Tools and publications

Below is a list of free resources available to download from the internet. If you know of any to add to the list or if a link isn't working, please contact us. The Association of Volunteer Managers is not responsible for the information contained in these publications.

All Volunteering England/National Centre for Volunteering publications can be obtained from www.volunteering.org.uk

Disabled people

Volunteering for Everyone: A guide for organisations who want to include and recruit volunteers who have a learning disability - Volunteering England/Mencap

Can Do Volunteering: a guide to involving young disabled people as volunteers - Scope and Leonard Cheshire

Recruiting, Retaining and Developing disabled volunteers - Disability Rights Commission

Time to get equal in volunteering: tackling disablism (Executive Summary) - Scope

Employer-supported volunteering

Employee Volunteering: the guide - National Centre for Volunteering & Employees in the Community Network

Community Investment: The impacts of employee volunteering at Barclays Bank (Research Bulletin) - Institute for Volunteering Research

Ex-offenders

Involving Ex-offenders in Volunteering - Volunteering England/NACRO

Homeless People

Homeless People and Volunteering - Kate Bowgett (Off the Streets and into Work)

Managing volunteers

Volunteer Driver's Handbook - Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents

Volunteers and the Law - Mark Restall (Volunteering England)

Risk Toolkit: How to take care of risk in volunteering - A guide for organisations. A comprehensive guide to risk management in relation to volunteers - Katherine Gaskin (Institute for Volunteering Research/Volunteering England)

Turn your organisation into a volunteer magnet - Ed. Andy Fryar, Rob Jackson and Fraser Dyer

VIVA: The volunteer investment and value audit (Research Bulletin) - Institute for Volunteering Research

Be a better manager.com Tools and information for managers in general including volunteer managers

Mental Health

Volunteering for mental health - Institute for Volunteering Research

Older People

Volunteering, self-help and citizenship in later life - Susan Baines, Mabel Lie and Jane Wheelock (Age Concern Newcastle and the University of Newcastle upon Tyne)

Active ageing in active communities: volunteering and the transition to retirement - Justin Davis Smith and Pat Gay (Institute for Volunteering Research, 2005)

Barrier or opportunity: Insurance for older volunteers - Judith Unell (VITA)

The indispensable backbone of voluntary action: measuring and valuing the contribution of older volunteers - Colin Rochester & Brian Thomas (VITA)

Intergenerational volunteering in schools: a research project - Denise Murphy (VITA)

Toolkit for involving older disabled volunteers - Jaya Gajparia (VITA)

Toolkit for involving older black and minority ethnic volunteers - Sally Price (VITA)

Insurance guide for volunteers - Judith Unell (VITA)

A Golden Opportunity: A guide to attracting and retaining older volunteers - Janet Rutherford (VITA)

Refugees/Asylum seekers

Working with Volunteers: A management guide for refugee community organisations - Kate Bowgett & Lynne Gillett

Social Exclusion

Volunteering for All? Exploring the link between volunteering and social exclusion - Institute for Volunteering Research

Social, Health and Palliative care

Changing the face of social services: volunteers adding value in service delivery - Alex Parish, Jane Heath & Meryem Hassan (National Centre for Volunteering)

Volunteers across the NHS: Improving the patient experience and creating a patient-led experience - Sheila Hawkins and Mark Restall (Volunteering England)

Students

Making it happen: A guide for small organisation on how to involve student volunteers - Student Volunteering England

Student volunteering: Involving further education students in the community - Student Volunteering UK

The Art of Crazy Paving - Student Volunteering UK

Unemployed People

The benefits barrier: What impact do welfare benefits have on volunteering? - John Ramsey

A guide to volunteering while on benefits - Department for Work and Pensions

Volunteering and availability for work: An evaluation of the change to Jobseeker's Allowance Regulations - Katharine Gaskin (Department for Work and Pensions)

Young People

Generation V: Young people speak out on volunteering (Research Bulletin) - Institute for Volunteering Research

A national framework for youth action and engagement - Russell Commission

What young people want from volunteering - Institute for Volunteering Research