Volunteering in the news - Stories from 2009

29 June 2009

• Any volunteers?(The Independent - blog)
  

17 June 2009

• Recruit skilled volunteers and survive recession, says Jon Snow (Third Sector)
  

12 June 2009

• Charlie Dimmock gets behind RHS Britain in Bloom and Neighbourhood Award volunteers (Horticulture Week)
• Want a British passport? Just stand on a picket line or canvas for Labour (Daily Mail)
  

11 June 2009

• Volunteer management fund opens for bids (Third Sector)
• Fear over staff leave for volunteering (Third Sector)
  

10 June 2009

• Third sector minister Angela Smith "should put Gift Aid at top of her agenda (Third Sector)
• The children of today are the social entrepreneurs of tomorrow (Social Enterprise Magazine)

4 June 2009

• Mayor of London Boris Johnson has fallen into a river while launching a drive to urge Londoners to volunteer (BBC News)
• http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/8070731.stm (BBC News)
• A work of heart - Volunteering pays off as Sophie Jardine discovers fundraising future (Daily Mirror)
  

3 June 2009

• Exclusive: Konnie Huq reveals why she became a volunteer (Daily Mirror)
• Volunteering enquiries soar at British Red Cross(Charity Finance)
• UK volunteering 'has rocketed since recession began' (Charities Aid Foundation)
• Volunteering has never been more relevant (Independent blog by Justin Davis Smith)

2 June 2009

• Coronation Street star Jennie McAlpine tells us why it's good to be a volunteer (GMTV)
• Volunteering takes off as recession dents job opportunities(Guardian)
  

• Citizens Advice embroiled in another volunteer row (Third Sector)

• How to Stand Out on One More Day Aimed at Volunteers(New York Times)

27 May 2009

• Orange RockCorps launches volunteer campaign with TV ad (Marketing)
• New £9m fund to encourage sixth-formers to volunteer (Third Sector)
• Companies refuse to pay for staff volunteering schemes (Third Sector)
• Pop tycoon launches city volunteer service (Community Newswire)
• New fund to improve volunteer centres in London (Third Sector)
  

21 May 2009

• Recession hits volunteer groups (BBC News)
• Funding for reducing barriers to volunteering (Voluntary News)

19 May 2009

• Volunteer centres struggle with 'tidal wave' of demand (Third Sector)
• Volunteering England releases youth volunteer guide (Charities Aid Foundation)

13 May 2009

• A helping spare hand (The Guardian)
• Baroness Neuberger to quit as volunteering champion (Third Sector)
  

11 May 2009

• Volunteer manager training fund cut by £1m (Third Sector)
• Independent Evaluation Reveals Charity v's Positive Impact on Youth Volunteering (PR Newswire)

6 May 2009

• 'Sacked' CAB volunteer calls for an ombudsman (Third Sector)
• Scottish Government agrees to change volunteer vetting procedure (Third Sector)
• Volunteering her services - top apprentice (Yorkshire Evenining Post)

5 May 2009

• Reading "Volunteering may increase retirees' lifespan: study" (Reuters)
• Do we need an ombudsman for volunteers? (Third Sector)
• Government's volunteer brokerage scheme 'rushed through'(Third Sector)
  

1 May 2009

• Future of youth volunteering (Association of Voluntary Managers)
• Should young people be made to volunteer? (The Times)
• Local authorities 'ignoring Government guidance on CRB checks' (Third Sector)
• Michelle Obama encourages spouses to volunteer (Associated Press)

29 April 2009

• Volunteer your way back into work during the recession (Mirror.co.uk)
• Police wants volunteer officers to fight cybercrime (ITPro)
• Stonehaven seal sculpture donated to volunteer group(pressandjournal.co.uk)
• Blears to announce community investment package(Third Sector)
  

28 April 2009

• Frustration over delayed £4m Government cash for charity volunteer managers (Third Sector)
• London Marathon's volunteer force carried home on a wave of emotion(Telegraph)
• CSV wants campaign to clear up confusion on volunteering jobseekers(Third Sector)
• Grant Thornton employees go to Kenya and India as part of volunteering programme (HR Magazine)

Monday 27 April 2009

• Charities to find volunteering opportunities for schoolchildren (Third Sector)
• Volunteering England welcomes youth community service(Charity Times)
  
• Be prepared for a shock: Scouting is also for girls(Scotsman)

Friday 24 April 2009

• Blunkett tipped to head study on youth volunteers(Guardian)
• MPs believe 16 hour rule myth too! (Association of Volunteer Managers)
• Cabinet Office offers £16.7m third sector hardship fund (Publicfinance.co.uk)

