November 2008

A new £6 million fund to help charitable and voluntary organisations support and develop environmental projects throughout England has been announced by Environment Secretary Hilary Benn.

Orange RockCorps, in partnership with the UK’s leading volunteering website do-it.org.uk, has launched a new opportunity for young people in the UK, as we hear from CEO Stephen Greene and ask him if this is going far enough?

Removing charity exemptions from music performance licensing could be disastrous for charity shops, the Association of Charity Shops has warned.

Volunteering England is launching its publication ‘Raising skills and improving life chances through volunteering’ as part of College’s Week, 10th to 17th November 2008, which has been developed in partnership with Further Education Colleges to help them set up student volunteering.

Steve Baker is the Volunteer Manager for Surrey Police and is responsible for the marketing, recruitment and administration of Special Constables and Police Staff Volunteers.

There are two things going on in the debate over incentives as Justin Davis Smith, Chief Executive of Volunteering England, explains to Volunteering magazine readers

This month Dr Stuart answers a question about volunteer drivers waiting for clients