Great News: MVA's 2026 Annual Barry Clout Award for Outstanding Contributions to Volunteering is open for nominations now. If you know an award deserving volunteer click her to nominate them online now. →

Volunteer Support & Engagement

Now you have the right Volunteers it is critical that you continue to keep them engaged and supported. This section has a number of tools, links and resources that you can use to continue to keep them motivated.

Supporting Your Volunteers

Citizens Information Board (Ireland) Best Practice Guide to Managing Volunteers
NCVO - Time Well Spent - Volunteer Experience Report Summary
Volunteer Review Form
Online BLOG On Engaging Your Volunteers virtually
Galaxy Digital’s Guide to Success for New Volunteer Managers
NCVO'S Guide to Involving & Supporting Volunteers

Engaging with Your Volunteers

Volunteer Hub's 7 Tips for Building a Volunteer Engagement Strategy
NCVO Tips On Retaining Volunteers
How To Create A Mailchimp Volunteer Newsletter
Volunteer Hub Article on 8 Strategic Ways to Retain Volunteers
Tempo Time Credits to Reward your Volunteers
Alive's Blog 12 Ways to Keep Your Volunteers Engaged & Inspired
Charity Digital Article: 9 Ways to engage your volunteers
12 Simple Volunteer Appreciation Gift Ideas

Local Volunteering Organisation Support

Medway's VCS Leaders Network - Offer VCS Collaborative working and peer support
MVA Membership - Free support to Medway voluntary/community groups and organisations
Medway Volunteer Network's monthly Bulletin full of opportunities
Encourage your volunteers to join our social media platforms