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Volunteering in the news - Stories from 2007

Friday 21 December 2007

New volunteering inquiry questioned (Third Sector)
Bank scoops national volunteering award (Alliance & Leicester)
Ministry of Justice launches Third Sector consultation (GNN)

Thursday 20 December 2007

Challenge the experts at Volunteering England's ESV symposium (Online Recruitment)
Olympian urges young people to be sports volunteers (Community Newswire)
Volunteer work? I wouldn't do it if you paid me (Wilts & Gloucestershire Standard)

Wednesday 19 December 2007

Groundbreaking FE peer mentoring project (The Guardian)
Helping homeless voted top Christmas volunteering activity (24dash.com)
Uni's volunteers win award (thisisnottingham.co.uk)

Tuesday 18 December 2007

The benefits of youth volunteering (easyarticles.com)
Volunteering drive among minorities (Third Sector)
Keep volunteering call (Tivyside Advertiser)

Friday 14 December 2007

Brown promises greater emphasis on volunteering (The Times)
Review of 2007: The 10 biggest stories of the year (Third Sector)
Elderly volunteer helps others to get their voices heard (Lancashire Telegraph)

Thursday 13 December 2007

Concern over possible 'compulsory volunteering' (Voluntary News)
My Week: Crisis Open Christmas services manager Andrew Meyer (Third Sector)
Compact awards recognise high standards (Third Sector)

Wednesday 12 December 2007

Challenge assumptions about volunteering, researchers told(World Volunteer Web)
Review of 2007: The 10 biggest stories of the year ...(Third Sector)
AVM launches childcare expenses campaign (Third Sector)

Tuesday 11 December 2007

Swatee Deepak’s tips for student volunteers (Guardian Unlimited)
Childcare cost barrier to volunteering (Voluntary News)
Hostels voted “best way to help” at Christmas in VE poll(Third Sector)

Monday 10 December 2007

Volunteers make a Christmas difference says VE(24dash.com)
Leading veterinary charity gains IiV(Basingstoke Gazette)
Christmas volunteers win top award (Kent Online)

Friday 7 December 2007

Anger as Scottish youth volunteers lose out in £5m cut to project funds (Glasgow Herald)
Minister praises Volunteer Centre for its work with social exclusion (Buxton Advertiser)
Dedicated student volunteers on awards shortlist (Evening Leader)

Thursday 6 December 2007

Volunteers can train to gain (Ethicalcareers.org)
Volunteers urged to launch charity projects (Community Newswire)
£300,000 boost for Voluntary Action Calderdale (Halifax Evening Courier)

Wednesday 5 December 2007

Media Trust launches new volunteering campaign (Metro)
Local Compact breaches are rising, report reveals (Third Sector)
Third Sector research centre responses published (Voluntary News)

Tuesday 4 December 2007

Crunch time for Volunteer Centre (The Argus)
Seminars for volunteers (The Star)
Young volunteers rewarded in national Millennium Volunteers awards (East End Life)

Monday 3 December 2007

Youth volunteering programme launched (Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea)
Centre to be axed? (Rochdale Observer)
Praise for young sport volunteers(Harborough Mail)

Friday 30 November 2007

CSV and Jobcentre Plus help people get back on their feet (This is Bristol)
Report criticises charity trustee recruitment (Guardian Unlimited)
University volunteering scoops Guardian award (University of Sheffield)

Thursday 29 November 2007

Volunteering and enforcement do not mix. Ever.(Third Sector)
RSPCA campaign for volunteers (Stroud News & Journal)
Major award to help our communities (Wirral Globe)

Wednesday 28 November 2007

Sure Start mums receieve volunteering accreditation (iccoventry.co.uk)
Crisis seeks help to spread Christmas cheer (East End Life)
Residents helped back into work thanks to new course (Salford County Council)

Tuesday 27 November 2007

Mentoring for new migrants (Ministry of Justice)
Voluntary work 'needs street cred' (iccoventry.co.uk)
Charities offered free new media training (Community Newswire)

Monday 26 November 2007

A 'How to' guide to festive volunteering (50connect.co.uk)
Chemistry students shortlisted for volunteering award (Bristol University)
IVR and Volunteer Development Scotland explore demand for online resources (Voluntary News)

