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Charities Help Hub

Welcome to the Charities Help Hub

If you are a charity, not for profit or community project you can use this zone to help you navigate the hub, find out how it works, and gain top tips for advertising your volunteering roles to Bournemouth University students (for free!)

If you are not registered on our Volunteer Hub but would like to advertise your volunteering roles on here, then reigster below to get started.


Help Zone Useful Information

We have prepared a series of useful how to videos to support you using the Volunteering Hub. If you think something is missing, let us know at subuvolunteering@bournemouth.ac.uk

 


Charity FAQ's

You will need to register as a charity HERE, and once approved you can add your opportunities as they arise. When you add your volunteering opportunity you will see that there are prompts for required information, please complete all of the sections by clicking on the tabs at the top of the page. Don’t forget to add a start and end date, your contact details, and please include as much detail as you can in the email which will be sent out to volunteers that apply. You will be notified by way of an automatic email when a volunteer applies, but you will need to go in to that volunteering opportunity and click the green tick by the volunteer’s name to accept them. If you have any difficulties, please contact us at subuvolunteering@bournemouth.ac.uk

Once you have added an activity, an email will go out to all Volunteers with interests relating to your charity to advise them of your new volunteering opportunity. You will be notified by way of an automatic email when a volunteer applies, but you will need to go in to that volunteering opportunity and click the green tick by the volunteer’s name to accept them, at which stage you will receive their contact details and will be able to get in touch with your volunteers. It would be helpful if you can give as much information as you can when you post the activity, and monitor the number of volunteers and remove the activity from the site once you have all of the volunteers that you need. If you have any difficulties, please contact us at subuvolunteering@bournemouth.ac.uk

If you are a registered charity, or not for profit organisation offering local community action based opportunities, you can register on the hub and list your volunteering opportunities.

Volunteers give time, carrying out activities that aim to benefit community or society. Volunteers are unpaid and choose how they wish to give their time.  Volunteering is the volunteer's choice, volunteer roles are not the same as employee roles and volunteers are not a replacement for paid staff and are not covered by employment law.

Volunteering takes place in every sector from charities and not for profits to the public and private sector. The activities volunteers take part in are diverse, ranging from campaigning and fundraising to mentoring and befriending, running events and sports clubs to more formal roles like trusteeships.

Volunteers should, of course, be treated fairly and with respect. Partners on our hub are vetted to ensure that they are a genuine charity or non-profit organisation.  As a guide, any organisation asking you to volunteer should:

  • avoid language that suggests employment (for example, refer to a contract)
  • have separate processes for recruiting and supporting staff and volunteers
  • talk about what they would like from volunteers rather than saying they 'must’ or ‘have to’ do anything
  • not sanction volunteers for not meeting expectations
  • avoid perks that could look like payment (for example, training not needed for the role)
  • not ask volunteers to book or apply for holiday or time off
  • pay out-of-pocket expenses instead of a fixed amount.

If you have any questions about volunteering for organisations that are not listed on our hub, please contact us – subuvolunteering@bournemouth.ac.uk

Can’t find the answers that you are looking for on this page? Email your questions to subuvolunteering@bournemouth.ac.uk.