27th April 2021: 1pm-2pm This session is a continuation of those run during 2020 which were aimed at providing a supportive environment online for new researchers. It is an opportunity to share information and experiences with others new to the field of voluntary sector research. The VSSN New Researchers Organising Group also attend to provide […]
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Emotion and Feelings in Voluntary Sector Work Seminar 1
Thank you to all the presenters at the October 2020 seminar. If you were not able to attend the event and see the brilliant presentations, not to worry the videos are available here: https://www.dropbox.com/sh/2s30yx30gltzte5/AADCHdHBtefDOT2U4I6EFCYGa?dl=0, including: ‘Emotions in Managing Volunteers’ and toolkit ‘Working with Volunteers’ developed with the National Trust. Professor Anne-Marie Greene, University of Leicester […]
A UK Charity Classification System
Our aim In our previous blog, we introduced our project to refresh the classification of the national charity registers into ICNPTSO (activity area) categories, using keyword searching, and where possible applying machine learning techniques. To our knowledge, this was last attempted at scale over a decade ago. We also, however, acknowledged some of the challenges […]
Emotion & Feelings in Voluntary Sector Work: April 2021 No 2 of 3 seminars
Emotion and Feelings in Voluntary Sector Work: Second of Three seminars (now via Zoom) April 13th (10am – 12.30pm) 2021 This is to let you know about the second of three seminars examining the role of emotion and feelings in Voluntary Sector work. This event, will run on the morning of 13th April 2021 from […]
Women leaders in Welsh Sport online results & feedback presentation and Q&A – Philippa Davies
You are invited to attend a one-hour online session on Monday 26th April 2021 1pm-2pm on the findings of recent research into women leaders’ experience in Welsh sport. The session is aimed at all current, past and aspiring Welsh sport leaders and aims to be useful to both your organisation and the wider sector in […]
Low-Budget Video Production: Visual Communication for Small Charities
Tot Foster In 2020, Tot Foster was awarded a VSSN Development Opportunity Grant to fund a workshop for charity staff on how to produce videos on a small budget. Here she reflects on the process and sets out how all charities can make use of video, including her new online course. Telling stories about impact, […]
Income Tax Relief on Annual Subscriptions
Members will be pleased to know that they can now claim tax relief on their membership subscriptions as from the 3rd December 2020. VSSN’s name will now appear in the list of approved bodies on Gov.UK. (https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/professional-bodies-approved-for-tax-relief-list-3/approved-professional-organisations-and-learned-societies#v) Remember to claim it when completing your tax returns.
Lockdown number 3
Just to keep you all up to date – the VSSN office is open and operating as usual to provide support for members. A programme of events is being organised by the Steering Group for 2021 and our research repository is available for members to keep recording the work you’re all producing during this time […]
Classifying the charity register
To anyone doing research on the voluntary sector, or building services that help voluntary organisations, the size and diversity of activities that charities undertake is always staggering. From a large international charity building relations between Britain and Japan to a small trust maintaining a village playing field, the term “voluntary sector” hides a huge amount […]
IVR hosts free half day on line seminar
IVR hostS free half day online webinar On 20 November 2020, IVR hosted a free half day online webinar for the Voluntary Sector Studies Network with fabulous speakers from Newman University, Leeds Beckett University, UEA and from volunteer involving organisations in Norwich. Volunteering in Health and Social Care in the context of COVID-19: making a […]
