Joining the Dots:
City Volunteering Strategy 2010-2015
Joining The Dots sets out strategic priorities for volunteering in Brighton & Hove. It also sets out to provide a broad understanding base of volunteering in the City in a way that is relevant and informative to a diverse spectrum of readers with a vested interest in realising the potential of volunteering – commissioners, volunteer managers, funders, decision-makers, volunteers, and residents.
To download a copy of the Strategy click the image below. To view the action plan, appendices and other useful information on this work please visit http://volunteeringstrategy.wordpress.com/
Volunteer Rights Inquiry publishes interim report
13th October, 2010
In November 2009 the Volunteer Rights Inquiry was established as a response to a number of high profile cases of volunteers being poorly treated by volunteer involving organisations.
The members of the Volunteer Rights Inquiry have now published their Interim report which can be viewed and downloaded from:
http://www.volunteering.org.uk/WhatWeDo/Policy/Volunteer+Rights+Inquiry
Democracy day
23rd September, 2010
Marie Aston, the Volunteer Centre's Strategic Developments Worker and Steve Lawless, Impetus CEO, ran a workshop on volunteering at Brighton and Hove City Council's Democracy Day.
Steve said "There was a lot of interest in the role of volunteering within the Big Society policy initiative. The City Volunteering Strategy does speak to many of the opportunities in the Big Society agenda so our work on this is very timely for the sector. I recommend reading the briefings that are produced by Urban Forum."
http://www.urbanforum.org.uk/briefings/big-society-bite-sized
Marie added "It was a successful day with lots of interest in volunteering, how the VC and Impetus supports groups and volunteer coordinators. We didn’t have much of a discussion around volunteering and democracy, therefore the presentation for the session and a summary of the volunteering strategy can be downloaded below."
Volunteering Strategy Summary (PDF)
Democarcay Day Presentation (PDF)
VE launches Volunteer Rights Inquiry
December 2009
The Volunteer Rights Inquiry is keen to hear from a wide range of people with thoughts on and in interest in the issues of volunteer rights and redress. Whether you are a volunteer; a volunteer manager; a representative of a volunteer involving organisation; someone in the public, private or voluntary and community sector; someone with good or bad experiences to share; or simply someone with an opinion on the topic, the Volunteer Rights Inquiry wants to hear from you.
The Volunteer Rights Inquiry is especially keen to hear people's thoughts on how volunteer involving organisation can prevent problems by treating volunteers well and what mechanisms could be put in place to provide an independent means of redress when, unfortunately, things do go wrong.
Volunteering at the fringe
29th September, 2009
Third Sector Minister Angela Smith speaks at the Labour Party Conference Fringe - we were there!
You can watch a video clip of what Angela Smith MP had to say here .
Volunteer Centre on Radio Reverb
14th August, 2009
Hear our Volunteer Centre co-ordinator and one of our volunteers talking about volunteering in the city on Brighton community radio station Radio Reverb (the programme was broadcast on Thursday 13th August). 
You can download an audio clip of the programme here .
Manifesto for Change
28th January 2008
Volunteering must be a part of society's DNA
Baroness Julia Neuberger, Chair of the Commission on the Future of Volunteering, is demanding a fundamental shake-up to make volunteering part of the DNA of our society and improve volunteering for millions of Britons over the next ten years…
