Research and Evaluation

Volunteering Counts: A Research Conference on Voluntary Action

1st-2nd March 2010, Manchester

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

Introduction

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.

Our Services

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

Our Experience

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

Further Information

For more information please contact any of the team;

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

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