Learning from the Standards Self-Assessement Pilot- Summary Report

The Global Standard for Volunteering for Development was developed in 2018–19, through a global
consultation process across the Volunteering for Development sector. As part of the validation of the standard a self-assessment tool and learning action planning framework have been piloted amongst 30 organisations representing a diverse range of volunteer involving organisations. The pilot took place during 2020 and this report presents a summary of the findings from a learning exercise commissioned by Forum and conducted with the pilot organisations from Sept 2020 to January 2021.
A survey was developed and used to gain feedback on the content of the standard, experiences of using the self-assessment and learning action tools, support needs for organisations using the tools and organisational learning emerging from the process. The survey was supplemented with four case studies which highlight the experiences and learning of organisations taking part in the pilot. This summary report highlights the findings from the full report Learning from the Standards Self-Assessment Pilot.