Author Archives: Amy McGarvey

About Amy McGarvey

Amy works as a research manager and is leading on NCVO’s major piece of research about the volunteer experience. She also contributes to other parts of NCVO’s research programme on voluntary sector and volunteering.

The road to recovery: Covid-19 and volunteering

Posted on July 19, 2021 by Amy McGarvey

Key findings from our research project on voluntary action during the pandemic led by Northumbria University. Continue reading →

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Volunteering in the public sector: What we’ve learned

Posted on January 13, 2020 by Amy McGarvey

Today we are launching our new research report on volunteering in the public sector. Here are some of the findings that stood out. Continue reading →

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Researching diversity and volunteering

Posted on December 16, 2019 by Amy McGarvey

In 2020 we plan to research in-depth the theme of diversity and volunteering. Find out more about the project and how you can get involved. Continue reading →

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Looking at the future of employer-supported volunteering

Posted on June 4, 2019 by Amy McGarvey

Some of the highlights from our new report into employer-supported volunteering (ESV) published today. Continue reading →

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Building on Time Well Spent: taking a closer look at employer-supported volunteering

Posted on February 13, 2019 by Amy McGarvey

We're exploring some of the issues raised in our volunteer experience report in more depth. Find out how you can get involved. Continue reading →

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Time Well Spent: What we’ve learned about the volunteer experience

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Amy McGarvey

Our Time Well Spent report details the findings from our national survey of over 10,000 people across Britain on their volunteering experiences. Continue reading →

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Volunteer experience survey: The latest

Posted on June 28, 2018 by Amy McGarvey

We've made a lot of progress since launching the survey earlier in the year. Here's what we covered and our reflections on the process so far. Continue reading →

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Stepping into volunteers’ shoes: A national survey on the volunteer experience

Posted on February 22, 2018 by Amy McGarvey

This year, we’ll be engaging volunteers across the country through a national survey to explore and understand their experience of volunteering. Continue reading →

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