COVID-19 Support: Contemporary collecting during closure
Read our guidance before starting any contemporary collecting during COVID-19 closure
COVID-19 Support: New ways to encourage volunteers
Read our guidance for encouraging volunteers in new ways, such as distance or virtual volunteering.
COVID-19 Support: Guidelines for Safe Volunteering during the COVID-19 Pandemic
Read our key considerations for volunteer management and operations including: safeguarding, DBS processing and volunteering to support the emergency response.
Volunteering: Writing a volunteer policy guide
Use this guide to help you write and review your museum’s volunteer policy
Volunteering: Recruitment and retention guide
Use this guide to help you plan for recruiting new volunteers and retain your existing volunteers
Volunteering: Where are you now? – Volunteer management checklist
Our checklist can help review your museum’s volunteer management and identify any gaps
Volunteering: Further resources
Want to read more? Take a look at our recommendations for further reading to support you with volunteer management
Volunteering: Expenses template
Use our volunteer expenses template to provide a formal method for volunteers to claim and record expenses
Volunteering: Equal opportunities and managing diversity statement template
Our Equal opportunities and managing diversity statement template can be used and adapted to demonstrate your museum’s commitment to equality and diversity
Volunteering: Data protection statement template
Our data protection statement template can be used and adapted to ensure all volunteers in your museum are aware of the law