Tuesday 21 April 2009

• Volunteering 'flourishing in recession' (BBC News)
• Volunteer centres see enquiry numbers soar (Charity Finance)
• Dimmock urges nation to volunteer(Belfast Telegraph)
• In MTV Style, Mayor Urges New Yorkers to Get Out and Volunteer(New York Times)
  

Monday 20 April 2009

• New system to speed up CRB checks (Third Sector)
• More offenders should do voluntary work(Abeceder)
• Government announcement on organisations receiving £6.5m earmarked to provide volunteering opportunities for unemployed(Association of Volunteer Managers)

16 April 2009

• Gordon Brown wants all teenagers to volunteer (Third Sector)
• Turn off your TV and volunteer, charity urges(Community Newswire)
  

14 April 2009

• £2m less than promised in Government's third sector action plan(Third Sector)

Tuesday 7 April 2009

• The case for a volunteers ombudsman is strong (Third Sector)
  
• Jennifer's volunteering helps her into job (Thisisnottingham.co.uk)
• The graduate governors(The Guardian)

Monday 6 April 2009

• Hundreds of volunteers to make cricket world cup a success(thisisnottingham.co.uk)
• Enough is Enough; When Volunteers Should Say ‘No’!(FastCompany.com)
• Councils urged to make use of volunteers (Third Sector)

Wednesday 1 April 2009

• BTCV unveils back-to-work volunteering plans(Third Sector)
• Lottery fund opens £58m grants programme(Third Sector)
• Charity should begin with working together (Job Public blog, Guardian)
• Congress expands AmeriCorps volunteer program(Associated Press)
  

Tuesday 31 March 2009

• CAB volunteers 'sacked' after party alcohol row(Third Sector)
• Appeal for volunteer coastguards(Bexhill-on-Sea Observer)
  
• Picture of Kent's volunteering nature revealed - and it's 'worth an award' (Kent online)

Monday 30 March 2009

• Website to encourage new charity trustees (Third Sector)
• Surge in charity advice work from executives (Financial Times)
• British Olympians are model of good government, says Tessa Jowell (Telegraph)
  

Friday 27 March 2009

• Volunteer drive over speeding motorists (Expressandstar.com)
• United in fight to save volunteer centre (Loughborough Echo)
• Gap year holidays can boost employability, claims company (GET)
  

Thursday 26 March 2009

• How to… run a volunteering scheme(People Management)
• Drive to sign up young volunteers in Wales(Third Sector Online)
  

Tuesday 24 March 2009

• It's true: volunteering boosts job prospects (Third Sector)
• Expanding National Service(New York Times)
• Call for European commissioner for civil society (Third Sector)
  

Monday 23 March 2009

• Firm's collapse leaves gap-year teens stranded (The Independent)
• Six Reasons Why You'll Never Volunteer Again (Fast Company)
• Gordon Brown plans Home Guard of 60,000 to deal with terror attacks(Mirror.co.uk)

Friday 20 March 2009

• Compulsory volunteering Nick Spencer, Theos Blog (Telegraph)
  
• Citizenship first: the case for compulsory civic service James Crabtree and Frank Field MP (Prospect Magazine)
• Let unemployed volunteers claim benefits, says Acevo(Third Sector)

Thursday 19 March 2009

• Government exaggerates number of volunteers, says nfpSynergy (Third Sector)
• Volunteer centre in jeopardy in county restrucutring (Loughborough Echo)
• Mirror Works: KNOW HOW - Coping with redundancy (Daily Mirror)

Wednesday 18 March 2009

• Credit crunch boosts corporate volunteer numbers (Community Newswire)
  

Monday 16 March 2009

• Volunteering ombudsman 'unnecessary' (Third Sector)
  
• Volunteer bosses get stuck in for Thorpe Hall hospice (Peterborough Today)
• Hub of activity helps jobless back to work (This in Lincolnshire)
• From Ranks of Jobless, a Flood of Volunteers(New York Times)

Thursday 12 March 2009

• Charities should team up, says Diehl (CAF Online)
• RSPB appeals go online (Third sector)
  

Wednesday 11 March 2009

• Call for unity on volunteering (Third Sector)
• Volunteering England considers official 2012 Games role(Charity Finance)
• Volunteers saved PDSA £10.3m last year (Charity Finance)
  

Tuesday 10 March 2009

• Journalist turned PR turned volunteer: adapting to world 2.0 (Journalism.co.uk)
• Hurd persists on Futurebuilders (Third Sector)
• I would like to give something back to those less fortunate, I’m interested in voluntary work?(Luey - blog)

