Are National Volunteer Weeks Fit for Purpose?

Are National Volunteer Weeks Fit for Purpose?

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In this Points of View, co-editors Erin R. Spink and Rob Jackson conduct a video debate on a topic that they readily admit they need input to resolve: Are National Volunteer Weeks fit for purpose? Indeed, what are they for? What have they achieved? And frankly, are they even still worth doing? Recorded just one day before the end of the 41st UK National Volunteer Week this past June, Spink and Jackson acknowledge in the video that their long careers in Volunteer Management have allowed them to see “the good, the bad and the ugly” when it comes to National Volunteer Weeks. Here, these intrepid talkers and debaters implore Volunteer Engagement professionals to share thoughts and leave comments to help them determine what, if anything, can be done differently when it comes to the myriad of National Volunteer Weeks that are scheduled all over the world every year. 

  • Rob Jackson
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    Editor-in-Chief Rob Jackson has worked in the volunteering movement for more than 25 years, during which time he has led and managed volunteers and volunteering in education, advice, fundraising and children’s services settings at local, regional and national levels.Jackson worked for Volunteering… Read more
  • Erin R. Spink
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    Erin Spink’s interest in volunteers started at the age of six when she pronounced that while it was wrong to eat animals, hamburgers at McDonald’s came from “volunteer cows” and therefore an exception could be made.   Fascinated by the subject, she completed a Certificate with Distinction in… Read more
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