Volunteer programme development package

Who for:

Local decision makers, commissioners, planners, providers and beneficiaries.

Numbers: 

Variable by session/support (for full stakeholder workshops up to 50).

Delivery method:

Combination of action learning, facilitated workshops and remote support.

How long:

9 months to 1 year.

Content:

Designing, adapting and implementing a volunteer programme (drawing on implementation science).

• Stakeholder engagement and local ownership from the outset;

• Alignment of the volunteer programme objectives with the local context, goals and priorities;

• Step-by-step approach including building consensus around direction and reviewing fit with local strategy;

• Reviewing the Theory of Change that underpins the volunteer programme;

• Development of a Logic Model and Implementation Plan for delivery;

• An academic/evidence into practice approach - modeling the process.

Full description available upon request.