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Volunteering Counts: A Research Conference on Voluntary Action
This two-day event is being organised by the UK Volunteering Forum Research Group, a consortium of researchers from Volunteer Development Scotland (VDS), the Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR), Volunteer Development Agency Northern Ireland and Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA).

Confirmed speakers and panelists include:

Eilís Lawlor, New Economics Foundation
Wendy Osborne, Volunteer Development Agency, NI
John Ramsey, Age Concern
Colin Rochester, Roehampton University
Duncan Scott, Third Sector Research Centre
George Thomson, Volunteer Development Scotland

Please see the conference web page for further details

Conference Programme

Booking Form

Please return the booking form by 10th February 2010.


 

Research

Volunteer Development Scotland research services provides a high quality professional research, evaluation and consultancy service.  We are experienced in delivering a client focused service that is timely and competitive.

We can provide:

  • Literature reviews
  • Scoping studies
  • Evaluations 
  • Quantitative and qualitative research 
  • A tailored service
  • A participative and inclusive service 
  • An ethical and professional service

We have experience in volunteering research and evaluation in the following areas:

  • Measuring the impact of volunteering
  • Health
  • The Environment
  • Under-represented groups
  • Young people
  • Volunteer recruitment and retention
  • Volunteer management, practices and policies
  • Communication of research outputs
  • Distilling evidence through various means
  • Working in a timely and accessible fashion

For more information please contact any of the team;

Alasdair Rutherford (maternity cover for Helen Harper), Christine Reilly, Adelle Gardiner

Research Publications


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