It is important that we manage to retain the balance between civil society in response to need, and civil society for fun: civil society is not only good for society, but also good for the people who take part.
Tag: voluntary
CounterCoin… how we’re boosting community action and volunteering
In the Potteries (Stoke on Trent region) we are minting our own ceramic money! It's a volunteer reward scheme that recognises and rewards community action and volunteering then campaigns for businesses to support this action.
The road to the future – why the Baring Foundation is supporting Civil Society Futures
The Baring Foundation has taken the lead in the creation of Civil Society Futures – the independent inquiry into the future of civil society in England. We have done so as we believe it will be central to renewing our purpose of strengthening civil society. Since 1969, the Baring Foundation has given grants to voluntary …
The debates in the voluntary sector have raged for a century
As the National Council for Voluntary Organisation approaches its centenary, its history shows that many of the debates among voluntary organisations now are the same ones as have been playing out for decades. History until fairly recently has not been particularly kind to the voluntary movement. Its story has tended to be told either through …