Volunteering England are collecting statistics from Volunteer Centres, and you are urged to complete their survey if you haven’t done so already. Email matthew.hill@volunteeringengland.org if you haven’t yet, or to agree to share your information with GLV.
Projects & Activities
Students: up to £500 available to volunteer in Scotland!
February 23rd, 2010 · No Comments · Projects & Activities, Volunteers
If you volunteer, you’ll already know how volunteering with others has an uncanny to bring people together.
The Wave of Friendship scheme is an exchange scheme which funds volunteers from London up to £500 to volunteer in Scotland…and funds Scottish volunteers to come and volunteer down here in London too. It’s open to anybody over the [...]
The Big Squeeze: how is the recession affecting you?
February 15th, 2010 · No Comments · Projects & Activities, Research
Has the recession affected your volunteer centre? Have you had to change the way you operate because of cuts, or faced increased pressure from newly unemployed wannabe volunteers?
GLV’s partner LVSC (London Voluntary Service Council) is surveying volunteer and community groups across London at the moment, investigating how any cuts, or fear of cuts, may have [...]
New presentation on Wave of Friendship
January 26th, 2010 · No Comments · News, Projects & Activities, Volunteers
The Wave of Friendship is a fully-funded volunteer exchange programme which VCs and VIOs can use to develop, reward, and inspire volunteers. And GLV has just produced a free presentation to communicate the benefits of the Wave.
If you haven’t heard already, the Wave of Friendship funds volunteers from London to volunteer in Scotland; and vice-versa. [...]
Vetting and Barring Scheme
January 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Miscellaneous, Projects & Activities, Resources
Over eighty people attended a briefing on the new Vetting and Barring Scheme yesterday. Organised by GLV’s Experts in Volunteering project, the briefing heard presentations by Kate Bowgett from London Museums Hub and the Association of Volunteer Managers, and Simon Morrison from the Home Office. Both presentations are available to download.
