Planning in Practice
From the seed of an idea to reaping the rewards; rigorous planning will enable success and should involve all key stakeholders to ensure that your approach to volunteering is well supported, now and in the future.
“The important thing is going around all department managers and teams and getting them to sign up to the agreement [so] that we’ll be treated seriously” (Project leader, Doers and Shapers, DMU, 2009)
Key features of planning
Planning your organisational approach
- Understand your context using evidence-based assessment
- Build on existing needs and organisational strategies and plans
- Create a shared understanding with your target audiences – both volunteers and key stakeholders
- Be clear about the scope of your approach to volunteering
- Identify what each partner and stakeholder brings to the table and harness this from an early stage
- Think seriously about resources early on
- Be systematic in your planning
- Consider sustainability – now!
Find out about planning your organisational approach – the ‘what’ and ‘why' >>
Planning opportunities for young people
- When talking to young people translate corporate objectives into something meaningful
- Consider young people when planning delivery approaches
- Check you have the skills and knowledge to work with young people
- Engage young people in planning activity
- Consider the practicalities
Find out more about planning opportunities for young people – the ‘what’ and ‘why' >>
Get to the heart of the story
See what each project experienced in terms of planning their approach to volunteering - Planning in action – learning from the projects >>
Hear what those involved really thought about planning in action:
Find out more about what people say about making it happen >>
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