Past Issues
Past Newsletters
30 June 2011
Summer 2011
Welcome to the summer 2011 edition of i-think. i-think is now produced quarterly in July, October, January and April. Between newsletters, we will ensure you stay up-to-date with a new bulletin listing our latest publications and events....
4 March 2011
Welcome to the March 2011 edition of i-think - a collaboration themed issue.
At IVAR, we are committed to supporting the development of the voluntary sector by helping voluntary organisations and their funders to explore common issues:...
3 December 2010
December 2010
As the temperature outside continues to plummet, what better time than to settle down to read the December issue of i-think. The last month has seen a number of exciting developments, such as the start of the Birkbeck/IVAR seminar...
29 October 2010
November 2010
As we all digest the implications of the Comprehensive Spending Review thoughts are beginning to turn to finding new ways of working together. Supporting a Stronger Civil Society (Office for Civil Society, 2010) argues that ‘[...
30 June 2010
September 2010
Whoever said the summer was a time for catching up and doing all those small but significant jobs you never quite got around to during the year? That has not been the case in IVAR with the publication of a number of key reports, the start of a...
24 May 2010
June 2010
Introducing two new strands to our published work
We've been busy in the office this month putting together the first in a new series of IVAR Findings. These documents will be available on our website and are intended to provide a...
27 April 2010
May 2010
You're invited
We would hope that by now all our valued old and new clients and partners have set aside June 29th in their diaries for the IVAR Inquiry into Collaboration. There has been considerable activity behind the scenes by IVAR staff who have...
23 March 2010
April 2010
Spring has sprung
Finally - we can all see signs of Spring and at IVAR our thoughts have turned to future events whilst our Academic Adviser - Prof. Margaret Harris - has been considering - with the wisdom of hindsight -...
22 February 2010
March 2010
Celebrating 10 years of Collaborative working
Here at IVAR we've been considering collaboration in all its guises and the content of this newsletter certainly reflects that.
Our ongoing collaboration with Birkbeck continues in a...
19 January 2010
A new decade and new challenges for IVAR
As we enter a new decade 2010 brings many exciting challenges for IVAR. This is our tenth year of conducting research in the voluntary sector and we have made plans to mark this milestone. We look forward to...
25 November 2009
December 2009
Director of IVAR - Ben Cairns
It gives me great pleasure to welcome you to the first issue of IVAR’s monthly newsletter – i-think.
The last year has been a very busy time for IVAR as we have expanded our research team and taken...