This section of the website contains links and resources to help volunteers and paid staff manage your museum’s volunteering programme.

As part of the Growing Volunteering project (2021) we identified the areas that are most relevant to volunteer co-ordinators in museums and pulled together a series of relevant resources. Use the links below to find examples, templates and relevant toolkits and reports.

1. Models of Volunteering – what are volunteers looking for?
2. Volunteer Management - Policies & Procedures
3. Volunteer Management – Day to Day
4. Volunteer Recruitment
5. Volunteer Retention and Difficult Situations
6. Diversifying your volunteer base