Get involved

Registering on the AVM website

The simplest and quickest way of getting involved is by signing up and getting a free account on this website. It'll allow you to post comments on some of the content on the site, including in the discussion forum. We'd love to hear from you. Registering is a great way of dipping your toe in the water- before jumping in and becoming a full member of AVM.

Become a full member of AVM

AVM is a membership organisation and needs members if it is to grow and achieve its aims. If you are involved in volunteer management and would like to support these aims AVM would love to hear from you. By becoming a member you'll be supporting volunteer managers across the country, as well as getting access to a range of benefits that will help you in your own work to support volunteers.

The field of volunteer management is broad. You might directly manage or coordinate volunteers yourself. You might be paid or do this in a voluntary capacity. You might lead or administer a volunteering programme. Equally you may be involved in volunteer management in the private, public or voluntary sector. Whatever your involvement in the field of volunteer management AVM would like you to be part of this new association.

Membership Benefits

To be able to take full advantage of many of these benefits you'll need to be able to access AVM's website:

• AVM can help to put you in touch with other volunteer managers across England
• Advertise jobs and access jobs listings of work in volunteer management
• Access and add to an AVM Handbook on issues in volunteer management
• FAQs - read up on articles written and updated by AVM members about frequently asked questions in volunteer management
• Blogs - share your views on a recent event or news or simply tell your story of managing volunteering as you live it
• E-newsletter - a roundup of all the news and views from AVM

Annual Membership Fees

Annual subscription is based on annual salary:

Join for 4 years and get one year free. i.e. 5 years for the cost of 4!

How to join

To join please read our code of conduct for members, and then download and fill in the application form (.doc), sending it back to us at info@volunteermanagers.org.uk. We aim to process all membership applications within seven days upon receipt of payment.

Payment method: cheque

Send a cheque made payable to the 'Association of Volunteer Managers' to:
Association of Volunteer Managers, 9 Stamford Road, Watford, Hertfordshire, WD17 4QS

Payment method: bacs or standing order

Contact us at info@volunteermanagers.org.uk to transfer your membership fee to our bank account.

We can also invoice you on request for annual membership.

AVM Subgroups

If you're interested in joining in the management of AVM, as a member, you can join one of our subgroups. You can get involved from wherever you're based in England in any of the following:

• Membership services
• Campaigns and policy
• Website development