Benefits of working to Investing in Volunteers for Employers standard

Every business will have it’s own reasons for wanting to work to achieve and hold the Investing in Volunteers for Employers standard. Through consultation to inform development it was clear that employers wanted both a tool to help develop their practice and a mark against which to recognise their work. Investing in Volunteers for Employers is designed to meet both these needs and seeks to provide a structured tool to:

• Ensure best practice in employer supported volunteering systems and delivery
• Motivate employees through well managed and flexible employer supported volunteering initiatives
• Increase the number of volunteers being supported by their employer
• Promote the organisation’s commitment to their local community
• Support the consolidations of practice and encourage consistency of opportunities and experience
• Review how employer supported volunteering initiatives are complimenting business values and objectives