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The Volunteer Development Agency is delighted that three more groups from Northern Ireland were successful in achieving the national standard Investing in Volunteers which recognises their commitment to good practice in volunteer management.
Claire MacAteer and Ruth Murray from VSB and Kate Fleck from Arthritis Care receiving their Investing in Volunteers Award from Alan Shannon, Permanent Secretary for the Department for Social Development. Also pictured is Wendy Osborne OBE, Director of the Volunteer Development Agency.
Patricia McDaniel from New Lodge Duncairn Community Health Partnership receiving the Investing in Volunteers Award from Alan Shannon, Permanent Secretary for the Department for Social Development.
At the national Quality Assurance Panel held in London, Arthritis Care Northern Ireland, New Lodge Duncairn Community Health Partnership and Voluntary Service Bureau got through the last stage of a rigorous assessment process.
The Permanent Secretary for the Department for Social Development, Alan Shannon, presented the Investing in Volunteers Awards and paid tribute to the excellent work carried out by the three organisations at a celebration event hosted by the Voluntary Service Bureau.
Although unable to attend the event Minister for Social Development Margaret Ritchie recognised the importance of the Awards stating, "Organisations must aspire to excellence in volunteer management. Investing in Volunteers helps organisations improve their management skills and develop interpersonal skills and bonding between them and their volunteers. I am delighted these three organisations have been presented with awards as they have proven just how much they value their volunteers."
At the event the award winners spoke of the impact of volunteers’ contributions in their organisations, the importance of making sure that volunteers are managed well and the benefit and kudos of obtaining a national award which recognises that they manage their volunteers well. Many volunteers attended the event and shared in their organisation’s success.
If you would like to get national recognition for your volunteer management then visit www.investinginvolunteers.org.uk for more information on how the standard operates in Northern Ireland or contact the Volunteer Development Agency on 028 9023 6100 for more information on how you could benefit from the standard.
An Investing in Volunteers information session will be held on 4 September 2008. Book your place online now at www.volunteering-ni.org
The Volunteer Development Agency is launching a bursary scheme in the summer, funded through Lloyds TSB Foundation for Northern Ireland, to help organisations access the cost of achieving Investing in Volunteers. To receive details of this bursary scheme email julie-ann@volunteering-ni.org
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