25 September 2008
| Volunteer Centres - The heart of volunteering 
Volunteering England has produced a diagram which illustrates the broad range of services volunteer centres provide. The diagram shows that centres are the beating heart of volunteering providing life blood to local communities. In the picture, as in reality, Centres link up with local business, current and potential volunteers, local decision makers, central government, those at risk of social exclusion, active citizens, and voluntary and community groups. It is designed to explain the vital role centres play in volunteering in a different way. Love or hate it? You decide! Some centres are already using it to explain their complex but vital role in local communities, it has already been used to influence central government. |
1 September 2008
4 August 2008
30 July 2008
12 June 2008
Volunteers and the law - the video
5 June 2008
UK Parliament debates volunteering
2 June 2008
New research findings
20 May 2008
Watch our Volunteers' Week 2008 video in which student volunteers talk about their volunteering experiences.
15 May 2008
14 May 2008
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
28 March 2008
10 March 2008
Baroness Neuberger’s first review of volunteering in the public services
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.
7 March 2008
6 March 2008
22 February 2008
15 February 2008
Volunteering England has responded to the recent multi-agency consultation on the proposed Comprehensive Area Assessment for local government
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
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
6 February 2008
28 January 2008
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
