The 20th Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference will take place on 10-11 September 2014, Sheffield Hallam University, UK This is the primary UK conference for the voluntary sector and volunteering research community. Jointly hosted by VSSN, NCVO and IVR, it showcases new and emerging research and brings together academics, practitioners and policy-makers. We are […]
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Latest Issue of Voluntary Sector Review: November 2013
The latest issue of Voluntary Sector Review, volume 4 number 3, has been published. It includes a new debate section with four responses to Antonin Wagner’s article in the previous issue. The full table of contents is available here. A print copy of VSR is a membership benefit of VSSN (information about joining can be […]
VSSN’s Response to Charities SORP
In November VSSN submitted a response to the consultation on the proposed new Charities SORP, due to take effect from 2015 (the SORP is the formal standard for charity accounting and reporting in the UK and Ireland). Our submission focused on the use of charity accounts by those conducting research on the sector and the […]
Events Past and Forthcoming
A series of reports and materials – including Marilyn Taylor’s plenary talk – relating to September’s Annual Conference are now available here. A report and presentations from November’s Day conference is available here. Looking ahead the next Day Conference will take the form of a joint event with the Leisure Studies Association and the Voluntary […]
Tenth Annual General Meeting 2013
VSSN will hold its tenth Annual General Meeting during the Day Conference on November 28th. You can find the agenda for this meeting here. This includes links to the minutes of the ninth AGM and the Annual Report for 2012-13.
Election to the Steering Group of VSSN
An election is now open for the Steering Group of VSSN. It will close on Monday 11th November. The Steering Group is the body which runs VSSN. You can find more about the current group and their roles here. Vacancies arise from the completed terms of Mike Aiken, Chris Cornforth and Andri Soteri-Proctor. Four nominations […]
Call for nominations for VSSN positions
Steering Group and Editorial Management Board Elections. VSSN is run by an elected Steering Group, and our journal Voluntary Sector Review by an elected Editorial Management Board. Those elected by VSSN members serve fixed terms of office. We are now asking members of VSSN to consider nominating themselves for either body. VSSN members will receive […]
Day Conference 28 November: Bookings Open
Bookings are now open for the VSSN Autumn Day Conference on 28th November to be held in Manchester, hosted by Greater Manchester Centre for Voluntary Organisation. The draft programme and abstracts are also available.
Latest Issue of Voluntary Sector Review: July 2013
The latest issue of Voluntary Sector Review, volume 4 number 2, has been published. The table of contents is available here. A print copy of VSR is a membership benefit of VSSN (information about joining can be found here). VSR operate an Editorial Manager (EM) site. All those interested in Voluntary Sector research, policy and […]
19th Annual Research Conference, 10th/11th September
Bookings are still open for the Annual Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference at Sheffield Hallam University. The draft programme is available on the NCVO web site where there is also a link to the booking form. The conference, jointly organised by VSSN, NCVO and the Institute for Volunteering Research (IVR) aims to bring people […]
