Ministry of Justice launches website to connect offenders with mentoring charities
Jeremy Wright, the justice minister, says the hub will help to tackle high reoffending rates
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Volunteering news, in-depth reporting, best practice, expert advice and discussion, including volunteer recruitment & management, volunteer rights and the role of volunteers.
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Latest Volunteering In Depth
Elizabeth Balgobin: Volunteering is the untold story of the charity sector
Charities need to thank their volunteers in their annual reports this year, writes our columnist
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Analysis: The fortunes of volunteer centres vary from place to place
But Kirsty Palmer from Kensington & Chelsea and Heather Allen of Hemel Hempstead are both disappointed not to receive central government funding
When should you give your staff time off to volunteer?
Expecting staff to work for their own charity on top of their usual hours is tantamount to blackmail, says Valerie Morton
Latest Volunteering News
- Eleven charities join coalition to improve volunteering services for youths
- Half of people don't know where to find out about local volunteering opportunities, survey shows
- New website will match accountants with charities that want volunteers
- John Lewis pledges huge increase in staff volunteering time
- Refugee Action urges government to change volunteering guidance to include refused asylum seekers
- Colleges urged to do more to help students get involved with charities
- Online service for criminal records checks to go live on 17 June
- Charity Commission contacts charity after employment tribunal appearance
- Local fundraising training scheme for volunteers offered to other CVSs
- CSV launches volunteer placement scheme to help smaller charities in London measure impact
Latest Volunteering Comment
Wally Harbert: Is your organisation bottom-up or top-down?
More research is needed about the strengths and weaknesses of different approaches to volunteering, says our guest online columnist
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Getting Ahead in the Charity Cloud - Cloud Strategy Charity Roundtable
- Date: Wed 19 Jun 2013 - Wed 19 Jun 2013
- Venue: Hyatt Regency London, The Churchill Hotel, 30 Portman Square, London, W1H 7BH
Third Sector’s Integrated Digital Fundraising Conference 2013
- Date: Wed 19 Jun 2013 - Wed 19 Jun 2013
Beginners' Legacy Management
- Date: Thu 20 Jun 2013 - Fri 21 Jun 2013
- Venue: Central London
Third Sector Insight
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Predicting Future Donor Behaviour to Maximise Funds (Document)
The majority of traditional charity donors are ...
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A Digital Face-to-Face Revolution (Document)
Face-to-face fundraising is without doubt the m...
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UK Corporate Citizenship In The 21st Century (Document)
This expert report asks 'What role should ...
