The call for papers for the VSSN Day Conference to be held in Birmingham on 22 November is now open. The topic is Youth social action: What do we know about young people’s participation? The deadline for submissions is 3rd August 2016. Details of how to submit are on the Event page for this conference.
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Register Now for 2016 Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference
Registration is now open for our annual research conference. A draft programme is available and the keynote speaker will be Campbell Robb, Chief Executive of Shelter. Further information about the conference including a link to download the programme and a link to the form to book to attend (via the NCVO website) is available from our […]
Invitation to Tender (ITT) for the VSSN Executive Officer Role
In the early years of VSSN all activities were undertaken on a voluntary basis by the members of the Steering Group (who are the organisation’s trustees), and a few other willing helpers. However, since 2007, VSSN has created the role of Executive Officer which is provided under contract. Since 2010 the Executive Officer role has […]
Report back and presentations: The future of voluntary action in unsettled times
VSSN’s Spring 2016 Day Conference on ‘The future of voluntary action in unsettled times’ took place in Sheffield on May 19th. An overview is now available here. This includes slides from all the presentations including the key note from Pete Alcock which revisited the role of the third sector in constructing civil society.
Free online access to Voluntary Sector Review during Volunteers’ week
As part of Volunteers’ ‘week’ (1st to 12th June) Policy Press is making all issues of Voluntary Sector Review (VSR) available to read, absolutely free, for the entire period. Just click here to access the journal. As part of the week, Bernard Harris, co-editor of VSR has written a blog about the unique space that the […]
Last Call for Papers: 2016 Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Conference
A final reminder that the call for papers for our annual research conference has been extended and now closes on 9th May 2016. You can find out more about the conference, its themes and how to submit a paper from our event page.
May Day Conference – Bookings now open
The next day conference will be held on 19th May 2016 in Sheffield. The topic is ‘The Future of Voluntary Action in Unsettled Times’. The full programme, which includes a keynote paper from Pete Alcock, can be seen on our event page where you can also book to attend.
Report and Presentations from VSSN Day Conference
There is now a report from the recent Day Conference Campaigning and Advocacy: Has the voluntary sector lost its voice? Most of the presentations from the day are also available to view. Thanks to all the presenters and participants for making this an interesting and engaging day.
12th AGM of VSSN
The 12th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of VSSN will be held from 12.30 to 12.45 during the Day Conference on 26th November 2015 in London. The Agenda and Minutes from last year’s AGM can be found here. The draft Annual Report and Accounts for 2014-15 is also now available. There are still places for the […]
Annual Research Conference – Report Backs & Materials
Our page on the 2015 Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference now contains a Storify summary of reactions to the conference, the full text of Julian Corner’s keynote speech, the full programme and the abstracts of all the papers presented.
