Forum launches the revised Global Volunteering Standard and the Global Volunteering Standard Platform at IVCO 2021

We are delighted to announce that today at IVCO 2021 we have launched the revised version of the  alongside the accompanying brand new set of tools and resources available for you to explore within the .  

Forum has developed the  to provide organisations and professionals who work with volunteers with a valuable tool to help them better understand good practice in volunteering for development. The Standard acts as a starting point for these organisations to assess their approach against the Standard and make changes that will help them be more responsible and impactful in their practice. The Standard is a framework that sets out the volunteering for development sector’s collective understanding of good practice across the full volunteering programme cycle. 

WATCH OUR NEW GLOBAL STANDARD VIDEO BELOW:

 

Introducing the Global Volunteering Standard Platform 

Together with the Global Volunteering Standard, Forum designed  to bring the Standard’s principles to life and put them into practice.  The Platform is the first global, online-based one-stop-shop for good practice in volunteering for development.  

Developed by the volunteering sector, for the volunteering sector, the Platform is the ultimate resource providing those who work with volunteers with practical tools to assess, monitor and improve programmes and practice, while giving access to the most extensive global library of volunteer resources.  

The Platform consists of the following 3 elements: 

• The Global Standard in Volunteering document you can download and explore to guide your work. 
• A Self-Assessment Tool is a free, user-friendly, interactive and collaborative self-assessment tool, allowing you to measure the success of your volunteer-involving organisation in four areas:  

1. Designing and Delivering Programmes  
2. Duty of Care  
3. Volunteer Management   
4. Measuring Impact  

• A Learning Library of Good Practice: You will have access to the most extensive global collection of international good practice resources developed for and by organisations that work with volunteers. You can access, browse and save these resources, even if you choose not to do a self-assessment. 

Why you should use the Platform

The Platform provides organisations that work with volunteers with all practical information and tools they need to start and continue their journey of learning and improvement and offers the following benefits to your organisation:  

• Customised Self-Assessment Report: After completing the self-assessment, you will receive a customised report with visualised data and comparisons, as well as links to resources that can support you to improve how your organisation works with volunteers.   
• Login protected access: You can safely keep your self-assessment report and favourite resources in a password-protected account. You can access them at any given time and start where you left off. 
• Collaboration: The Platform makes it easy for multiple team members to collaborate and contribute to the same organizational assessment. 
• Flexibility: You can do the self-assessment when it suits you. You can log in and out, save your resources and start where you left off.  
• Multilingual versions: The Platform and its resources are available in English, French and Spanish. 
• Free access: You get all of the above for free! 

Don’t wait,  and  now!  

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