GoldStar targets the hard-to-reach

By Emilie Filou, Third Sector Online, 28 August 2007

You don't have to be rich, white or middle class to be a volunteer, voluntary groups will be told as part of a roadshow that will tour the country in the autumn.

The GoldStar Programme, a Cabinet Office-backed initiative, will hold a series of summits for the voluntary sector to encourage organisations that recruit volunteers to reach out to minority groups such as ethnic minorities, asylum seekers and the unemployed. “GoldStar is all about spreading best practice when it comes to recruiting...

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