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Befriending Resources
Download best practice guides and publications and participate in Scotland's largest Befriending Discussion Forum.
Befriending Resources A-Z
The Befriending Resources A-Z contains over 350 befriending-specific articles, policies and guides filed under a set of core subject headings, for Network Members only.
- Client and Volunteer Management
- Common Ground Meeting Notes
- Financial and Staff Management
- Government Policy Documents
- Management Committees and Governance
- Media Articles on Befriending
- Project Policies and Live Documentation
- Research, Theories and Types of Befriending
Useful Links
Find helpful starting points for your research under a wide selection of headings from children and young people through to governance, funders and publishers.
Quotes on Befriending
Policy documents lie at the heart of government strategy and funders priorities. In order to tie befriending into these, the following can be used to show how relevant it is to the work being carried out by key decision-makers.
Members’ Discussion Forum
If you are a member of BNS, why not join our discussion forum? Each month, a topic will be posted up onto the site. Anyone can respond and anyone can nominate future topics for discussion.
Legislation
A general guide to key legislation affecting the befriending sector in Scotland.
Top 10 Resources
View/download our most popular resources:
- Retaining Befrienders
- Befriending Women from Minority Ethnic Backgrounds
- Warwick Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale
- Funders Praise for Befriending
- Procurement Procedure
- Problem Page: Can Befriendees Choose Their Befriender
- Communication and Listening Skills
- Using the Freedom of Information Act in Campaigning
- Groupwork in Befriending AND Waiting List Management
- Matching Checklist Form
“Being a sole employee in a befriending project can be quite an isolating experience. Having BNS at the end of the phone for advice and help has proved invaluable to me. Being a member gives me access to resources, training and support from people who know and understand the work we do in the community. I recommend BNS to every new project I speak to.”
—Doreen Hogg, Honeypot Befriending Scheme
