HEACF: case studies of good practice

Cross-reference guide

This section acts as a subsidiary subject index. All case studies are coded according to the main subject headings. This section records case studies that have a secondary subject. It will also help users who are looking for more specific information.

Main heading codes

AV: Accreditation and volunteering in the curriculum
C: Communication
DP: Devolved projects
ES: Evaluation and sustainability
IN: Infrastructure
LC: Links with the community
P: Partnerships
RV: Recognition of volunteering
R: Recruitment
SS: Safety and security
SV: Staff volunteering
T: Training
VN: Vulnerable and non-participating groups

Secondary headings

Asylum seekers/refugees

DP2 - University of Cambridge: Running a Grant Scheme
R12 - University of Leeds: The Refugee Support Network
VN3 - University of Hull: The Befriending Project
LC7 - Leeds Metropolitan University: Mentoring Refugees into Employment

Branding

AV1 - London Metropolitan University: Making it count in the long term
C4 - London Metropolitan University: Promotion of volunteering as an opportunity for students
R6 - Staffordshire University: Sponte Community Volunteer Scheme
T3 - Lancaster University: Lancaster University Volunteering Unit; Volunteer's Handbook

Certificates

AV3 - University of Derby: HEACF Volunteering Module
RV1 - University of Salford: A Celebration of Volunteering
AV5 - Manchester Metropolitan: Online Learning Materials for Volunteers
C4 - London Metropolitan University: Promotion of Volunteering as an opportunity for students
IN1 - Imperial College London: Volunteer Management
IN3 - London Metropolitan University: Quality Standards
P3 - University of Plymouth: University and Students' Union Partnership

Communications

R10 - York St John College: Mentoring project: promotional approach to enhance volunteer recruitment

Coping with the unexpected

P2 - Goldsmiths College Students' Union: Gateside Festival Mentoring Project

Criminal Records Bureau checks

C1 - University College London: Voluntary Services Unit Website
DP3 - University of Gloucestershire: The Active Community Fund and Community Brokerage
DP4 - University of Teesside: The Community Volunteers Project; Innovation Fund
IN1 - Imperial College London: Volunteer Management
R11 - University of Liverpool: Using HEI and HEACF resources to overcome a barrier to volunteering
R12 - University of Leeds: The Refugee Support Network
SS1 - University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University: Safe and Sound Recruitment for Sports Volunteers
R8 - University of Brighton: Interviewing Volunteers
T5 - University of Bath: Student Mentoring - Training
VN3 - University of Hull: The Befriending Project

Curriculum

AV1 - London Metropolitan University: Making it count in the long term DP3 - University of Gloucestershire: The Active Community Fund and Community Brokerage P1 - University of Liverpool: HEACF Project Team

Evaluation

IN3 - London Metropolitan University: Quality Standards
R5 - Manchester Metropolitan University: Quality checks on volunteers and volunteering opportunities

Handbooks

C4 - London Metropolitan University: Promotion of Volunteering as an opportunity for students
ES3 - University College London: Project Leaders Scheme
IN1 - Imperial College London: Volunteer Management
IN3 - London Metropolitan University: Quality Standards
R5 - Manchester Metropolitan University: Quality checks on volunteers and volunteering opportunities
T3 - Lancaster University: Lancaster University Volunteering Unit; Volunteer's Handbook
T4 - Manchester Metropolitan University: MMU Volunteers Handbook

Infrastructure

ES6 - University of Sheffield: Sheffield Volunteering Hub

Links with the community

C5 - Universities of Northumbria and Newcastle upon Tyne: The CommUNIty Newsletter Project
DP1- Oxford Brookes University Students' Union: STAX (Students Taking Action for Community Change)
DP3 - University of Gloucestershire: HEACF and Community Brokerage
DP5 - Manchester Metropolitan University: Building a bridge into the community
ES2 - Manchester Metropolitan University: Participatory Evaluation of Volunteering with Community Groups
ES5 - University of Leeds: Leeds University Community Initiative (LUCI)

