What’s Happening in the Third Sector?
Can you help out this Masters student with their research into volunteering?
Pia Frank is a Masters student from FH Kufstein University, Austria. As part of her degree, she is researching the factors that impact volunteer motivation and retention. She has created a short questionnaire that she would like to distribute to as many volunteers as possible.
If you could share it with your volunteers that would be very much appreciated.
The short questionnaire should take no more than five minutes to complete and can be accessed via this link: https://www.soscisurvey.de/VMR/
NCVO’s Road Ahead Report 2023
NCVO recently launched their annual foresight publication which explores the trends, challenges and opportunities facing the voluntary sector for the year ahead.
The report predicts volunteer recruitment, valuing volunteers, and flexible opportunities as key things to look out for in the coming year.
Give the full report a read here.
Exploring approaches to age-friendly inclusive volunteering
The latest NCVO Almanac reported that in 2020/21 people aged 65-74 were the most likely age group to formally volunteer. 22% volunteered at least once a month and 32% at least once a year. This was down from 31% and 40% respectively from the previous year, prior to the pandemic.
In less than 20 years one in four people in England will be over 65, and older people’s lives will be increasingly complex. They have identified the following barriers to older people volunteering.
From their findings, NCVO has identified five key principles for age-friendly inclusive volunteering:
- Connect and listen
- Focus on what matters to people
- Play to people’s strengths
- Remove barriers
- Be flexible
Charities launch huge volunteering drive around King’s coronation
A range of major charities and third-sector organisations have officially launched a huge volunteering drive that will take place over the weekend of King Charles III’s coronation.
‘The Big Help Out’ campaign aims to showcase how volunteering benefits local communities and the volunteers themselves. The long-term goal is to get more people volunteering who traditionally might not consider it.
Find out more over on The Big Help Out website.
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