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Title Description Typesort descending Topic Main audience
Safeguarding risk guidance: Day Centre Use this guidance document to help you plan and deliver services and activities that are safe for everyone who takes part.
Fundraising standards action plan We've created this resource for volunteers involved in fundraising to plan what they need to do in order to comply with fundraising standards.
Teamspirit 205 - March 2016 Our bi-monthly newsletter for branch officers and national support group committee volunteers.
VPRA: 103A - Hazardous substances (shops) Branches operating a shop must ensure this risk assessment is completed by an appropriate person (known as shop contact).
Disclosure checks on Service Providers Use this flowchart to decide whether your Service Provider requires a Disclosure check, and whether the group is (with help from the Volunteer Support Team) responsible for organising this.
HSV: 132 - Property induction form Use this checklist when running through a property induction with a new volunteer.
Exhibition email to MPs Send this email to your local MP to invite them to our parliamentary exhibition
Steps to recruiting a potential volunteer - distance learning pack This distance learning pack outlines the steps to recruiting volunteers, from when you first realise you need a volunteer to helping them settle into their role.
Teamspirit 207 - July 2016 Our bi-monthly newsletter for group officers and national support group committee volunteers.
HSV: 132D - Property induction form - contractor Use this checklist when running through an induction with a contractor working at an MS Society property.
HSV: 752 - Fitness risk assessment documents checklist Use this to make sure you have all the documents you need to keep people safe during physio, yoga and other fitness activities.
Teamspirit 226 - September 2019 - Finance issue Teamspirit 226 - September 2019 - Finance issue
Gift Aid declaration confirmation letter Use this letter to confirm an oral Gift Aid agreement with a supporter.
HSV: 125A - Appointed person responsibilities To be completed by each MS Society group member agreeing to take responsibility should an emergency occur, during an event with less than 25 people.
Responding to adult safeguarding concerns This guide is for all staff and volunteers who come into contact with people with MS, either in person, by phone or by email during the course of their volunteering activities.
Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Policy
Letter template for new fundraisers Use this to offer support to anyone raising funds for you - should be sent with branded materials like running vests or balloons.
Group Handbook updates - October 2019 Your guide to what's in each section and what's changed in the October 2019 update.
Volunteer reference template letter Use this template to provide a reference about a volunteer. Copy and paste the text onto your appropriate MS Society headed paper and add the information requested in the square brackets.
Group Handbook A6: Handling data Our personal data responsibilities, safe data storage and disposal, the rules for emails, using membership data, images and stories.