Publications

Manifesto for Change
(January 2008)

The final report of the Commission

Results of the Public Consultation
(January 2008)

Understanding how to engage people in volunteering
(January 2008)

A report prepared for The Commission by Opinion Leader

Free the power
(January 2008)

Increasing volunteering literacy through volunteering

Making Sense of Volunteering: A literature review (December 2006)

We commissioned Colin Rochester, Centre for Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Management, Roehampton University, to undertake a review of the literature on volunteering. We published his report, Making Sense of Volunteering: A literature review, in December 2006.

Volunteering Works
(October 2007)

Volunteering Works is the Institute for Volunteering Research and Volunteering England’s latest publication. Published in October 2007, it explores the impact of volunteering on government policies and agendas at the local, regional and national level throughout England. The report discusses the part volunteering can play in helping government work towards and achieve its priorities and objectives. It presents existing evidence from research, reports and evaluations that demonstrates this positive impact and relevance. This publication is the first such assembly of this information in one place and provides a foundation for anyone wishing to establish the relevance of volunteering.