Volunteer Agreements
From Our Toolkit
It is best practice to use a Volunteer Agreement as part of your volunteer management. It is a useful document to have as it is a written record which sets out the expectations, roles and responsibilities on both sides. The agreement is not a contract and is not legally binding and care should be taken not to imply either.
NCVO’s Involving Volunteers provides clear guidance on what to include in a Volunteer Agreement as well as explaining how to avoid creating a contract of employment.
Sample templates
There are many templates available for Volunteer Agreements which you can adapt for your organisation:
- South West Museum Development has a downloadable word template.
- Iron Bridge Gorge Museum Trust’s A toolkit for developing a volunteer initiative includes a volunteer agreement template on in pages 33 & 34.
- Heritage Volunteer Organisers Scotland’s Volunteer Organisers Toolkit includes 2 sample agreements on pages 53 & 54.
Example of a volunteer agreement
- Coventry Transport Museum’s Volunteer Agreement and Procedures