Mentoring

AV2 - Middlesex University: Leadership, Enterprise and Citizenship Award
DP3 - University of Gloucestershire: The Active Community Fund and Community Brokerage
IN3 - London Metropolitan University: Quality Standards
LC2 - London South Bank University: The Mentoring and Guidance Project
R10 - York St John College: Mentoring Project
T5 - University of Bath: Student Mentoring - Training
VN2 - Liverpool Hope University College: Mentoring at Campion Catholic High School for Boys

Online resources

AV2 - Middlesex University: Leadership, Enterprise and Citizenship Award
AV3 - University of Derby: HEACF Volunteering Module
AV5 - Manchester Metropolitan: Online Learning Materials for Volunteers
C1 - University College London: Voluntary Services Unit Website
C3 - University of Newcastle: 'I Want More…' Project
C4 - London Metropolitan University: Promotion of Volunteering as an opportunity for students
IN1 - Imperial College London: Volunteer Management
IN2 - Lancaster University: A Framework to Manage Volunteer Projects
P4 - University of Manchester: Sports Volunteer Scheme
SS1 - University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University: Safe and Sound Recruitment for Sports Volunteers
R6 - Staffordshire University: Sponte Community Volunteer Scheme
T4 - Manchester Metropolitan: MMU Volunteers Handbook

Partnerships

R3 - University of Warwick: University of Warwick Volunteering Fair

Press/media

C5 - Northumbria and Newcastle Universities; The CommUNIty Newsletter Project
RV2 - University of Exeter: Annual Celebration of Volunteering
R12 - University of Leeds: The Refugee Support Network
R7 - Thames Valley University: TVU Volunteers; Volunteering Awareness
R9 - University of Lincoln: Recruitment of Volunteers at a Freshers' Fair

Prisons

VN1 - Goldsmiths College: Inmates; Prison Visiting Volunteers

Recruitment

C2 - University of Huddersfield: Points of Contact
ES4 - University of Sheffield: A Blueprint for Sustainable Volunteering
IN1 - Imperial College London: Volunteer Management
SS1 - University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University: Safe and Sound Recruitment for Sports Volunteers
VN4 - University of Bristol: Volunteer Recruitment Fair

Religion

LC2 - London South Bank University: The Mentoring and Guidance Project

Sports volunteers

AV2 - Middlesex University: Leadership, Enterprise and Citizenship Award
DP3 - University of Gloucestershire: The Active Community Fund and Community Brokerage
P4- University of Manchester: Sports Volunteer Scheme
R10 - York St John College: Mentoring Project
SS1 - University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University: Safe and Sound Recruitment for Sports Volunteers
R7 - Thames Valley University: TVU Volunteers; Volunteering Awareness

Staff volunteering

AV6 - Imperial College London: Imperial Volunteer Centre
ES6 - University of Sheffield: Sheffield Volunteering Hub
LC7- Leeds Metropolitan University: Mentoring Refugees into Employment
T1 - University of Birmingham: Involve
T2 - Manchester Metropolitan University: Specialist volunteer training for HEI staff
VN5 - Coventry University: KAIROS

Taster sessions

R1- University of Manchester & UMIST: Manchester Student Volunteers Taster Sessions
SS1 - University of Oxford and Oxford Brookes University: Safe and Sound Recruitment for Sports Volunteers

Training

AV5 - Manchester Metropolitan: Online Learning Materials for Volunteers
ES3 - University College London/UCL Union: Project Leaders Scheme
IN2 - Lancaster University: Framework to Manage Volunteer Projects
LC2 - London South Bank University: Mentoring and Guidance Project
LC3 - Oxford Brookes University: Building Community Links, Training Event

Vulnerable and non-participating groups

LC7- Leeds Metropolitan University: Mentoring Refugees into Employment
LC2 - London South Bank University: Mentoring and Guidance Project
R12 - University of Leeds: The University of Leeds Refugee Support Network