Don’t worry they are not about to, but what if they did? I am very pleased that I (Works4U) am launching the ‘What if everyone stops volunteering?’ UK Report today! This is available to download at Works4U’s website: https://www.works-4u.com/what-if This report is yet another example of me giving myself extra work when I think I …
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Why promoting volunteering is harder than ever?
It’s very different now compared to 20 years ago. It is harder than ever for voluntary sector organisations, whether an individual volunteer involving organisation (VIO) or a volunteer infrastructure organisation, to promote volunteering to people who might be interested in volunteering. The world was very different twenty years ago. For starters the world of marketing …
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The Volunteering Multiplier Principle
Have you heard of the Volunteering Multiplier Principle? The Volunteering Multiplier Principle states that changes to the overall level of volunteering lead to a much more significant change for society and the economy. For example, if the general level of volunteering for the UK increased by 1% the knock-on multiplier effect would lead to a …
London Vision for Volunteering
Since May last year I have led the ‘London Vision for Volunteering‘ programme and in March 2025 we launched the final report and its 36 recommendations. I am so proud of this work. Not just because I think it has produced some great recommendations that act as a blueprint for developing volunteering across the capital, …
Businesses: 12 DOs and DON’Ts of Volunteering in the Community
12 Dos and Don’ts for businesses volunteering in the community.
The Story behind the Game-changing report on the Monetary Value of Trustees
So… I’ve written a report. But I didn’t mean to. What I set myself as a 15 minutes task ended up being a 58 page report (don’t worry, there are lots of images) and I have not dared to calculate how much of my spare time this took. I run two volunteer centre charities and …
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Lead Volunteering Organisation (LVO) Quality Standard is Live!
I am proud and pleased to say the brand new Quality Standard called Lead Volunteering Organisation (LVO) is now live! Designed by a volunteer infrastructure organisation for volunteer infrastructure organisations. To explain in other words, I have selfishly created a Quality Standard that I want for my volunteer infrastructure organisations and so it will probably …
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Stop Calling it the ‘Third’ Sector
It is increasingly bothering me, to the point of driving me crazy, that people refer to the sector I work in as the ‘Third’ sector. It just seems wrong and symptomatic of a sector that is under-appreciated and undervalued. But we accept it, as that is what our sector does, we do not make a …
Trustee – Probably the best volunteer role there is
More people should be trustees. They really should. It is often forgotten as a volunteer role, but it is absolutely one of the best ways to volunteer your skills and experience and make a real significant contribution to a charity. This truly fantastic volunteer role suffers, in my view, due its name. The word ‘trustee’ …
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Dominic Pinkney's World of Volunteering 