Friday 23 November 2007

Calderdale volunteers awarded Investing in Volunteers (Halifax Today)
Doubts over speed gun volunteers (The Yarmouth Mercury)
Railway volunteers 'will not help children' (thisiswestcountry.co.uk)

Thursday 22 November 2007

Two ChangeUp decisions postponed (Third Sector)
£75m boost to youth volunteering (Blackburn Citizen)
New home for North Devon volunteers (North Devon Gazette)

Wednesday 21 November 2007

'Ambassadors' scheme aims for 500,000 young volunteers (Third Sector)
Hospital pays tribute to volunteers' years of help (thisischeshire.co.uk)
Thousands turn to charities for help (Watford Observer)

Tuesday 20 November 2007

We need a community day, says TUC (Swindon Advertiser)
University volunteers in line for an award (This is Bristol)

Monday 19 November 2007

People give of their time on National Family Volunteer Day(SeacoastOnline)
Prince Edward visits Truro College(This is the West Country)

Friday 16 November 2007

New community partnership encourages students to be good neighbours (thisisbath.co.uk)
Wansbeck Volunteer Centre celebrates Enterprise Week (Morpeth Today)
Westminster 'scrooges' forced to back down (24dash.com)

Thursday 15 November 2007

North East charities offered free help with communications (Community Newswire)
Student volunteers get backing from city law firm (University of Sheffield)
The benefits of being a volunteer mentor (Norwich Evening News)

Wednesday 14 November 2007

Huge interest in running new Hub replacements (Third Sector)
Compulsory volunteering looms (Third Sector)
Cash cuts shut Volunteer Centre (Hexham Courant)

Tuesday 13 November 2007

Former Scottish First Minister visits Volunteer Centre (icScotland.co.uk)
Trust seeks mental health volunteers (Lowestoft journal)
Volunteering most inspirational Olympic promise says new poll (DCMS)

Monday 12 November 2007

PDSA acknowledges its volunteer managers (UK Fundraising)
Volunteers an endangered species (Sunday Telegraph)
Tower Hamlets VC launches volunteering compact code (Tower Hamlets Council)

Friday 9 November 2007

£31 million value of Oldham's volunteers (Oldham Chronicle)
Crisis calls for Christmas volunteers (News Shopper)
British Heart Foundation VM thanks volunteers (Driffield Today)

Thursday 8 November 2007

Volunteering - a chance to discover a new direction (Kent Online)
VSO urges former volunteers to get in touch ahead of 50th anniversary (Community Newswire)
Young mothers help Romanian appeal with Millennium Volunteers (Northallerton Today)

Wednesday 7 November 2007

Charities question 'compulsory' volunteering (Third Sector)
Volunteer work - a route into employment (Kent Online)
CRB checks hinder young volunteers (Children & Young People Now)

Tuesday 6 November 2007

CSV reports record number of volunteers due to summer floods (Community Newswire)
Justice Week promotes volunteering opportunities in the system (Ministry of Justice)
Young volunteers inspired by international athlete (Peterlee Today)

Monday 5 November 2007

CSV offer advanced level risk management training for volunteer managers (Third Sector)
Volunteering has increased my self worth - thanks to a Volunteer Centre (Kent Online)
Lib Dem leadership snubs voluntary sector meeting (Rochdale Online)

Friday 2 November 2007

Volunteer managers feel work goes unrecognised (Third Sector)
Liverpool businesses 'make a difference' (Business in the Community)
Free media training from CSV at the BBC (BBC South Yorkshire)

Thursday 1 November 2007

Volunteer Centre Spalding relaunches (Spalding Today)
Davina McCall launches cash fund for disadvantaged groups (Community Newswire)
Funding cut for Bexley volunteer groups (News Shopper)

Wednesday 31 October 2007

Risk report echoes VE research findings (Egovmonitor)
Young people asked to volunteer in libraries (Children and Young People Now)
Four nations - volunteering opportunities for young people(Children and Young People Now)

