Resource category: Volunteering and Workforce

South West Museum Development Programme

Planning a volunteer open day

A guide for planning a successful volunteer open day, including a case study.

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. 

Web pages about volunteering – good practice examples

Examples of museum volunteering web pages that may be helpful to look at as you review and develop your own.

Volunteering advertising messages – good practice examples

Examples of advertising messages for volunteer opportunities from museums in the South West.

Volunteer role profile template

A template to define what a volunteer role will involve.

Volunteering documents – good practice examples

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

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Roadmap

The Equality, Diversity and Inclusion Roadmap can be used to take an organisation-wide approach to change and placing Equality, Diversity and Inclusion at the heart of what museums do

Case Study – Volunteer Diversity at Blandford Town Museum

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

Working with freelancers: Contracts, work plans and working effectively

How to protect and reassure both the museum and the freelancer through a contract, and ensure good working practice