Helplines Partnership developed the Standard over twenty years ago, recognising the diverse challenges and issues faced by helplines and the varied ways in which today's service users wish to make contact.
Being awarded the Helplines Standard is an excellent way of ensuring you are effectively meeting the needs of service users, workers, funders and everyone coming into contact with your helpline.
Competitive advantage when seeking funding and partnerships
Enhanced credibility by demonstrating a commitment to quality and excellence
Greater visibility to potential service users and funders
Great motivator by acknowledging a commitment to best practice
Continual development within strategic planning and partnerships
Branding recognition and publicity via our Helplines directory
As an organisation, we work with a lot of corporate partners and funders. Having the Helplines Standard means we can demonstrate to them that we are meeting industry good practice. The external benchmarking is something they understand from their own sectors.
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At Helplines Partnership, we place a high emphasis on quality within the helpline sector - and offer the Helplines Standard certification, the nationally recognised quality standard which defines and certifies best practice in helpline work.
At Helplines Partnership, we offer the Helplines Standard certification - the nationally recognised quality standard which defines and certifies best practice in helpline work. Find out how it can benefit your organisation in this blog.