Draft, pending trustee approval
Volunteer Terms and Code of Conduct
To set expectations for anyone who volunteers their time or skills to Dev's Foundation Trust.
Key provisions
- Volunteering is unpaid and does not create an employment relationship with the Trust
- Volunteers interacting with beneficiaries, particularly minors, follow the Child Protection and Safeguarding Policy at all times
- Volunteers do not speak on the Trust's behalf to media or partners without authorisation
- Conduct that endangers a beneficiary, misrepresents the Trust, or breaches confidentiality ends the volunteering arrangement immediately
Escalation
Volunteer conduct concerns go to the Program Manager, then to the Managing Trustee.
Policy record
| Classification | Operationally necessary |
| Applicable legal references | General principles of charitable trust accountability, Protection of Children from Sexual Offences Act 2012, where volunteers interact with minors |
| Responsible role | Program Manager |
| Approval authority | Board of Trustees, Dev's Foundation Trust |
| Status | Draft, not yet approved by the Trustees |
| Version | 0.1, draft |
| Review schedule | Annually, or on a relevant change in law |
This is a draft policy template written for site structure purposes. It has not been reviewed by a lawyer. Please have it checked against applicable Indian law, including the Digital Personal Data Protection Act 2023 where relevant, before publishing it as the Trust's actual policy.