Tuesday 30 October 2007

Olympic Games volunteers graduate (BBC News)
Experts in Volunteering service puts trainers in touch with volunteering professionals in London (Voluntary News)
Volunteers honoured by police (Rye and Battle Today)

Monday 29 October 2007

Volunteering organisations call for Community Day bank holiday (epolitix.com)
Conservatives plan to pay special constables (Telegraph)
Community and voluntary organisations encouraged to bid for cash (Harrogate Today)

Friday 26 October 2007

Elisabeth Hoodless calls for support for Community Day on CSV's Make a Difference Day (Halifax Courier)
Volunteer passport launched in Scotland (Third Sector)
Celia Waldman is the JC's volunteer of the week (Jewish Chronicle)

Thursday 25 October 2007

Why the sector shouldn't sneer at middle class volunteers (Third Sector)
Research finds hourly paid workers less likely to volunteer than those on salary (The Times)
The invaluable contribution of hospital volunteers (Calibre Macro World)

Wednesday 24 October 2007

Firms interest pays off for keen pupils (Telegraph and Argus)
Roehampton's Rochester retires (Third Sector)
Iris inspires a generation of young volunteers (Marketing Services Talk)

Tuesday 23 October 2007

Julia Neuberger launches consultation on public service involvement of volunteers (Third Sector)
Capacitybuilders rejects themes for Hub replacements (Third Sector)
"Child judge" court to involve volunteers (BBC News Online)

Monday 22 October 2007

PDSA awarded volunteering standard (ThirdSector)
Pilotlight ponders opening two new offices(ThirdSector)
Charity appeals to youngsters(Wigan Today)

Friday 19 October 2007

Volunteering England's Rob Jackson to rally volunteers (thisisbath.co.uk)
Hobbies can chime with volunteering, argues v (Third Sector)
Hub seeks views on volunteer management standards (Third Sector)

Thursday 18 October 2007

PDSA first national charity to be awarded Investing in Volunteers (UK Pets)
Students learn value of volunteering (this is dorset.co.uk)
Volunteering 2007 conference a huge success (Diabetes UK)

Wednesday 17 October 2007

Briefing update on volunteering with children (Voluntary News)
Olympic Games will benefit Croydon (iccroydon.co.uk)
Volunteer Centre on the move (This is the West Country)

Tuesday 16 October 2007

Crisis in volunteers revealed (The Herald)
The Muslim Burial Council of Leicestershire receives Queens Award (The Muslim Weekly)
Winchester volunteer awards presented (Hampshire Chronicle)

Monday 15 October 2007

Yorkshire Water first company to achieve new ESV quality mark (Third Sector)
Gangs flourishing due to voluntary service cuts says Met advisor (Islington Tribune)
Volunteer drive launched to help ex-offenders integrate (Bradford Telegraph & Argus)

Friday 12 October 2007

Young Achievers Awards launched (Westmorland Gazette)
Prince Harry trains with volunteer group (BBC News Online)
Sainsburys helps Scouts' volunteer recruitment drive (Third Sector)

Thursday 11 October 2007

Darling confirms £515 million for sector (Third Sector)
Skills through volunteering campaign launched (Voluntary News)
West Midlands voluntary workers set out their stall (iccoventry.co.uk)

Wednesday 10 October 2007

Monday 8 October 2007

Volunteer reading scheme raises literacy levels (Provident Financial)
Advice sessions for volunteers (Todmorden Today)
Vote for your best volunteers (icealing.co.uk)

Friday 5 October 2007

FE sector urged to give evidence of volunteer impact (Egovmonitor)
Volunteering England links with NHS careers for Friends Week (NHS Careers)
Citizenship Survey: Britons feel they belong (A2 Mediagroup)

Thursday 4 October 2007

Exhibition celebrates homeless volunteers (24dash.com)
Rural volunteer centre gets Lottery cash (iccoventry.co.uk)
Barclays encourages global staff to volunteer 150,000 hours (Barclays Newsroom)

Wednesday 3 October 2007

Paid staff replace volunteer drivers (Bishop's Stortford Citizen)
Volunteering experts on hand to help (Buckingham Today)
Voluntary Arts publishes child protection briefings for volunteers (Tower Hamlets Council)

