Valuing Volunteers

Valuing Volunteers in Bexley is a quality standard developed by Volunteer Centre Bexley, based on the Greater London Volunteering ‘Experts in Volunteering’ Health Check. It recognises organisations that manage volunteers well and provides a positive, high-quality experience.  Whether you have a large-scale volunteer programme or just one or two volunteers, Valuing Volunteers will give you the tools and knowledge to ensure that your volunteer management follows recommended good practice. Each application will be assessed by the Volunteer centre and recommendations will be made, in line with current practices. We recommend that your policies have been signed off by your board of trustee’s in advance of sending your application.

The aims of the standard are: 

• To raise the quality of volunteer management throughout Bexley  
• To ensure that all volunteers in Bexley have a consistently positive and rewarding experience 
• To promote good practice in volunteer management and share good resources and practice 

What benefits are there for organisations to apply for the standard? 

If you are successful in obtaining any level of the Valuing Bexley Volunteers standard you will be provided with the official logo for that level that you can use in your marketing and in funding applications.  We will also feature all successful organisations on our website. 

Obtaining the standards will: 

• Show that your organisation values its volunteers and manages them well 
• Raise your profile and reputation as a good organisation to volunteer with 
• Attract and motivate new volunteers to join your organisation and enhance the experience of your existing volunteers 
• Provide a shared resource for your volunteer programme 

There are three levels of the standard: bronze, silver, and gold. 

Valuing Volunteers Level	What do we need to see from you?	How to get started	Is there a cost?
	This level is all about showing your commitment to our set of 10 volunteer management principles.	Fill in our application form at the bottom of this page.	No! This level is completely free.
	The silver level is a simple checklist to help you identify areas of strength and development around the volunteer management of volunteers within your organisation.	Download our self-assessment checklist here: Download the silver application here Complete and send it to bexleyvc@bvsc.co.uk	There is a fee of £25 to apply which is reduced to £10 if your organisation has an income under £100,000 per year or you are a member of BVSC.
	The gold level is a checklist to help you identify areas of strength and development around the volunteer management within your organisation At gold level we want to see how you have developed your volunteering management following your self-assessment at Silver level. We’ll ask you to submit evidence to show your improvements at this stage.	Download our self-assessment pack here: Application Pack Gold Complete this and send to bexleyvc@bvsc.co.uk. Our team will then review your application. For this level, you will need to submit evidence to demonstrate your good practise.	There is a fee of £75 to apply for the standard (£40 for groups with an annual income of less than £100,000 or BVSC members) and it is valid for 3 years

Ready to get started?  Fill in our application form here: