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More than 100 people gathered in Westminster in central London for Volunteering England's first ever hustings meeting on Tuesday 2nd March to hear from the Third Sector Minister Angela Smith and Shadow Ministers Nick Hurd and Jenny Willott

The Volunteer Rights Inquiry has now concluded its evidence gathering phase and is starting to explore the findings, as Rob Jackson, Director of Development and Innovation at Volunteering England, reports for us this month

This month we hear from Caroline Birnie, who reports from Vancouver, Canada, where she has been volunteering for the 2010 Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games

Special Olympics Great Britain has announced the winners of their annual 2009 Volunteer of the Year Awards

The Access to Volunteering Fund is recruiting members for its grant assessment panels in Greater London, West Midlands and the North West

Andrea Grace Rannard and Amanda Duggan, Further and Higher Education team, report on the great success of Student Volunteering Week 2010, which took place from 22-28 February

The number of organisations achieving Investing in Volunteers status has reached the 400 mark

Online giving site The Big Give has launched a new feature to help charities attract trustees and skilled volunteers

A volunteer consultancy that helps charities use computers became part of a national disability charity in a move that will make computers more accessible for people with disabilities

Our magazine diary for March includes events taking place in Warrington, London and Coventry

Volunteering magazine would like to thank the individuals and organisations who have given their permission for the use of their photographs, pictures and logos this month

More than 100 people gathered in Westminster in central London for Volunteering England's first ever hustings meeting on Tuesday 2nd March to hear from the Third Sector Minister Angela Smith and Shadow Ministers Nick Hurd and Jenny Willott

Student Volunteering Week, which takes place from 22-28 February 2010, is a national celebration that raises the profile of Further and Higher Education student volunteering

This month Volunteering England's Higher and Further Education team Andrea Grace Rannard and Amanda Duggan question David Lammy, Minister of State for Higher Education, as we celebrate Student Volunteering Week

Volunteering England welcomed delegates to the fourth in its series of policy seminars at the St Bride Institute in central London on 17th February

Employee volunteering improves the performance of individuals in the workplace, according to Tessa Jowell, Minister for the Cabinet Office

Two thirds of volunteering organisations don’t fully understand who must register with the Vetting and Barring Scheme, according to a survey by Volunteering England

Hot on the heels of the Copenhagen Climate Change Conference in December, Volunteering England held a 'green' policy event in central London on Thursday 4th February

This month we bring you news about Volunteering England’s Gold Award and the Matt Spencer Award as we mark the contribution of student volunteers across the country

Christianne Carrick, Senior Manager CSR & Community Relations at Santander, tells us why supporting volunteering is crucial at the global banking group

This month we talk to Martyn Lewis CBE, Chair of the main committee of the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service, about the launch of a new toolkit to raise awareness about the MBE for volunteers

At least £100 million a year is to be invested across England by the BIG Lottery Fund in a new improved version of its flagship Reaching Communities programme and applications for The Media Trust's Community Voices grants are now open

Amy New, Head of Volunteer Management at Volunteering England, explains why it's worth investing resources into volunteer management and volunteer programmes
Head of Volunteer Management

The Charity Awards 2010 is now open for entries

The Institute for Volunteering Research is organising a research conference on volunteering - ‘Volunteering Counts’ will explore how we measure, record and count volunteers and volunteering

Volunteering England's NSS Senior Operations Officer Edie Fassnidge explores the role of social networking in volunteering and volunteer management

We bring you a round-up of events taking place in the voluntary sector diary this month

We would like to thank all the individuals and organisations who have given their permission for us to use their logos, photos and pictures in Volunteering magazine this month