Digital champions & volunteers

Support family, friends or people in the community to enjoy all the benefits of digital skills.

Technical skills and knowledge are useful - but what makes a good Digital Champion or volunteer is the ability to listen, understand and be patient. You don't need to be an expert, you just have to be happy to look it up!

These resources will help you recruit, work with and retain volunteers to support people in your communities.

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  • Guides for Digital Champions on using Learn My Way with learners

    These three guides have been written to help Digital Champions get the most out of Learn My Way, so they can help others to use this free learning resource to develop their skills.

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    • Digital champions & volunteers
    • Learn My Way
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    Guides for Digital Champions on using Learn My Way with learners

  • Creating a volunteer handbook

    A volunteer handbook is a way to make volunteers feel welcome and valued as part of an organisation. This guide covers some key things a handbook should cover to help ensure volunteers are well looked after.

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  • Reach Volunteering: recruit volunteers

    Post an opportunity or search this skilled volunteers recruitment platform to find a volunteer.

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  • WCVA: volunteering Wales

    Advice and support if you are recruiting and managing volunteers in Wales.

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  • NCVO: safeguarding for volunteer managers

    Useful information to help you have the right safeguarding policy in place when working with volunteers.

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  • Neighbourly: volunteering platform

    This website can be used to recruit corporate volunteers, from a large range of organisations as well as apply for grants and surplus food.

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  • NCVO: I want to volunteer

    This website can be used to find your nearest volunteer centre where you can advertise volunteering vacancies.

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  • National Careers Service: volunteering advice

    Explore the benefits of volunteering, ideas for specific careers and volunteering opportunities.

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  • NCVO: involving volunteers

    NCVO provide free information for organisations that work with volunteers, from recruitment and coordination to policy and insurance.

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  • Could you be a Digital Champion?

    This guide will help you inspire people to use computers and the internet.

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  • Digital inclusion activity cards

    These cards provide creative, inclusive and less intimidating ways of helping people to improve their digital skills.

    • Digital skills
    • Digital champions & volunteers
    • Learning & skills
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