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Materials from Volunteers in Collections Care Conference

Materials from the day conference and share event of the Peer Development Group for managing Volunteers in Collections Care held at Fort Nelson on 8th November 2016.

Materials from Museum Collections Funding Fair 2016

Materials from the day conference introducing funders of museum collections projects at the Mary Rose Museum in Portsmouth on 13th December 2016

Materials from Museum Volunteers & the Law, November 2016

Materials from the workshop held at Tudor House & Gardens in Southampton on 29 November 2016

Keep it legal - volunteering risk toolkit

Publication by Volunteering England to help organisations understand and manage risks associated with working with volunteers

Materials from Museums and Student Volunteers

Materials from the Kent & Medway (KEN) event in partnership with the University of Kent, 'Museums and Student Volunteers' held on Tuesday 2nd June 2015.

Materials from Hampshire Military Museums Network seminar: 'Volunteering in Military Museums'

Materials from the Hampshire Military Museums Network seminar 'Volunteering in Military Museums' Wednesday 20 May 2015 at the Gurkha Museum.

Succession Planning Framework

Volunteer Management example documents from Royal Engineers Museum

A selection of documents developed by the Royal Engineers Museum, Library & Archive as part of the the Kent Sustainable Volunteering project 2013-14. 

Succession Planning Framework

This framework will help museum, library and archives services begin to consider and address succession planning issues for their organisation.
 

SEWS Volunteer Management training Evaluation Report, Sept 2013

The evaluation report from the SEWS Museum Development 2-day volunteer management training, run in March/April 2013 and May/June 2013.

Sustainable Volunteer Project - Museum Resource Guide, 2012

A document full of useful resources that was compiled as part of the South East Renaissance-funded 'Sustainable Volunteering' project run between July 2011-March 2012. Developed by Local Economy Solutions, Dare to Change and Stepping Up Training.

Kent Sustainable Volunteer Project - handouts

Handouts and notes from the Kent 'Sustainable Volunteering' project run between July 2013 - March 2014.  Developed by Dare to Change and Stepping Up Training.

A guide to student volunteering in museums, 2011

Produced by Reading University, Rhi Smith, 2011.

Checklist for museums involving volunteers, 2011

A very useful checklist for museums to assess their current use of volunteers.  Produced by Reading University, 2011.

Volunteer Workforce Development Project Report, 2011

Produced by Reading University, 2011.

Museum Volunteers Tool Kit, 2011

Produced by Reading University, 2011.

Guidelines for including volunteers with disabilities in museum work, 2011

Produced by Reading University, 2011.

Chiltern Open Air Museum - Case Study, 2011

Produced by Reading University, 2011 as part of their Volunteering Project.

Wycombe Museum - Case Study, 2011

Produced by Reading University, 2011 as part of their Volunteering Project.

River & Rowing Museum - Case Study, 2011

Produced by Reading University, 2011 as part of their Volunteering Project.

Museum of English Rural Life - Case Study, 2011

Produced by Reading University, 2011 as part of their Volunteering Project.

Volunteers for Museums - Final Report, 2011

The Volunteer Workforce Development Project Report, Produced by Reading University, March 2011.

NOS Volunteer Managers Pocket Booklet, 2010

A useful guide for Volunteer Managers produced by the National Occupation Standards in 2010.

Volunteering in the MLA sector: a discussion, 2010

Produced by the Museums, Libraries & Archives Council, written by Silvia Anton, 2010

Designing a Poster

As part of the World Stories project, Southampton Arts and Heritage developed various resources to support their Work Experience Programme.  Degining a poster is not only a good activity for work experience students, but the tips it provides is useful for anyone embarking on poster design.

Work Experience Programme - supervisor notes

Southampton Arts and Heritage developed a Work Experience Programme as part of the World Stories project. This document gives some useful tips to work experience supervisors.  It is part of a larger pack.  Please contant Southampton City Council for further details.

Youth Forum Toolkit

Toolkit created by St Barbe Museum developed as part of the World Stories project.

How to Set Up a Youth Panel - Ten Top Tips

A Youth Panel can help ensure that your museum’s building, exhibitions, programmes and marketing strategies are youth-friendly. These helpful tips are offered by the Geffrye Museum which has one of the longest-standing and successful youth panels in the museum world.

Recruiting volunteers - advice from KnowHow NonProfit

Guidance on what you need to do before you recruit and the the process you need to go through to find the best volunteers for your organisation.

Legal Issues and Volunteering: Sources of Information

This briefing published by the South West Museum Development Partnership and prepared for them in 2013 by Felicity Dwyer and Maggie Piazza of Stepping Up Training, provides links to further sources of information on a variety of issues related to volunteering and the legal framework.

Volunteer Management Toolkit

This toolkit published by Essex Museum Development and prepared for them in 2015 by Pippa Smith of Handling the Past, provides guidance and templates to help museums to recruit, retain and develop volunteers and trustees.

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