This page includes resources your group can use internally and to share with volunteers.
The majority of resources on this page can only be accessed by people who have a core role in a Cochrane Group. Please do not share links with your volunteers unless explicitly stated that the link is publicly accessible, as they will not be able to use them. Instead, please download these resources and share them locally.
The central team will endeavour to make sure that these resources are kept up to date but please let us know if there are any mistakes or outdated information by emailing support@cochrane.org.
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Resources to help your group support volunteers
Volunteers thrive when they know what is expected of them. Here is a template and guidance on how to create a volunteer agreement.
It is good practice to pay out of pocket expenses for volunteers. Although we know this isn’t always possible due to budget constraints, here are some guidelines to follow.
Please also see the publicly available page: how to grow membership in your group.
You can see a list of how many members you have in your country / territory, plus how many people have volunteered, in the annual reports on the Membership Dashboard (publicly available).
Resources to download and distribute to volunteers
These resources are available as PDFs to share, or editable documents so you can translate them if required.
- Central Cochrane resources available to translator volunteers: Word | PDF
- Central Cochrane resources available to Patient and Public volunteers: Word | PDF
- Central Cochrane resources available to members of the Trainers’ Network: Word | PDF
- Central Cochrane resources available to anyone with a Core Role in a Cochrane group: Word | PDF
- Central Cochrane resources available to any volunteer living in a Research4Life country: Word | PDF
- A PowerPoint presentation you can edit and use to promote volunteering and membership: PPT