Tuesday 2 October 2007

Young volunteers could help peers in poverty (Community Newswire)
Scouts and cubs urge Oldhamers to volunteer (Oldham Chronicle)
New voluntary sector management qualification launched (Voluntary News)

Monday 1 October 2007

Volunteer Centre urgently seeks funding to replace Lottery cash (Saffron Walden Reporter)
Couch potatoes urged to turn off TV and volunteer (York Press)
Volunteer fair launched in Solihull (icsolihull.co.uk)

Friday 28 September 2007

Hub replacement funding to be cut by half (Third Sector)
How East Londoners can get involved in sports volunteering (Tower Hamlets Council)
Volunteer Centre scoops massive grant (Heartland Evening News)

Thursday 27 September 2007

Additional programmes considered for ChangeUp (Third Sector)
Awards ceremony pays tribute to valuable work of volunteers (Northern Echo)
Ed Balls praises volunteers in Labour conference speech (Community Care)

Wednesday 26 September 2007

'Give more support to volunteers' VE tells Government (Third Sector)
Muslim volunteer at hospital suspended (News Shopper)
New guide for funders in assessing capability of grant recipients (UK Fundraising)

Tuesday 25 September 2007

Virtual volunteers project goes live (Third Sector)
Northern Ireland sees decline in volunteering since 2001 (Voluntary News)
SCVO launches website to recruit trustees (Third Sector)

Monday 24 September 2007

What will volunteers be like in five years? (Voluntary News)
'I have years of training but no job' (BBC News Online)
Pre-Volunteer Programme (London Development Agency)

Friday 21 September 2007

Government launches volunteering campaign to boost skills (Community Newswire)
Service launches to help older people in Suffolk volunteer (Egovmonitor)
Help at hand with criminal checks (Kent Online)

Thursday 20 September 2007

Service demise cuts volunteers (icsolihull.co.uk)
SCVO launch campaign to attract more trustees (UK Fundraising)
All aboard for drive to attract rural volunteers (Northants Evening Telegraph)

Wednesday 19 September 2007

Christopher Spence steps down (Third Sector)
Third Sector undercut as Pathways to Work contracts go to private sector (Unite)
Volunteers' flood work "inspiring" (BBC News online)

Tuesday 18 September 2007

Gordon's Lib Dem volunteers defend the justice of their actions (Guardian)
V20 trustee on why volunteers are born, not made (Times)
80% of Britons believe volunteers are not given enough recognition (Wyvern FM)

Monday 17 September 2007

Umbrella bodies dispute Audit Commission grant finding (Third Sector)
Red Foundation launches v stage 2 funding advice service (UK Fundraising)
PM hails boost for youth sports scheme (Premier League)

Friday 14 September 2007

Information gap for volunteers (Third Sector)
Restore abandoned ChangeUp themes, say umbrella bodies (Third Sector)
Charities call for Compact to expand role (Society Guardian)
'More volunteers and charitable giving needed' - former Tory leader (Community Newswire)

Wednesday 12 September 2007

Cabinet Office publishes results of national survey on volunteering (UK Fundraising)
Barclays gives centre plenty of interest (Basingstoke Gazette)
Volunteers help out at flood hit school (Community Newswire)

Tuesday 11 September 2007

NCH and Barclays measure the impact of their partnership (The Times Online)
Bringing back national service could be the key to building community cohesion (The Times Online)
Employer supported volunteering initiative helps vulnerable young people and their families to gain financial independence (The Times Online)

Monday 10 September 2007

VE joins TUC to step up call for community day (TUC)
Ministers to consider citizen service when tackling child protection (Media Guardian)
Yorkshire Bank enters sponsorship agreement with leading conservation charity (A2 Media Group)

Friday 7 September 2007

Few volunteers get full expenses back, survey finds (Third Sector)
Mark Restall on benefits claimants volunteering (Society Guardian)
PM focuses on V as Cameron launches Citizens' Service (Number 10 press briefing)

Thursday 6 September 2007

Survey finds majority give to charity (Guardian Unlimited)
EU Commission wants to involve young people better in society (A2mediagroup.com)
Student volunteers celebrate at House of Lords (Lewisham College)

