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For your information the following terms and conditions are stated for organisations working with coMMUni.
The following is a copy of our ‘Statement of Service’ document to organisations registering on our database. It outlines the service we can offer and the types of information we may require.

If you wish to discuss any of the details below before agreeing to them please contact the coMMUni office and we will be happy to discuss the document with you.

1. Aims of this statement:

	To assist volunteers from the university staff and student population to undertake voluntary opportunities within local community organisations in a safe and prepared manner, maximising the benefit for the individuals and the community organisations involved.
	To define the arrangements for appropriate opportunities and long term working partnerships between the university and the community.
	This agreement is intended to clarify the working arrangements for referring volunteers through coMMUni to a host organisation.
	coMMUni is not a volunteer recruitment agency it is a signpost service. This means that once a volunteer(s) is involved in an opportunity with the organisation the volunteer’s conduct and activity is not the responsibility of coMMUni. The volunteer(s) is responsible to and works under the organisation’s normal working practices as would any other volunteer.

2. Abbreviations:

	Here after any reference to ‘organisation’ stands for any organisation working with coMMUni.
	The word ‘volunteer(s)’ in this document refers to staff or students referred by coMMUni to an organisation.
	The word ‘opportunity’ is an abbreviation of ‘any voluntary opportunity offered by an organisation’.

3. The organisation agrees to:

	Provide coMMUni, if requested, with the information required to complete an opportunity checklist.
	Offer an induction to any volunteer(s) referred by coMMUni.
	Undertake (if required) a background and / or criminal records check on volunteers.
	The volunteer(s) will be reimbursed direct by the organisation for all reasonable out of pocket expenses as is normal for all other volunteers in the organisation.
	Assist coMMUni where possible in publicising our involvement and support of the organisation.
	Assist coMMUni in the evaluation of the relationship and volunteer(s) referred if requested.
	Inform coMMUni if any other staff member or student from the university volunteers with the organisation / makes contact with the organization.
	coMMUni sharing all information it holds on opportunities with the organisation with Community Exchange.

4. coMMUni agrees to:

	Visit, or otherwise contact, the organisation before accepting to promote an opportunity in order to ensure as best we can that the organisation’s needs and the role of the opportunity are fully understood.
	Assess volunteer(s) to be referred to the organisation for opportunity and endeavour to make a best-suited match between the opportunity and the volunteer(s).
	Give full details of any volunteer to the organisation upon request but only with the express permission of the volunteer(s).
	Display any opportunity information given by the organisation within the university via established mediums of communication, i.e. website, posters, literature. We reserve the right not to promote certain opportunities if their activity / cause may conflict with the aims and purposes of MMU.
	Offer small payments to volunteers for reasonable expenses if required and subject to the constraints of our budget. Please contact staff for more information.
	Ensure that coMMUni staff are contactable during normal office working hours (excluding bank holidays) all year round.

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