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MAIN  ACHIEVEMENTS  1996 – 2007

2007 Move from the Old High Street to the Roundhouse in the Town Centre
2007 Launched 3 Volunteer Information Points as part of outreach development
2007 Renewed Investor in People accreditation
2007 Delivered training in volunteer management for Hertsmere and Three Rivers CVS's
2006 Manager appointed to Volunteering England Scrutiny Committee
2005 / 6 County lead for Volunteering Herts - Infrastructure development - ChangeUp
2005 Developed and marketed Volunteer Speed Matching toolkit worldwide
2005 Volunteering England Quality Accreditation
2005 Volunteer Speed Matching Event
2005 Name change to Volunteer Centre Dacorum
2005 "Getting Volunteers on Board" course for Herts Professional Development Centre
2005 Recruitment figures to year end March 2005 up by 36%
2005 Volunteering England Development Support Grant
2004 Investor in People award - March 2004
2003 Community Learning Partnership project in collaboration with DCVS, DBC
2003 Launch of Dacorum Volunteering Code of Good Practice
2003 National "done-it!" award for IT & Marketing – web site
2003 Volunteers Week Fun Day - town centre event with 22 other organisations
2003 TimeBank grant for newspaper advertising campaign, including web site promotion
2003 Move of Branch Office into Berkhamsted Civic Centre
2002 Herts Community Foundation Key Fund and The Allen Lane Foundation funding
2002 Launched new web site - with live link to National Volunteering Database
2002
Quality Mark accreditation - Volunteer Development England
2002 National Volunteering Database initiative - introduction of V-Base
2001 Launched Lees Award for Volunteer Management
2001 Incorporation
2001 Annual Report in Top 10 in Charities Aid Foundation competition
2000 Equal Opportunities Award - for Access Project - Gazette Business Awards
2000 Secured 3-year funding for part of Access Project from the Nationwide Foundation
2000 Opened centre for Young Volunteers (MV) - Y.O.U. - Youth Opportunities Unlimited
1999 Securing a contract to run a 3-year Millennium Volunteers Project from DfEE
1999 Dacorum Inclusion Project (ESF) grant for Access Project
1999 Millennium Challenge - advertising initiative in partnership with Gazette newspaper.
1998 ESF funded Youth Volunteering Project - VOCAL
1997 Epson UK Ltd - link established - loan of equipment and sponsorship
1997 BiTC / BP Oil UK funding to produce employee volunteering leaflet
1997 Make a Difference grant from Home Office for 3 years
1996 Make a Difference Day Award - Community Service Volunteers (CSV)

 

 
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