Valuing Volunteer Management in Hertfordshire Award

Encouraging good practice in volunteer management is a core function for Volunteer Centres.

In 2008 Volunteer Centres Hertfordshire, in partnership with the Hertfordshire Community Foundation, introduced an award for excellence in volunteer management. The winning organisation gets £250, a certificate and a crystal trophy, which is kept for a year. David Fitzpatrick, Chief Executive of the Herts Community Foundation said “Trustees of the Foundation are keen to support volunteering in the county and it gives us great pleasure to support this award”

The presentation of the award has been made each year at the Annual Open Meeting of Volunteer Centres Herts in June. The High Sherriff of Hertfordshire has taken a particular interest in this initiative and makes the presentation.

This award goes to an organisation which is nominated by its volunteers for the way they are welcomed, trained and supported. The services offered by the organisation do not feature in the judging criteria, it is just volunteer management that is assessed.

• Check out your organisations volunteer management skills here.
• Please contact your local Centre if your organisation would like some guidance or information.
• Download a nomination form for the 2010 Valuing Volunteer Management in Herts Award.

GADDESDEN PLACE RIDING FOR THE DISABLED - WINNERS IN 2008

RDA Gaddesden Place

The keynote speaker at the launch of the Valuing Volunteer Management Award in 2008 was Susan Ellis, author, expert on volunteer management and President of Energize Inc in Philadelphia,USA.
www.energizeinc.com

pictured left to right:
Susan J Ellis, President of Energize Inc in Philadelphia, David Fitzpatrick, Chief Executive of the Hertfordshire Community Foundation, Judy Barnes and Lizzie Roberts from Gaddesden Place RDA, and the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Paul Cherry.

 

 

PARENTLINE PLUS - WINNERS IN 2009!
1st: Parentline Plus
2nd: Herts Hearing Advisory Service
3rd: SW Herts Samaritans

At the Annual Volunteer Centres Hertfordshire Open Meeting on June 17th 2009, Parentline Plus walked away with the Valuing Volunteer Management in Herts Award 2009. A crystal trophy and a cheque were presented by the High Sheriff of Hertfordshire, Janie Wentworth-Stanley. This is the 2nd year of this prestigious countywide award and what makes it so special is that nominations can only be made by volunteers. Volunteers working for Parentline Plus, Herts Hearing Advice Service and SW Herts Samaritans showed that they really appreciated the way in which they were welcomed and supported in their voluntary work.

"Managing volunteers doesn’t always receive the attention it should” said Heather Allen, from Volunteer Centres Herts. “These 3 organisations received glowing reports from their volunteers and the judging panel really enjoyed reading the nomination papers”.

Pictured are the winners with Janie Wentworth-Stanley, High Sherriff of Hertfordshire in 2009.

Nomination organisations in 2009 were:-

Pennywells RDA, Elstree
Herts Hearing Advisory Service
Dacorum Rent Aid
Hospice Lottery Partnership
Home-Start St Albans
Watford Mencap
Samaritans(Luton, South Beds & Harpenden)
Royston and District Community Transport
Special Olympics (St Albans)
SOVA
East and North Herts NHS Trust (Lister)
Samaritans - South West Herts
Parentline Plus