Monday 9 March 2009

• Volunteers wanted to read to dogs (BBC News)
• Volunteering ombudsman mooted in House of Lords (Third Sector Online)
• MP calls for jobless to do green work (Edinburgh Evening News)

Friday 6 March 2009

• Twenty20 organisers seek volunteers (Press Association)
  
• Acevo offers recession help online (Third Sector)
• VSO's method of delivering development aid may change (Times Online)
• Golf Honours Its Hard-Working Volunteers(English Golf Union)

Thursday 5 March 2009

• Dewsbury MP appointed volunteering 'champ' (Yorkshire Evening Post)
  
• Volunteering helps young people overcome stereotypes(Children & Young People Now)
• Give & Gain Day enables Midland businesses to support their community (Birmingham Post)
• Survey highlights need for recognition of local volunteer heroes(Community Newswire)
  

Wednesday 4 March 2009

• Volunteering 'can rehabilitate offenders' (Third Sector)
• Dame Judy backs volunteering campaign(Community Newswire)

Tuesday 3 March 2009

• Modernisation loans available from April (Third Sector)
• Volunteers rescue British Naval hospital (Times)
  

Monday 2 March 2009

• Student life and second gap year appeal after redundancy (Daily Mail)
• Can charities ignore Facebook and Twitter? (Third Sector)
• Hundreds attend Vestival (Plymouth Herald)
  

Friday 27 February 2009

• v: Young people should be compelled not conscripted to serve their communities (Politics.co.uk)
• Compulsory voluntary work for young people would restore civic pride(Telegraph)
• Save Money While You Help Change the World: Introducing the International Volunteer Card(Euroinvestor.co.uk)

Thursday 26 February 2009

• Recession and insecurity pushes bankers into volunteering (Third Sector)
• Research shows volunteering motivates youngsters and helps them find a job (WalesOnline.co.uk)
• Laid Off? Volunteer! Here's Why And How (Forbes.com)

Wednesday 25 February 2009

• 'No help' for charities with cash in Iceland (Third Sector)
• Charities need donations of IT skills (Computer Weekly)
• Animal lovers save charity £10m (community newswire)
• South London volunteer honoured by PM’s wife (The Voice)
  

Tuesday 24 February 2009

• Citizenship first: the case for compulsory civic service(Prospect)

• Survey: More US teens volunteer than work part time (Msn)
  

Monday 23 February 2009

• Disaster volunteers ‘will be subject to Whitehall orders’ (The Independent)
• Support for teen national service grows(Scotland on Sunday)
• How volunteering can stave off depression (Sunday Times)
• European Year of Volunteering is 2011(Third Sector)
  

Friday 20 February 2009

• Dragons' Den's James Caan is driving force behind youth volunteering awards scheme (HR Magazine)
• YCAB volunteers being restored to front line services after dispute (Thepress.co.uk)
• Voluntary sector: Care charities at risk from public sector cuts(Community Care)
  

Wednesday 18 February 2009

• Volunteer workers better equipped for jobs, survey shows (Guardian)
• Volunteering charities still in the dark about government scheme (Third Sector)
• Teenagers offered chance to find their perfect partner (Northern Echo)
• Bellamy celebrates 50 years of volunteering with BTCV (BTCV)

Tuesday 17 February 2009

• Volunteers sought to chair special youth panels (Community News)
• Aid agencies cut staff to make up for weak pound (Third Sector)

Monday 16 February 2009

• Volunteer boom in bust economy (Sunday Times)
  
• Review welfare-to-work model, Government urged (Third Sector)
• GM workers to perform volunteer work during plant shutdown (USA Today)

Thursday 12 February 2009

• Sharp rise in volunteering applications(Third Sector)
• Police volunteers quit in rules row (getsurrey.co.uk)

Wednesday 11 February 2009

• Cut-price rescue plan that falls way short (Guardian)
• Euro volunteering year 'will be 2011' (Third Sector)
• Safer Internet Day marked by online volunteer training program and free security scans(SC Magazine)
  

Monday 9 February 2009

• Charities and volunteers get funds to help out in recession (Telegraph)
• Old people volunteer due to crunch(Press Association)

Friday 6 February 2009

• Volunteering is the way out of post-graduation blues (The Comment Factory)
  
• Volunteers for hire (Weston & Somerset Mercury)
• Capacity-building programmes 'suffered from administrative errors' (Third Sector)

Thursday 5 February 2009

• Enhance your CV through Student Volunteering Week (Independent Online)
• Voluntourism: Hip or Hype?(vagabondish)

Wednesday 4 February 2009

• How to . . . bounce back from redundancy (The Times)
  