Wednesday 5 September 2007

VE says organisations must do more to reach out to volunteers (BBC News Online)
Student volunteers celebrate at SVE House of Lords dinner (Londoncolleges.com)
National youth service scheme "could be compulsory" says CSV (Third Sector)

Tuesday 4 September 2007

Brown backs sector in keynote speech (Third Sector)
Starbucks staff thanked for ESV efforts (iccoventry.co.uk)
Is the government being fair to the voluntary sector? (Philip's Space)

Monday 3 September 2007

Older generation deterred from volunteering with "troublesome" youth (Guardian Unlimited)
Third Sector Minister praises flood volunteers (SourceUK.net)
New police escort service for voluntary groups (Rutland & Stamford Mercury)

Thursday 30 August 2007

CSV launches toolkit to encourage teen volunteering (Young People Now)
Goldstar targets the hard-to-reach (Third Sector)
Sport England encourages inactive Britons to volunteer in sport (Norwich Evening News)

Tuesday 28 August 2007

Volunteering England says "take a positive risk" (The Times)
We're doing our bit to help the dyslexic (Norwich Evening News)
Central Lancashire PCT urges voluntary groups to apply for grants (Preston Citizen)

Friday 24 August 2007

Volunteer Centre reveals typical volunteer profile (iccoventry.co.uk)
Cumbria Community Awards launched (The Cumberland News)
How volunteering could benefit from the 2012 Olympics (The Economist)

Thursday 23 August 2007

V could be exempted from minimum wage rule (Third Sector)
Voluntary groups to benefit from council computer giveaway (iccoventry.co.uk)
Young people celebrate success in volunteering leadership scheme (24dash.com)

Wednesday 22 August 2007

Search for UK's "most remarkable volunteers" (Community Newswire)
Dorset volunteer organisations hit out at shaming list (Dorset Echo)
Conservative Party policy group rejects Community Day proposals (BBC News)

Tuesday 21 August 2007

Wear Valley volunteers get support to start work (Northern Echo)
Volunteer Centre Greenwich organises Barclays ESV project (News Shopper)
Volunteer opens rebranded charity shop (News & Star)

Monday 20 August 2007

Volunteers get behind diving world series (Sport Focus)
Apprentice star spurs young into action (iccoventry.co.uk)
Department of Health opens £73 milllion investment programme for Social Enterprise programmes (GNN)

Friday 17 August 2007

VE says "volunteer in the UK" (Guardian Unlimited)
End of line for Solihull CVS (icsolihull.co.uk)
Scrap fees for caring students, says MP (EDP24)

Thursday 16 August 2007

New NHS boss says thanks to volunteers (Andover Advertiser)
Volunteers needed to man CCTV cameras (Pendle Today)
Last chance to enter tackling drugs changing lives awards in Hull (GNN)

Wednesday 15 August 2007

Child poverty campaign to recruit volunteers (Community Newswire)
A gap year volunteer responds (Guardian Unlimited)
Profile: Steve Leach, Mentoring and Befriending Foundation (ePolitix.com)

Tuesday 14 August 2007

You're better off backpacking - VSO warns about perils of 'voluntourism' (Guardian Unlimited)
EMMERDALE favourite Donna Windsor-Dingle ditched the Dales to congratulate volunteers at Sheffield's Northern General Hospital (The Star)
Plea to 'behind-the-scenes heroes' (Northern Echo)

Monday 13 August 2007

Scout leaders may be fingerprinted says ID Chief (Bloomberg)
Waverley voluntary sector in line for £10,000 (Farnham Today)
Volunteering Guide launched by Volunteer Centre Uttlesford (Cambridge Evening News)

Friday 10 August 2007

VE comments on Audit Commission report (Charity Times)
Young environmental volunteers get £2 million (News Central)
Cumbria Community Awards launched (Whitehaven News)

Thursday 9 August 2007

County Council puts its "Hands Up" to save vital volunteering service (West Sussex County Council)
£300,000 up for grabs in West Cumbria (North West Evening Mail)
Nominations open for IT volunteer awards (Community Newswire)

