New research funded by the Economic and Social Research Council, highlights the tensions that voluntary organisations face between working to support refuges arriving in Britain and the rules surrounding government funding for their work.  Read article

"Should the salt of the earth be managed?" asked the National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) in 1983, referring to the trend for formalising the training of those who gave their spare time to help a worthy cause. The response to this question when repeated since has always been 'yes'. And the trend towards professionalism has continued and appears to be welcomed by volunteers.  Read article

International development charity VSO has reported a dramatic decrease in the number of professionals under 50 volunteering, even though interest in volunteering overseas is at an all time high amongst other age groups.  Read article

Volunteering England supports the concept Cheryl Gillian raises of encouraging citizen volunteers to help decide the form public spending should take.  Read article

If you are a foreigner working in Korea _ and volunteering on the side _ could you be fined, even deported? Don’t laugh. Volunteering may put you in danger.  Read article