I was recently helping an organisation take a fresh look at their role descriptions. In each of them it stated that the volunteer needed an interest in conservation issues (they were an environmental charity). I challenged this. I asked why? Why does it matter if they have an interest or not, as... [more]

NAVCA has produced a very interesting analysis paper on volunteering which is well worth 30 minutes of anybody’s time. But, there’s one section in particular that’s worth consideration. “Our default response to new ‘volunteering’ initiatives will not be semantic debate about whether they are volunte... [more]

Earlier this year I blogged my mini-manifesto for volunteer management In it I highlighted what I felt were some of the key actions that were needed to take forward the profession. Over the next couple of months I will be taking each point and expanding my own thinking around them. So, the first is... [more]