Volunteering levels remain flat

By Paul Jump, Third Sector, 20 August 2008

Volunteering levels have shown no upward trend since 2001, despite determined efforts by the Government to boost them, according to analysis by sector think tank and research consultancy nfpSynergy.

Examination of four of the Government's citizenship surveys between 2001 and 2008 shows no discernible trend in the number of people volunteering at least once a month. That is true even among priority groups such as young people, which have been specifically targeted by government programmes such as Millennium Volunteers....

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