tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189064357283855936.post1595419704289465485..comments2024-02-01T09:25:16.606+00:00Comments on Bubb's Blog: Volunteering; where going?Sir Stephen Bubbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13575202213305419556noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189064357283855936.post-22906581099457044882017-06-24T05:58:27.443+01:002017-06-24T05:58:27.443+01:00We Offer Loan At A Very Low Rate Of 3%. If Interes...We Offer Loan At A Very Low Rate Of 3%. If Interested, Kindly Contact Us via email now (urgentloan22@gmail.com)Dr Purva Piushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05883980841903455890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189064357283855936.post-37109337496122571862010-09-02T11:46:34.057+01:002010-09-02T11:46:34.057+01:00Well, neither the previous government not the curr...Well, neither the previous government not the current one have successfully outlined any clear social benefit that's delivered by an increase in volunteering other than an increase in volunteering.<br /><br />Many of the volunteering opportunities delivered by V are not significantly different to local authority and voluntary sector youth activities that young people take part in recreationally. <br /><br />In fact, aside from the projects they find directly, V accredit 'volunteering' activities that actually are youth activities that have been delivered for years but just weren't previously described as volunteering. <br /><br />But then, you cite coffee mornings as examples of volunteering whereas some young people who organise a party for their mates probably aren't viewed as volunteers but what they're doing serves a fairly similar function as organising a coffee morning does for older people. <br /><br />For these reasons and others, % levels of participation in volunteering aren't very interesting, what's more interesting is what volunteers manage to do and - in the case of Big Society - whether the withdrawal of state support will enable volunteers to deliver more or less, and which groups in society will suffer or benefit from these changes.David Floydhttp://beanbagsandbullsh1t.wordpress.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1189064357283855936.post-24855236560825598782010-08-31T14:22:29.068+01:002010-08-31T14:22:29.068+01:00Stephen,
You tell us that volunteering has been f...Stephen,<br /><br />You tell us that volunteering has been flat for years, and yet you also confirm that the last decade has seen extra spending on volunteering.<br /><br />Surely it's not surprising that Government initiatives aren't focusing on existing volunteering networks which, based on your statements, have failed to take any advantage of the previous increases in spending.<br />If they really were the experts how come they've failed to change behaviour despite more funding?<br /><br />Or were you being ironic?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com