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Our vision, mission & values
Voluntary service is at the heart of our purpose and we are prepared to address the needs of the day, whatever they are.
Take me thereRoyal Voluntary Service has an important role to play in building strong and connected volunteering communities. We want to ensure volunteering is available to everyone and that we can reduce barriers to access and create dynamic and flexible volunteering opportunities, so there is a role for anyone who would like to get involved to support others in their community.
Our Inclusion Plan confirms our commitment to inclusion and outlines our key objectives for making Royal Voluntary Service a more diverse and inclusive organisation. It builds upon what we have already achieved and pledges to further address inequality for our people and communities, backed up with purpose and action. It has been developed from listening to our staff and volunteers; their valuable feedback provides the basis of our inclusion aims and objectives.
Our Inclusion Plan is for everyone; it commits us to work together and live our core values - our Stella Values - to build a diverse and inclusive culture, with the aim of creating a great place to work and volunteer.
It is our ambition to embed equality, diversity, and inclusion across every area of the organisation to create meaningful, long-lasting cultural change. We know this aspiration will require a change in approach, so we have created a robust framework for the next three years which combines accountability, leadership, and behavioural change.
We want to build a culture where all our people – volunteers and staff – can be their authentic selves and feel proud to belong to the Royal Voluntary Service community.
Key drivers that shape our Inclusion Plan are:
Since 2022 we have dedicated specific resource for our Inclusion work and have been focussing on building our EDI foundations. This work has included:
We will provide updates on our progress during the delivery of the plan.
Voluntary service is at the heart of our purpose and we are prepared to address the needs of the day, whatever they are.
Take me thereThe trustees provide leadership and strategic direction for the charity working with our Chief Executive and her leadership team.
Take me thereWe publish our annual report setting out Gender Pay Gap analysis at Royal Voluntary Service.
Take me thereIf you would like to know more about EDI at Royal Voluntary Service, then please get in touch with our inclusion team.