Opinion

Nick Cater examines the Conservative proposals for volunteering and the response from the sector

This month Sean Cobley, Chair of the Association of Volunteer Managers, ponders the perception of volunteer management

Andy Thornton, Director of Programmes and Innovation at the Citizenship Foundation, reports on how he had the privilege of visiting Bangladesh to work with local volunteers as part of the British Council’s new Active Citizens programme

This month we hear from AVM Director Nikki Squelch

Jamie Darwen, vinspired students Project Manager at the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement, asks can students be good citizens?

Hayley Chandler, Student Development Co-ordinator
Goldsmiths Students' Union, ponders the question is social action community building or free labour as we head towards a General Election in May

Student Rosie Martin, from the University of Birmingham, reflects this month for us on her volunteering experiences with a children's charity and its relevance to the case of two boys in Edlington who were recently convicted of an attack on two other youngsters which shocked the nation

Diarmuid Cronin, Volunteer Manager at Australia's largest private hospital, gives us his perspective on the debate around volunteering in a private setting

Sean Cobley, Chair of the Association of Volunteer Managers, contemplates the 12 days of Christmas, in a slightly different light to the traditional song!