ChangeUp - Volunteering Hub

Volunteering England is the accountable body for the activity of the Volunteering Hub.

The Volunteering Hub will work to achieve the ChangeUp high level objective that by 2014 there will be a leaner, effectively marketed and high quality volunteering infrastructure reaching, recruiting and placing a greater number and diversity of individuals coupled with improved volunteer management.

To help achieve the ChangeUp objectives Volunteering England has produced detailed plan for the development of a Volunteering Hub. The following documents provide key information for those seeking an understanding of our work.

• The Volunteering Hub and ChangeUP - A short 2 page leaflet summarising what ChangeUp and the Volunteering Hub is all about (PDF)
• Read an Executive summary of our business plan for the Volunteering Hub (MS Word)
• Read the full business plan (PDF)
• Year 2 workplan and budget summary (PDF)
• Hub business plan 07–08 (PDF)
• Summary business plan 07–08 (PDF)

Briefings

• Read the Volunteering Hub submission to the Capacitybuilders review of the national hubs (PDF)
• Read the briefing on Volunteering Hub activity prepared for the Infrastructure National Partnership (PDF)
• Read the briefing that the Volunteering Hub prepared for the CapacityBuilders Board (PDF)

Projects or activities currently supported by the ChangeUp Volunteering Hub

• Commission on the Future of Volunteering
  The Volunteering Hub is the principle sponsor of the Commission on the Future of Volunteering established by the England Volunteering Development Council.
  
• Investing in Volunteers
• Good Practice Bank
  
• Good Practice Guides on working with under-represented groups
• Volunteering and risk management
• England Volunteering Development Council
• Learning Loops
• Marketing Campaign for Volunteer Centres
• A sustainable funding framework for Volunteer Centres

ChangeUp is a programme of capacity building for the infrastructure of the voluntary and community sector, developed in partnership with the sector.

The aim of ChangeUp investment is to catalyse the modernisation of infrastructure provision in order to improve its sustainability, quality and reach. Led by sector expertise, the Capacitybuilders Agency is now managing ChangeUp.

National Hubs

The National Hubs website is a portal to the support, information and services the Hubs can offer your organisation to help you achieve more.