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Supporting volunteering information

Here are some examples of reports IVR prepared or helped to prepare on what volunteering is, who volunteers and who doesn't

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    What exactly is volunteering?

    ‘A rose by any other name ...’ Revisiting the question: ‘what exactly is volunteering?’ Working Paper series Paper One Angela Ellis Paine, Matthew Hill and Colin Rochester, 2010

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    Active Citizens in School: Evaluation of the DfES Pilot Programme

    In 2001 the Department for Education and Skills (DfES) launched a three-year pilot programme: Active Citizens in Schools (ACiS), which built on the Millennium Volunteers (MV) model by seeking to engage 11-15 year olds in sustained volunteering activities through their schools.

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    Employee Volunteering: A Literature Review

    As more companies become involved in their local community through adopting volunteering support mechanisms, the role of business involvement in the community is being redefined in an exciting way.

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    Exploring the relationship between Volunteer Centres and local authorities

    Local authorities are a key strategic partner of the Volunteer Centre network and its largest single funder. The Institute for Volunteering Research was funded by the Commission for the Compact to systematically explore the nature and strength of the relationships between local authorities and Volunteer Centres.

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    A personal journey through the theory of volunteering

    Volunteering, research & the test of experience by Michael Locke & Jurgen Grotz | uea-publishing (ueapublishingproject.com)

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    Developing Volunteering in Museums

    'Exhibiting Support...' Developing Volunteering in Museums (a summary report by the Institute for Volunteering Research)

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    Health Check: A practical guide to assessing the impact of volunteering in the NHS

    Health check: A practical guide to assessing the impact of volunteering in the NHS

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    In Good Health: Assessing the impact of volunteering in the NHS

    In Good Health: Assessing the impact of volunteering in the NHS

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    Management Matters

    Management Matters: A National Survey of Volunteer Management Policy

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    Risk, Management and Volunteering

    On the Safe Side: Risk, Management and Volunteering

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    A Short History of Student Volunteering

    A Short History of Student Volunteering: Celebrating ten years of Student Volunteering Week

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    Student Volunteers: A National Profile

    Student Volunteers: A National Profile

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    Volunteering and Social Policy

    Volunteering works: Volunteering and social policy September 2007 (The Institute for Volunteering Research and Volunteering England)

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    Statistics

    Helping Out: A national survey of volunteering and charitable giving (Natalie Low, Sarah Butt, Angela Ellis Paine and Justin Davis Smith)

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    Volunteering and social exclusion

    Volunteering for All? Exploring the link between volunteering and social exclusion (Institute for Volunteering Research)

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    Valuing Volunteer Management Skills

    Valuing Volunteer Management Skills (Georgina Brewis, Matthew Hill and Daniel Stevens)

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    British Library Social Welfare Portal

    Link out to the Social Welfare section of the British Library website.

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    Students, Volunteering and the Community

    Bursting the bubble: Students, Volunteering and the Community (Georgina Brewis, Jennifer Russell, Clare Holdsworth)

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    A Gateway to Work

    A Gateway to Work: The role of Volunteer Centres in supporting the link between volunteering and employability (Institue for Volunteering Research)

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    Risk Toolkit

    How to take care of risk in volunteering - a guide for organisations (Katharine Gaskin)

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