Investing in Volunteers

What is Investing in Volunteers?

Investing in Volunteers (IiV) is the UK quality standard for good practice in volunteer management.

If you want to assess the quality of your volunteer management and involvement, prove and improve the effectiveness of your work with volunteers, and enhance your organisation’s reputation, IiV provides the ideal framework.

Achieving the standard shows your volunteers – and potential volunteers – how much they are valued and gives them confidence in your ability to provide an outstanding volunteer experience.

The benefits of Investing in Volunteers

IiV is a tailored mentoring service for volunteer managers, suitable for organisations of all sizes

Minimise risk, maintain knowledge, and plan for the future

Enhance your volunteers’ experience and increase their motivation

Strengthen your reputation and encourage more people to volunteer

Build confidence and ensure safe effective practice in line with the UK standard

Develop, review and strengthen volunteer programmes, processes and procedures

Provide professional development for volunteer managers

Read benefits from IiV achievers

Achievers Testimonials

"The external assessment challenged us to look at our programme with fresh eyes, and we’re committed to continuously improving our volunteer experience to ensure every volunteer feels valued and supported in their role."

"We felt encouraged and guided by the assessor and able to ask questions at any point along the journey. "

"The Investing in Volunteers experience for us has been a very positive one and one of learning together."

“A renewed focus on volunteering support and documentation and a chance to reflect on successes.”

“The IiV experience has been really useful for us as an organisation to reflect on our volunteer processes and bring everyone together to shape the future of volunteering.”

View full Achiever case studies here