Volunteering

This Toolkit  is designed to be a self-assessment tool for organisations working within the community development and/or regeneration environment. 

It is intended to be a positive exercise to enable the sector to audit current good practice and identify areas for future development, and  complements existing equalities and diversity properties and facilitates their practical application in the work place. 

It seeks to examine a number of issues -  Key Factors  - considered to be essential elements of a socially inclusive organisation in particular regard to black and minority ethnic service users.

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BME.Toolkit.pdf

A concise directory ready to print out of Bromley services in relation to volunteering, produced by Develop with useful information and contact details.

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Volunteering.pdf

For organisations that are interested in becoming more accessible to disabled volunteers. It provides a starting point for some of the changes your organisation may need to implement to increase accessibility and comply with the Disability Discrimination Act.

A mini-guide available to purchase online from Volunteering England for £2.50.

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Mental Health Today

Monthly magazine that brings you news, views, in-depth analysis, research and best practice in mental health and social care today.

Mental Health Today is advised by an editorial group representing key organisations in the voluntary sector including: The Mental Health Foundation, Together, Rethink, Mental Health Media, the Sainsbury Centre for Mental Health, the King's Fund, and the Scottish Development Centre.

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Mental.Health.Today.Flyer.pdf | www.mentalhealthtoday.co.uk

Leaflet produced by JobCentre Plus explaining how you can volunteer whilst still receiving state benefits which should not be affected.  Covers what is deemed as voluntary work and what isn't.

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Volunteering.whilst.on.benefits.pdf

Report of a project run by the National Centre for Volunteering (now Volunteering England) involving pilot mental health befriending schemes in NHS Trusts. Includes detailed case studies, a discussion of the nature of befriending and extensive practical issues and findings.

Available to purchase online for £13.50 from the Volunteering England website.

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