Wednesday 8 August 2007

New online mentoring service launched (Society Guardian)
Cohesion plans lead to grant conflict (Society Guardian)
Volunteering and work experience "vital" for graduates (Online Recruitment)

Tuesday 7 August 2007

Volunteering England comments on CSR survey (Third Sector)
Flood volunteers thanked (This is Gloucestershire)
Volunteers honoured at Sedgefield VC awards (Northern Echo)

Monday 6 August 2007

Volunteers welcome Cameron's plans for excluded pupils(Third Sector)
'Sacked' from hospice shop, Joyce, 81, dies 'from a broken heart' (Halifax Courier)
Cheltenham's volunteer centre helping with water distribution (Cheltenham Borough Council)

Thursday 2 August 2007

News analysis: why CVSs are deciding to combine (Third Sector)
Online disability debate with new Minister for Third Sector, Phil Hope (The Disability Agenda)
Volunteering England urges local authorities to show volunteer value (Egov monitor)

Wednesday 1 August 2007

Groups fear "professionalisation" of volunteering (Third Sector)
CRB does U-turn on volunteer checks (Young People Now)
Seb Coe signs up to Tower Hamlets' sports scheme (24dash.com)

Tuesday 31 July 2007

Funding cuts to hit rape crisis centres in UK (Times)
Worcestershire voluntary groups share new £15,000 flood fund (Stourbridge News)
Volunteer speed dating event helped recruit new drivers (Swindon Advertiser)

Monday 30 July 2007

Confusion over flood fund responsibility (Daily Telegraph)
Volunteer groups could fold due to shortage of treasurers (Northern Echo)
The media professionals using their skills to give something back (Guardian)

Friday 27 July 2007

Children given fun day incentives to volunteer (Community Newswire)
Groundbreaking volunteering scheme sees young people help recruit care staff (Lewisham Council)
Minister pledges £184 million to revamp youth clubs (Guardian)

Thursday 26 July 2007

Wednesday 25 July 2007

Ed Miliband on why he's given £117 million to youth volunteering (Guardian Unlimited)
Anti poverty campaign sees huge volunteer workshop demand (Third Sector)
Volunteer groups praised for flood efforts (Worcester News)

Tuesday 24 July 2007

Brown hails volunteers as he unveils vision for Britain (Guardian Unlimited)
Brown proposes making 24th July a national day for volunteering (icSurreyOnline)
Disadvantaged young people to benefit from corporate volunteering programme (BitC)
V helps Oxfam and Xfm with events funding for Oxjam festival (Oxfam)

Monday 23 July 2007

Pre-Olympic Programme volunteers help out with Tour de France (Tower Hamlets)
Young volunteers inundated with flood help calls (Community Newswire)
Bank staff to revamp areas of zoo (BBC News)

Friday 19 July 2007

YouthNet receives 20,000 for online advice training (UK Fundraising)
Lynda Waltho MP raises issue of local funding provision for the Voluntary Sector (E Gov Monitor)
CVS to close rather than accept council contract (Third Sector)

Wednesday 18 July 2007

Vetting system comes under attack from CSV (Third Sector)
Support service decision 'marginalises volunteering' (Third Sector)

Tuesday 17 July 2007

Charities 'should campaign more' (Third Sector)
Two MBA scholarships available to outstanding third sector candidates (UK Fundraising)

Monday 16 July 2007

Capacitybuilders rejects calls to introduce ChangeUp national support service for volunteering (Third Sector)

Friday 13 July 2007

Volunteering England's Laura Bennett explains why it’s important to vet and check potential volunteers in this online TV debate (Friction.tv) Please note this video requires a recent version of Flash Player to play.
V releases first round of vcashpoint funds for community youth projects (Third Sector)
Volunteers not covered in cycling Community Safety Accreditation Scheme (British Cycling)
Why volunteering should not be compulsory in corporate CSR schemes (People Management)

Thursday 12 July 2007

Capacitybuilders – focus on their response to the volunteering campaign (Third Sector)
Voluntary groups get funding boost from London Councils (eGov Monitor)

Wednesday 11 July 2007

VE concerns over Tory volunteering incentives (Third Sector)
Julia Neuberger on her new role championing volunteering to government (The Guardian)