Tag Archives: Volunteering
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
Volunteering round-up: September 2018
This month we look back at our recent research and campaigning conferences. We also have an update on the volunteer experience research project, news on upcoming events, and more. Continue reading
Managing employees and volunteers: Your most common questions answered
HR and employment law specialists Croner reveal the most common questions to the helpline asked by NCVO members about managing staff, along with the answers given by their team of experts. Continue reading
Volunteering round-up: August 2018
This month, we respond to the civil society strategy and the government responds to the Full-Time Social Action review. Plus, thoughts on festival volunteering, automatic disqualification, and more Continue reading
The civil society strategy: What it says about volunteering
The government acknowledges the value of volunteering and social action in its civil society strategy, but is it pledging anything new? Continue reading
The civil society strategy: What you need to know
The main themes and key recommendations of the government's civil society strategy, with our commentary. Continue reading
Reflections on festival volunteering
In this blog post, Jarina Choudhury shares four important observations after her experience volunteering at a literary festival. Continue reading
