Resource category: Policies Planning and Procedures

South West Museum Development Programme

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Case Study – Bath’s Underground History Unlocked by Volunteers

A case study on increasing volunteer numbers at the Museum of Bath Stone, through a specialist programme including a range of volunteer roles.

Introduction to safeguarding in museums

A resource designed to help you to understand why safeguarding matters for museums and what your overall responsibilities as a museum are.

Volunteer expression of interest template with diversity monitoring

A sample diversity monitoring survey that you might ask new volunteers to complete to help you to monitor the diversity of your workforce. 

Volunteering documents – good practice examples

Examples of policies and volunteering paperwork, available online, that may be helpful as you review and develop your own.

Case Study – Volunteer Diversity at Blandford Town Museum

A case study on increasing volunteer diversity at Blandford Town Museum, through a specialist programme.

Volunteering: Confidentiality and data protection guidelines template

Use our template to help produce confidentiality and data protection guidelines for volunteers for your museum

Volunteering: Writing a volunteer policy guide

Use this guide to help you write and review your museum’s volunteer policy

Volunteering: Expenses template

Use our volunteer expenses template to provide a formal method for volunteers to claim and record expenses