Useful links
Association of Volunteer Managers
Lively, useful site with interesting debates and good updates and information.
www.volunteermanagers.org.uk
AVM Volunteer Management Wiki
A developing range of volunteer management resources.
wiki.volunteermanagers.org.uk
UKVPMs (UK Volunteer Programme Managers)
A UK wide peer support group for managers of volunteer programmes to swap advice on issues in volunteering and volunteer management.
To access this site you need to register with yahoo groups. You set up a yahoo email account, but you can then receive emails from the site at the address of your choice.
groups.yahoo.com/group/UKVPMs
NAVSM (National Association of Voluntary Services Managers)
Association supporting managers of voluntary services within health and social care settings in England. There are resources and you can join to attend local networking meetings.
www.navsm.org
i-Volunteer
A national social networking site for volunteers and managers of volunteers with debates and news.
www.i-volunteer.org.uk
Volunteering England
The Good Practice Bank has excellent fact sheets on all topics relating to volunteering. Telephone and email support is available to members.
www.volunteering.org.uk/component/content/article/2-content/2122-top-ten-tips-on-using-the-good-practice-bank
VE's Volunteer Management Portal acts as a gateway to the world of volunteer management with links to over a thousand resources and information on support, training and development opportunities for people managing volunteers.
http://www.volunteering.org.uk/vmportal
Institute for Volunteering Research
An offshoot of Volunteering England, this site has a wide variety of research publications about volunteering.
www.ivr.org.uk
Sheffield Volunteering Strategy
A blog on the development of the Sheffield Volunteering Strategy, commissioned by the Sheffield First Partnership. Includes updates and key documents to download.
www.sheffieldvolunteeringstrategy.blogspot.com
Voluntary Action Sheffield
VAS provides support, advice and training to the community and voluntary sector. It supports networks and partnership working so the voluntary and community sector can contribute to Sheffield's development, work and services.
www.vas.org.uk