteers-view/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 15:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chances4volunteering.org/?p=899</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[I remember a time when I was scared to meet new people, afraid of letting them down. I could not commit to anything for the same reason. I was desperate to do something but didn't know how I could given the state of my mental health. I was never sure how I would be one day to the next and finding someone who understood that would be very difficult. ]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-09</title>
		<link>http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/07/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-07-09/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Iverson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RT @mentalcapital : Positive changes in attitudes to mental health problems taking place in the UK http://bit.ly/9Ig23M # RT @mentalcapital: Link2the full report RCPsych released today about the way ppl who self-harm are let down in the NHS. http://bit.ly/djziiq # RT @ThirdSectorLab: The micro-sociology of networks {slides} http://post.ly/lxnY # @vol_managersAVM [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating a supportive volunteering environment</title>
		<link>http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/07/creating-a-supportive-volunteering-environment/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/07/creating-a-supportive-volunteering-environment/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Jul 2010 11:02:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Iverson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chances4volunteering.org/?p=881</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the most important things to consider when moving into the area of supported volunteering, is how to create a supportive and inclusive environment for those volunteers with traditional barriers to volunteering. 

There are two key messages to remember here:

1. Keep it simple
2. Be flexible]]></description>
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		<title>Involving volunteers with mental health problems</title>
		<link>http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/07/involving-volunteers-with-mental-health-problems/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 13:46:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Iverson</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chances4volunteering.org/?p=829</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Supporting someone with a mental health issue as a volunteer is not so different to good practice in all volunteer management. The following tips were put together through Capital Volunteering a London wide project that has now closed led by CSV and the London Development Centre. Do provide access to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-07-02</title>
		<link>http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/07/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-07-02/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/07/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-07-02/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2010 11:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Iverson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[@dmarsd Good luck in your campaign to overturn the decision. Stigma and fear around Mental Health is still such a big issue.Keep us updated! in reply to dmarsd # @oldiesclub I completely agree. The rules really need to be simplified for everyone. Small orgs can drown in the paperwork. in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Forum is now Open!</title>
		<link>http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/06/the-forum-is-now-open/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/06/the-forum-is-now-open/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 28 Jun 2010 13:29:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>webmaster</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.chances4volunteering.org/?p=799</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The Chances4Volunteering Forum is now open! We hope that you will find it a useful tool in your work. Please visit the following forum post which gives instructions on how to register: Joining Instructions Image Credit Wili_Hybrid]]></description>
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		<title>Twitter Weekly Updates for 2010-06-25</title>
		<link>http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/06/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-06-25/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/06/twitter-weekly-updates-for-2010-06-25/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Iverson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[RT @asthmauk: over a quarter of people with asthma have missed days off work in the past year because of their asthma. # RT @VolunteeringEng: Volunteering England response to Vetting and Barring Scheme review: http://tinyurl.com/27jw75c # RT @ivolunteeruk: Mixed reaction to the govt&#39;s plans to review the vetting and barring [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A busy week!</title>
		<link>http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/06/a-busy-week/</link>
		<comments>http://www.chances4volunteering.org/2010/06/a-busy-week/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2010 17:29:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Dawn Iverson</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week has been a busy one in the sector. As well as being Carers Week, it was also Small Charity Week, Refugee Week and Diabetes Week. And as if that weren&#8217;t enough, the Home Office this week announced that the ISA Vetting and Barring Scheme was to be put [...]]]></description>
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