• Campaign calls for recognition for work of BME volunteers(Publicnet.co.uk)
• John Lewis chooses Contact the Elderly for staff volunteering initiative(HR magazine)
• CAF opens Financial Crisis Helpline for charities(CAF Online)
  

Tuesday 3 February 2009

• Government 'wasting money on duplicate funding website' (Third Sector)
• Venue profile: Star and Shadow Cinema, Newcastle (The Guardian)

Monday 2 February 2009

• Sector 'saw v as a threat' (Third Sector)
• More contact between Third Sector and Government, urges Brennan (CAF Online)
• Losing your job can open door to a new world (The Sunday Times)

Friday 30 January 2009

• Citizenship survey - citizens feel a strong sense of belonging(Communities and Local Government)
• London Olympics organisers build CRM database, looking to Obama for inspiration (Marketing Direct)
• Strategies for survival (Charity Finance)
• Lifeboat volunteers rescue hundreds (Noriwich Evening News)
• Government to offer HECS discounts for people who volunteer for community work (The Australian)
• Obama 2.0 -- Volunteers of America or 2012 Campaign?(Fox News)
  

Thursday 29 January 2009

• Campaign aims to improve volunteering (Community Newswire)
• Christian volunteer patrols will target revellers and the homeless(Salisbury Journal)
• Barriers stopping people from volunteering explored in study (Community Newswire)
• Youth volunteering charity merger talks abandoned (Charity Governance)

Wednesday 28 January 2009

• Profile boost for volunteering (Third Sector)
• Voting to start for membership to NCVO’s civil society assembly (Charity Finance)
• Become a school governor (BT Online)

Tuesday 27 January 2009

• CSV to study barriers to volunteering (Third Sector)
  
• Webchat: Liam Bryne Cabinet Office Minister and Citizens on Social Mobility and New Opportunities (EGov monitor)
• Environmental volunteering can help mental illness sufferers (Mental Health Foundation)
• Benefits of volunteer work for teenagers (WalesOnline.co.uk)
  

Monday 26 January 2009

• Charities fear for future economic prospects (Financial Times)
• Plan for ‘Pensioner Power’ to help tackle rising tide of crime MPs want a “Dad’s Army” to come and rescue the police (Daily Express)

Tuesday 20 January 2009

• Volunteer young offenders saving pathway (Yorkshire Post)
• Volunteer’s website shows you how to help from your own home(WalesOnline.co.uk)
• Training success of volunteer, 97(BBC News)
• Many spending Martin Luther King Day volunteering(WKTV)
  

Monday 19 January 2009

• 'Voluntary work improves young people's sex lives', says MP(Telegraph)
  

Friday 16 January 2009

• v to tackle youth unemployment (Charity Finance.co.uk)
• Council to pilot young volunteer scheme (Bournelocal.co.uk)
  
• Olympic volunteering jobs up for grabs for people in Hammersmith and Fulham(Ealinggazette.co.uk)

Thursday 15 January 2009

• Council's officers face voluntary work(Local Government Chronicle)
• Orange RockCorps: what's wrong with an incentive anyway? (Orange.co.uk)

Wednesday 14 January 2009

• Volunteer pilot focus is on future talent (Guardian)
• Use volunteering to climb social ladder, says Brown (Third Sector)
• Opportunity knocks(Guardian)
• We're the volunteers who feel the benefit (Daily Record)
• Conservation charity readies 50th anniversary campaign(Brand Republic)
  

Tuesday 13 January 2009

• When kindness can lead to disaster(Governanace.co.uk)
• Charity's on the lookout for volunteers(Messenger Newspapers)

Monday 12 January 2009

• Britain’s police community support officers(FT.com)
• Volunteers needed to safeguard prisoners(Portsmouth News)

Friday 9 January 2009

• Fiona Barton: I wanted a change – so I gave up my job and my comforts(The Independent)
• Fire victim inspired to become a volunteer (British Red Cross)
  
• The recession has not stifled the public's giving spirit (The Guardian)
  

Thursday 8 January 2009

• Muffins hold the key to victory (Times Higher Education)
• President George H.W. Bush Honored for Leadership in National Volunteerism and Service (CSR Wire)
  

Wednesday 7 January 2009

• What can Facebook really do? (Third Sector)
• Volunteers not put off by criminal checks (Children & Young People Now)
  
• Anthoney Williams: from burglar to international volunteer via Platform 2(Community Care)

Tuesday 6 January 2009

• Volunteering could be a way to restore peoples' sense of self-worth over the next year – but it needs to be done right (Guardian)
• A third would give time, not money (Third Sector)