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| TRUSTEES REPORT |
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| FOR THE YEAR ENDED 31ST MARCH 2007 |
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| ACHIEVEMENTS AND
PERFORMANCE (continued) |
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| E. |
Ensure Volunteer Centre services and management are of an
appropriate quality
and meet nationally accredited standards |
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| Volunteering England Quality Accreditation |
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| Maintaining Quality Accreditation with Volunteering England is
seen as key to future development and sustainability. Our renewal is due in
Autumn 2008. Qualifying evidence has to be less than 18 months old, so
preparations will begin in 2007. |
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| Investor in People |
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| The Volunteer Centre secured a grant from Herts Infrastructure
Consortium to cover the expenses of IiP renewal. Assessment took place in
March 2007 and a very favourable report was received. The assessor
recommended the Centre for IiP Champion status but time did not permit us to
pursue this. |
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| Investing in Volunteers |
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| A grant was secured from Volunteering England to enable the
Centre to prepare and be assessed for this accreditation. Assessment
consisted of a portfolio of evidence demonstrating good practice in volunteer
management and verbal evidence from our volunteers, who were interviewed by
the assessor. The Centre was recommended for the accreditation by the
assessor and this should be confirmed in October 2007. |
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| The Business Plan was reviewed and updated
during the year. Measuring achievements against this document and planning
future developments has been integrated into the Board of Director's Annual
Work Plan. The Investor in People Assessor was particularly impressed with the
Business Plan and the process of involvement of all staff, trustees and
volunteers in planning processes. |
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| Trustee recruitment. |
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| No new trustees were elected at the AGM and a long standing
Director retired. |
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