Downloadable resources
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Arts and culture
Case studies - Leeds
Children and young people
Future of Youth Volunteering report - Catch 22 and v
Young Disabled Leaders project - final report
Engaging Practice: engaging young citizens from disadvantaged communities - report
Employer supported volunteering
Employer supported volunteering hub
Environment
Improving open spaces with social landlords - project details and case study
Environmental volunteering in communities
Fact Sheets
Volunteering as a school governor 
(2.7Mb)
Good Practice
Volunteering England's Good Practice Bank is divided into themes and contains information sheets, articles, sample documents and case studies that reflect good practice in managing volunteers
Health and social care
Opening doors to volunteering
Opening doors to volunteering to under-represented groups
Themes - Homelessness; Disability; Mental Health, BAME; Faith-based Organisations; Ex-offenders.
Project summaries
Making Moves 
(100Kb) - Summary of an adult social care day care centre volunteering project which encouraged centre users to develop skills and reduce their dependence on the centre
Research
Study on Volunteering in the European Union: Country report, United Kingdom
A study into the experience of school governors (1.1Mb)
Sports
Involving volunteers - top tips
Involving Disabled People as Sports Volunteers
Involving Older People as Sports Volunteers
Recruiting Volunteers from Outside your Club
Sports Volunteering Strategy (492.9Kb) - Leeds
Volunteer management
Excellence in volunteer management - Volunteer Centre Warrington
Other resources
European Year of Volunteering 2011 (477.9Kb) (Presentation from the Volunteering England conference and AGM 5/11/10)
Year of Volunteering 2005 (230.7Kb) (Presentation from the Volunteering England conference and AGM 5/11/10)
Working group notes from Volunteering England AGM (138.7Kb) 5/11/10
A guide to developing a volunteer programme
Leeds European Volunteering conference communiqué
