People

Community First Yorkshire Resource Sheets

• Employing a Worker

Volunteer Information Sheets

• Becoming a Volunteer Ready Organisation
• Creating a Friendly Volunteer Environment
• Volunteers and Employment Law
• Writing a Volunteer Policy
• Sample Volunteering Policy 1
• Sample Volunteering Policy 2
• Vounteer Role Descriptions
• Diversifying Your Volunteer Base
• Finding Your Volunteers
• Recruiting Volunteers
• Volunteer Agreements Final
• Support and Supervision
• What to do if things go wrong
• Involving Young People as volunteers
• Sample Consent Form for a Young Person aged under 18

Volunteering

• OpenLearn – Introducing the voluntary sector
• Innovations in Dementia – guide for volunteers supporting a person with dementia
• NCVO – Advice on involving and managing volunteers during the coronavirus outbreak
• Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR) – reports, data & statistics 
• UK Civil Society ALMANAC 2019 – data, trends, insights
• NCVO – Good practice in volunteer management 
• NCVO – Get the perfect volunteer -creating volunteer roles 

Wellbeing

• School for Social Entrepreneurs – Recover & Rebuild: Managing wellbeing & avoiding burnout
• Samaritans – resources about your mental health Mental Health & Wellbeing during the coronavirus outbreak
• The King’s Fund – Mental health & Wellbeing resources to help those working across health & care.
• Relationship Matters – website that helps families facing distress on relationships during lockdown.
• York & North Yorkshire Growth Hub – Mental Health & Wellbeing Toolkit
• Our Frontline – Mental health and wellbeing resources 
• Zero Suicide Alliance – e-training
• Health Education England – Suicide Prevention e-learning
• ALSS – Dimentia Awareness, Mental Health Awareness, Equality and Diversity, Adults with Learning Difficulties, team building, confidence, social care, autism
• IDAS – Domestic Abuse Awareness Training
• CharityComms – A wellbeing guide for comms professionals

Training from other providers

• Recovery College Online – online educational courses and resources to people with experience of mental illness
• University of York – free online learning sessions to help businesses and charities recover, innovate and grow.
• Selby College – free distance learning courses to support CPD and upskilling
• The Skills Network offers a range of over 35 free, fully funded courses in subjects including healthcare, childcare, health and well-being, business, mental health, personal development and more.
• We Find Any Learner – free distance learning courses to upskill your workforce, improve or develop new skills.
• Department for Education – The Skills Toolkit, free digital and numeracy courses to help you build up your skills
• British Red Cross – Training for coronavirus volunteers 
• The Open University – Improving health and wellbeing
• The Open University – Young people’s wellbeing
• Voluntary Action Sheffield – Level 3 Award in Volunteer Management – Distance Learning Qualification
• Voluntary Action Sheffield – Level 4 Certificate in Volunteer Management – Distance Learning Qualification
• ALSS – dementia awareness, mental health awareness,  autism awareness, equality & diversity, learning disabilities, team working, effective communication, motivation, confidence building
• Tyro Training – communication skills, appraisals, developing a team, time management, managing performance, managing stress in the workplace, managing volunteers, autism awareness, dementia awareness, equality & diversity, adult safeguarding
• Directory of Social Change – online training on personal development 

Other

• UK Parliament – free online events and training to help get your voice heard
• Spark & Co – Covid-19 BAME Resource Hub
• Citizens Online – resources to help you stay in touch with family, friends or colleagues during the coronavirus outbreak
• Happy City – Happiness Pulse 
• Lloyds Bank Foundation – Personal Development Planning
• Prince’s Countryside Fund – The Village survival guide 

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