The judges have met and the shortlist has been agreed.  26 entries were received, many of which are deserving of support. But we could not short list everyone, as much as we would have liked to. Whilst it was a tough choice, we have managed to whittle it down to 8 projects. It's now over to you to v... [more]

Following the May 2011 publication of Unshackling Good Neighbours - the report of the red tape taskforce chaired by Lord Hodgson that considered how to cut red tape for small charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises - Volunteering England and the Association of British Insurers... [more]

82% of people working for charities are volunteers Latest statistics from the Charity Commission for England and Wales show that 82% of people that worked for charities in the past year were volunteers. The Commission's annual return for 2011 shows that there were a total of 179,719 registered chari... [more]

Volunteer Centres provide an essential service to local communities, matching help offered with help wanted through trained staff and volunteers. In the past year more Volunteer Centres in England have fallen victim to funding cuts from local councils, including London Centres in Islington and Rich... [more]

Justin Davis Smith CBE As ivo goes live today we're delighted to welcome Justin Davis Smith CBE, CEO of Volunteering England, as our guest blogger. Every year, over 20 million people across England and the UK volunteer, donating more than 100 million hours to their communities every week. It has bee... [more]

Volunteering England has today published a guide to help organisations address the issue of job substitution, particularly when facing cuts in funding for services, in partnership with Locality, NAVCA and NCVO. As the budgets of many organisations in the voluntary and public sectors are cut, the iss... [more]