Various Voices London - Volunteer Charter

Respect, Responsibility and Recognition

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Various Voices London will be a proud and vibrant celebration of the full diversity of GLBT choral singing across Europe and the world. It will actively facilitate interaction within and between choruses and their members through singing and socialising. It will enable every member and every chorus to grow, by providing access to skills, information and advice for singers conductors and managers.

Various Voices London will consist of four main activities. Performances, workshops, meetings and social events. Its success will depend on large numbers of volunteers, both during the development of the festival over the coming years and during delivery in May 2009.

Respect

Volunteers have the right to:

Information about Various Voices London
Information about the tasks they will be expected to undertake as volunteers
Equal treatment in recruitment, placement, training and support
Training and support to help them to deliver
Claim out of pocket expenses
Opt out of volunteering

Responsibility

Volunteers have a responsibility to:

Be clear about what they are volunteering to help with
Be honest if they might not be suitable for some types of work
Act in accordance with equal opportunities
Turn up when they say they will
Work as a team
Support other volunteers
Inform a team leader/volunteer co-ordinator quickly if circumstances change, or if they feel out of their depth, don’t have time or if they decide to stop volunteering

Recognition

The contribution of volunteers will be recognised, no matter how little time given or when.