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 …

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 …

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’ …