What's new

1 July 2008

• Opportunities for Volunteering funding round now open for 2009-2012

23 June 2008

Hub Evaluation Survey: Take Part and win £50 Amazon vouchers!

Volunteering England has commissioned an independent consultant to write a final report about the work of the Volunteering Hub. It would be greatly appreciated if you could take a few minutes to complete this online survey about the good practice resources and training developed by the Volunteering Hub. One survey will be selected at random to win £50 Amazon vouchers.

• Complete the survey (link to surveymonkey.com)

12 June 2008

Volunteers and the law - the video

• Highlights from a presentation made by Mark Restall on 'Volunteers and the law' at the Volunteering England National Convention (YouTube)

5 June 2008

UK Parliament debates volunteering

• Read officical Hansard transcript

2 June 2008

New research findings

• New free research findings from 'Helping Out' - the National survey of volunteering and charitable giving

20 May 2008

Watch our Volunteers' Week 2008 video in which student volunteers talk about their volunteering experiences.

15 May 2008

• Download presentations and workshop notes from the Volunteering England National Convention 2008

14 May 2008

• New sport tools designed to help measure the impact of volunteering

7 May 2008

Justin Davis Smith at the Volunteering England National Convention

The following videos show highlights from a speech given by Justin Davis Smith, Chief Executive of Volunteering England, at our recent national convention:

Part 1: Volunteering - where we're at now

Part 2: Volunteering - the challenges

Part 3 - a new era in volunteering

- Visit the Volunteering England YouTube channel for highlights of speeches made by the representatives of the 3 main political parties

23 April 2008

• Management matters: a national survey of volunteer managment capacity (Full Report PDF)

28 March 2008

• “Citizenship: Our Common Bond” Response from Volunteering England(PDF)

10 March 2008

Baroness Neuberger’s first review of volunteering in the public services

• Read the Office for the Third Sector press statement
• Download 'Volunteering in the Public Services: Health & Social Care' (PDF)

Calls to find UK's Charity Champion

The Beacon Fellowship Charitable Trust has today put out the call to the UK for nominations for the 2008 Beacon Prize. Together with the Government’s Cabinet Office, UBS Wealth Management and The Vodafone UK Foundation, the Charity is urging people throughout the UK to nominate individuals who have made a significant charitable contribution in giving time, money or skills to a specific cause.

• For further details and nomination forms visit the Beacon web site

7 March 2008

• Volunteering England responds to Office of the Third Sector pledges

6 March 2008

• Volunteering England gets creative with pro bono partnership

22 February 2008

• Press Diary Notice: Student Volunteering Week (25 February – 2 March 2008)

15 February 2008

Volunteering England has responded to the recent multi-agency consultation on the proposed Comprehensive Area Assessment for local government

• Read the Volunteering England response
• Read the Comprehensive Area Assessment - consultation paper PDF (A joint consultation by the Audit Commission, Commission for Social CareInspection, Healthcare Commission, HM Inspectorate of Constabulary, HM Inspectorate of Prisons, HM Inspectorate of Probation and Ofsted)

Commission on the Future of Volunteering: Next steps for Volunteering England
If you've read the Commission on the Future of Volunteering Report and are planning a meeting or event to consider the recommendations and implications then this presentation can be used to introduce the discussion

• Download the MS Powewpoint presentation

12 February 2008

• Volunteering England has responded to the consultation on the Ministry of Justice’s “Third Sector Strategy – Improving policies and securing better public services through effective partnerships”.
  - Read what we have said here
• Volunteering England has responded to the consultation by The National Offender Management Service (NOMS), “Securing effective partnerships to reduce re-offending and protect the public 2008 – 2011.
  - Read what we have said here

8 February 2008

• Response from Volunteering England to the Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006: Independent Safeguarding Authority Scheme Consultation Document (MS Word)

• Order printed copies of the Manifesto for Change

6 February 2008

• DEFRA Third Sector Strategy – Towards a Third Sector Strategy - consultation: Response by Volunteering England (MS Word)

28 January 2008

• Commission on the Future of Volunteering publishes final report (link to Commission site)
• Volunteering England says, “Don’t shy away from Commission challenges”

17 January 2008

New publications available to download

The following publications have been produced from the findings of research undertaken by The Institute for Volunteering Research in association with VAMU and Media Trust.

- Introduction to Media handbook - Free to download PDF (3MB)
- Introduction to Marketing handbook - Free to download PDF (3MB)

9 January 2008

• Press release: Davis Smith pledges lasting impact as new Volunteering England Chief Executive

4 January 2008

• Press release: Young volunteers wanted to “youth proof” charity websites