Tag Archives: Big Society
A Terrible Day For Volunteering and The Voluntary Sector
Today, 31st March 2011 will go down in the history of volunteering as a real low point. A wave of redundancies and job losses sweeps through volunteering like a tsunami today. All week, I’ve been saying goodbye to colleagues from … Continue reading
Modernising Volunteering – The Way To A Big Society
Conference in Derby on Thursday 22nd February 2011 The Multi-Faith Centre at the University of Derby in conjunction with Volunteering England and partners will host a regional Modernising Volunteering Conference entitled: The Way to a Bigger Society on Tuesday 22nd … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Society, Modernising Volunteering, Volunteering England
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Open Letter From Nick Hurd
Nick Hurd is the government minister for Civil Society based within the Cabinet Office. He has issued an open letter to our sector and invited responses to a consultation. We urge all voluntary groups to read the letter and to … Continue reading
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Tagged Big Society, Consultation, Goverment, Nick Hurd, Public Service Cuts
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Big Society, McDonalds, Asda and Volunteering
This is a guest blog by Dave Thomas, Manager of the Volunteer Centre, who expresses his personal opinions. One of the government’s big ideas is the concept of the Big Society. Those of us who have been involved in it for years have … Continue reading
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