Category Archives: Training and events
Volunteering round-up: November 2018
This week is both Trustees Week and #iwill Week so it's a good time to celebrate the many different ways in which volunteers contribute to their causes. Plus, the latest volunteering news and upcoming training and events. Continue reading
Governance round-up: November 2018 – Trustees’ Week special
This week we're celebrating the vital contribution that trustees make with free resources, and discounts on governance training and publications, Continue reading
Strategy is about power: how will you use it?
A strategy is not just the plan on paper: it is the process by which an organisation reaches agreement about its direction, priorities and resources. Continue reading
Funding and Finance Round-Up: October 2018
This month's roundup includes a difficult Budget for the Chancellor, Royal Botanic Gardens grants and an update on the Charity Tax Commission and JustGiving. Continue reading
A guide to using the volunteering and end-of-life care toolkit
Volunteering and end-of-life care is an evidence-based toolkit to address the problem of supporting people with advanced illness, and their families. Continue reading
Volunteering round-up: October 2018
This month we look back at our National Volunteering Forum held in Birmingham, We're championing volunteering later in life and highlighting #iwill Week 2018. Continue reading
National Volunteering Forum: Incentivised volunteering and rewarding volunteers
Highlights from this month's National Volunteering Forum which focused on methods and challenges for rewarding and recognising volunteers. Continue reading
Volunteering does not need to stop for over 75s
Rates of volunteering fall sharply in the over-75s, yet evidence shows that older volunteers may benefit a lot from it. This blog presents the key findings from an evaluation of the Residents as Volunteers project, which aimed to support over-75s living in Abbeyfield care homes to volunteer. Continue reading
Impact round-up: September 2018
This month, we highlight training and tools to help you evaluate your impact, the upcoming Data4Good conference, a new report on preventing youth violence, and more Continue reading
Funding and finance round-up: September 2018
This month's round-up includes news on the European Social Fund and Brexit, a free webinar on the Fundraising Code of Practice, the latest from Funding Central, and more. Continue reading
