The Role of Volunteer Development Agencies

Dudley Volunteer Centre is a Volunteer Devlopment Agency.

Volunteer Development Agencies (VDAs) provide support at a local level for individual volunteers and volunteer involving organisations. They have six core functions:

Brokerage

VDAs primary function is to match both individuals and groups interested in volunteering with appropriate opportunities in the local community. VDAs hold information on a comprehensive range of opportunities. They offer potential volunteers support and advice matching their motivation to volunteer with appropriate volunteering opportunities.

Marketing Volunteering

VDAs stimulate and encourage local interest in volunteering and community activity.

Good Practice Development

VDAs promote good practice in working with volunteers to all volunteer involving organisations.

Develop Volunteering Opportunities

VDAs work in close partnership with statutory, voluntary and private sector agencies as well as community groups and faith groups to develop local volunteering opportunities.

Policy Response and Campaigning

VDAs identify proposals or legislation that may impact on volunteering. It will lead and/or participate in campaigns on issues that affect volunteers or volunteering.

Strategic Development of Volunteering

As the local experts on volunteering VDAs inform strategic thinking and planning at a regional and national level.

To find out more about Dudley Volunteer Centre contact:

Eileen Fielding

Volunteer Centre Development Officer

01384 267414

vb@dudleycvs.org.uk

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