Modernising Volunteering
Red Foundation is a delivery partner of the Modernising Volunteering Improving Support programme funded by Capacity Builders. This
initiative is a partnership led by Volunteering England, with CSV,
Nationwide Foundation and v.
Modernising Volunteering's role is to promote volunteering through helping
support providers guide third sector organisations towards engaging and
deploying a greater diversity of volunteers and in developing new
sustainable ways of working. We encourage recognition of the value of
volunteering and will help modernisation by building support resources and
developing new ways or working with and involving volunteers.
Our aims
We will equip support providers with the skills, knowledge and tools needed
to help increase the quality, quantity and accessibility of volunteering
opportunities. With our partners, we will focus on four main areas:
overcoming barriers to volunteering; accessing non-financial support;
faith-based volunteering; and new forms of volunteer involvement.
What problems do we want to solve?
Existing research has identified some barriers to volunteering and how it
needs to evolve for the 21st century. This research now needs to be
converted into practical resources so that support providers can help
frontline organisations attain an increase in the quality, quantity and
accessibility of volunteering opportunities.
Red Foundation will be leading on a strand of work to explore how online
social networks can support volunteering and those that work with
volunteers, and will be developing the 'Volunteer Champions' concept
recommended in the Commission on the Future of Volunteering's Manifesto for
Change, published in 2008.
Keep in touch with latest developments
You can keep in touch with all developments, including accessing online
surveys and research and briefing papers via the Capacity Builders website,
www.improvingsupport.org.uk/volunteering
Or feel free to contact us using the form here or call 0845
299 7162