Whatever you use, these ideas and statements express what your organization believes and will form the underlying themes and intentions on which your policies are based. To illustrate the agency’s position or provide context for the work you do, you may choose to have statements of:

• Beliefs and values
• Guiding principles
• Agency ethics
• Code of conduct
• A short history
• Organizational profile

You may want to ensure that people understand this information by asking them to sign that they have read and will agree to uphold those principles.

• All agency stakeholders have discussed our views and values for the organization.
• We have written a statement of our beliefs and values.
• There is a written statement of philosophy on why we seek volunteer involvement in our organization and whom we define as volunteers.
• There is a written statement of our philosophy of inclusion which outlines our target volunteer and learner groups.
• There is a written statement of our beliefs about respecting diversity.
• There is a written statement about respect for confidentiality.
• There is a written statement on welcoming volunteer ideas and opinions in the agency.
• We communicate our beliefs and values to all our stakeholders

We need to: