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Volunteers are amateurish, hippy like and white
- Authors:
- SHARMA Anjul, BELL Matthew
- Journal article citation:
- Volunteering, 79, May 2002, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
Summarises the findings of a VSO research project exploring black and Asian people's perceptions of mainstream volunteering.
Whose problem?
- Author:
- BROWNE Paddy
- Journal article citation:
- Volunteering, 77, April 2002, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
Looks at some tips for managing difficult volunteers.
Don't leave me this way
- Author:
- MUSGROVE Doug
- Journal article citation:
- Volunteering, 73, November 2001, pp.8-9.
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
For homelessness charity St Mungo's, there's no shortage of people who want to help. It's transforming helpers into long-term volunteers that's the problem. Explains how they are tackling the many challenges of volunteer retention.
New ways of thinking
- Author:
- ZIMMECK Meta
- Journal article citation:
- Volunteering, 73, November 2001, pp.12-13.
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
Asks whether formal management systems are really the best way of supporting volunteers and puts forward on alternative solution.
Widening the volunteer net
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Volunteering, 72, October 2001, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
Looks at on line volunteering and how it can contribute to organisations. Volunteer expertise ranges from website design to public relations, language translation, online research and the writing of grant proposals.
Reaching out
- Author:
- USMANI Saadia
- Journal article citation:
- Volunteering, 70, August 2001, p.13.
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
Reports on how the Women's Royal Voluntary Service is changing with the times through a mutual exchange with black and minority ethnic organisations.
Enabled not disabled
- Author:
- LEECH Tim
- Journal article citation:
- Volunteering, 70, August 2001, p.12.
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
The author, Chair of the IYV2001 Disabled People Sub-group, argues passionately that volunteering should be more inclusive for disabled people.
What price justice?
- Author:
- BOWGETT Kate
- Journal article citation:
- Volunteering, 69, June 2001, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
With the release of the first Criminal Records Checks this autumn. charities will have much greater access to information about potential volunteers than ever before. However there is still a great deal of confusion in the sector about how the system will work, who is eligible to use it and what the pros and cons of the new checks will be. This article outlines the situation.
A qualified success
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Volunteering, 67, April 2001, pp.14-15.
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
Access to workplace learning and accreditation for volunteers and paid staff in voluntary organisations has always been difficult to achieve. Looks at a new model which shows that even small community groups and voluntary groups can manage it.
Buddy can you spare some time?
- Author:
- -
- Journal article citation:
- Volunteering, 65, February 2001, pp.10-11.
- Publisher:
- Volunteering England
The 'Change a Life' campaign, which urges the public not to give money to people begging, but to donate money to homeless charities or to give time or gifts instead, has aroused massive controversy. In this article, the government's homelessness 'tsar' explains why she thinks the campaign is justified.