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We've recently updated our 'Welcome to Volunteering' booklet, which is a key resource for all volunteers at Cancer Research UK. You can access this and see what's changed below.
We're excited to share the newest financial tools available to you through our partnership with the Retail Trust. Read on to access their new app and to understand what's available.
You may have noticed new promotional materials in your shop. These feature volunteer Brett from our Meadowhall superstore - Brett shares his thoughts on taking a starring role in these new posters.
Best wishes,
Julie Byard, Director of Trading
Cancer Research UK
Introducing our updated 'Welcome to Volunteering' booklet
We’ve recently updated our Welcome to Volunteering Booklet. We’d encourage you to read the latest version, which is full of useful information to help you throughout your volunteer journey, from important policies to guidance on topics such as safeguarding and resolving concerns.
What's in the booklet?
It includes our commitment to you as volunteers, highlights the many ways that you support us, and explains the incredible impact you have.
The booklet also includes the expectations we ask our volunteers to meet.
What's changed in the new version?
The latest version outlines several refreshed policies, as well as a brand-new Code of Conduct and Code of Ethics.
These documents have been designed to help all of us – staff and volunteers – use our shared values to guide how we behave and the decisions that we make, so that we’re in the best position to drive forward our mission to beat cancer.
What do I need to do?
If you’ve got ten minutes to spare, we'd encourage you to read through the latest version of the booklet. A copy will be permanently available on the Volunteer Hub so you can access it whenever you need it.
If you have any questions, please get in touch with your staff contact.
New financial wellbeing app from the Retail Trust
Want to better understand your finances, or make more informed decisions about money? The Retail Trust, our wellbeing provider, have launched a new app in partnership with Lifetime, a leading provider of Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) regulated services. As one of our volunteers, you have access to these services.
On the app, you can:
- Find videos, webinars, articles, tools and resources to help you
- Chat with a Lifetime coach to discuss your financial situation
- Stay fully informed about any important financial changes
- Create a personalised financial plan with a coach, which accurately reflects your situation and focuses on your goals and ambitions for the future
- Get access to specialist financial services at preferential rates subsidised by the Retail Trust
New promotional displays in store, featuring our very own volunteers!
At the start of June, new promotional materials launched in shops across the UK encouraging visitors and passers-by to sign up and volunteer. These featured photos and quotes from current volunteers like you.
Meadowhall superstore volunteer, Brett, was one of those spotlighted. Brett said, “I loved being on the in-store POS posters promoting what I love to do! I usually change the ones in our window!”
Once the posters were up, Brett even embarked on a mini tour of his local shops to try and spot the posters featuring his photo.
“My shops tour has been so much fun! It’s been so nice to meet some amazing staff and volunteers along the way and share laughs and stories.”
Bringing our values to life: one year on
One year ago, we launched our refreshed organisation values: Bold, Human, Credible and Together. Our shared values represent who we are at Cancer Research UK and what’s important to us as an organisation. They act as a guide for how we treat each other and how we make decisions. By putting the values into action, we can all help to create an environment where people feel like they belong and make CRUK a great place to work or volunteer.
Over the past few months, the Flame of Hope awards and the Our Heroes awards have shined a spotlight on many brilliant examples of how staff members and volunteers across the organisation are putting the values at the heart of everything they do – from ensuring our information and research is credible, to trialling bold and innovative campaigns, to embracing our human value and working together to keep our shops running smoothly and raise vital funds.
Read more about our award winners - and get inspired to put the values into action.
Volunteer system update
As you may know, next year we'll be introducing a new volunteer system, which will help us to better support you and your volunteering with us. You can read more about the new system, and the latest updates on our Volunteer Hub.
We're here to support you
Cancer Chat
A moderated discussion forum where you can talk to others affected by cancer, share experiences and get support.
The Retail Trust
As one of our shop volunteers you have access to tailored, free and confidential health and wellbeing support.
Volunteer Hub
Find useful information and resources for volunteers and stay up to date with the latest news and updates.
If you received a link to this information by text message it is because you volunteer in one of our shops.