Image via Wikipedia We are keen to have as much input into the development of both this site as a resource and the Toolkit as we can get but we are under no illusions that we can sit back and wait for the web community to create everything for us. With that in mind we’ve set out below both the current draft outline for the Toolkit and a general bluerprint for the discussion we hope to lead here on the site. As ever we would [...]

What do the words ‘supported volunteering’ (often referred to on this site by the shorthand SV ) mean when used together? To many of you who visit our site this may seem a rhetorical question but our early conversations with other volunteer-engaging organisations have proven otherwise – especially when speaking with those who may rely on volunteers but do not, as yet, have an SV initiative in place. To these folks the question ‘what is supported volunteering’ sounds alot like ‘what do you do to support your volunteers’. But no [...]