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The challenges of embedding volunteering are well-documented – from the shifting sands of voluntary services to staff perceptions and the need for regular communication and support. We've collated tips and tricks from hospital volunteer coordinators.
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It’s one thing to decide that you want to work with young volunteers, but where do you start and how do you keep new recruits interested? We've collated tips from hospital volunteer coordinators.
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Senior researcher Katie Turner reflects on her conversations with small charities in Ealing, as part of research to understand what is distinctive and valuable about them relative to larger charities and public bodies.
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Help us harness the power of our communities to improve the health outcomes of people across West Yorkshire
November 2018
Events
The national Building Health Partnerships programme is working with the Calderdale and Wakefield Health and Care Systems and the Voluntary and Community Sectors to establish a clearer picture of what is happening now, and what could be implemented in the future to improve the health of people across Calderdale and Wakefield.
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Funders and funded organisations eagerly debated how we could improve grant reporting culture at a recent workshop. Renae Mann shares her reflections on the session.
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We need your help to develop a programme of support across Nottinghamshire to reduce Delayed Transfers of Care, or delayed discharges, which happen when a patient is medically ready to leave hospital, but needs support at home in order to be discharged.
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The national Building Health Partnerships programme is working with the voluntary and community sector, Healthwatch Cumbria and the North Cumbria Health and Care System to talk to local people in our towns and villages about how everyone can work better together to minimise the risks for those who could face some serious health conditions.
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Just try saying the word 'accountability' in your community organisation. Even the sound of it can make us think of 'counting' or even 'accountancy'. We set out to discover, for Power to Change, what accountability means in community-based organisations and how it is done in practice.
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Law and human rights based approaches can be important tools for civil society. But when and how are they used by the UK voluntary sector? The Baring Foundation's Communications and Research Officer introduces the findings of their review of the evidence base around legal action by the voluntary sector.
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A response to last month's blog about the state of grant reporting. Tessa Hibbert says it can be fixed, and shares The Blagrave Trust's approach.
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