Author Archives: Catherine Goodall

Catherine Goodall

About Catherine Goodall

Catherine Goodall is a senior policy officer at NCVO, working primarily on public services policy. She has a background in research and practice, working with local authorities and universities to drive service improvement and facilitating participatory action research.

Volunteering in England in 2032

Posted on April 13, 2022 by Catherine Goodall

NCVO is collaborating with other voluntary organisations to develop a Vision for Volunteering over the next ten years, and bringing about positive change. Continue reading →

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Mobilising the public response to war in Ukraine through partnership and collaboration

Posted on April 11, 2022 by Catherine Goodall

The government's Homes for Ukraine scheme provides an opportunity to build on learnings from covid-19 and the Mobilising UK Voluntary Action (MVA) project. Continue reading →

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Preparing for vaccination as a condition of employment and volunteering

Posted on December 10, 2021 by Catherine Goodall

What's changing, the key implications and how to plan for changes to vaccination requirements for staff and volunteers delivering CQC rated health and social care services. Continue reading →

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What can we learn from England’s volunteering policy response to covid-19?

Posted on November 30, 2021 by Catherine Goodall

Today we publish our briefing on the volunteering policy response to the covid-19 pandemic in England. In this blog, we share the key messages and findings. Continue reading →

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Volunteer Passports: An update on the scoping review with the voluntary sector

Posted on July 28, 2021 by Catherine Goodall

Take a look at our latest work with Volunteering Matters on volunteer passports, to inform a report to No 10 and the Department for Media, Culture and Sport. Continue reading →

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Barriers to mass vaccination and the role of charities and volunteers

Posted on March 26, 2021 by Catherine Goodall

NCVO's work with Volunteering Matters focuses on gathering insights and examples to identify barriers to vaccination and solutions charities and volunteers can offer. Continue reading →

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Developing a National Volunteer Passporting Scheme

Posted on February 19, 2021 by Catherine Goodall

Volunteering Matters and NCVO are working in partnership to develop recommendations for a national volunteer passporting scheme. We outline what the scheme may entail as well as the resulting opportunities and barriers Continue reading →

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National Volunteering Forum: Engaging volunteers and paid staff

Posted on December 16, 2020 by Catherine Goodall

A recap of our second joint online National Volunteering Forum with the Association of Volunteer Managers, held on 8 December. Continue reading →

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Public services: Lessons from coronavirus

Posted on June 9, 2020 by Catherine Goodall

With the House of Lords select committee on public services opening new inquiry, we set out what needs to change and how you can help us feed evidence in. Continue reading →

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Commissioning and contracting – shaping the ‘new normal’

Posted on May 22, 2020 by Catherine Goodall

How you can help us make the case for more flexible, partnership working in public service delivery. Continue reading →

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