Key research, academic and policy events

Volunteering Counts - a research conference on voluntary action

Booking has now closed for the conference. We are currently operating a waiting list, so if you would like to join this please complete the booking form and email to mimmi.brostromer@volunteeringengland.org

• How can we effectively capture the value and impact of volunteering?
• What are the methodological issues and challenges of measuring and counting volunteers?
• How important is the way we define and conceptualise volunteering?

Volunteering Counts will provide a high profile platform for academics, practitioners and policy makers from across the UK to explore these issues through panel sessions, keynote presentations and workshops.

Confirmed speakers and panelists include:

• Eilís Lawlor, New Economics Foundation

• Wendy Osborne, Volunteer Development Agency, NI

• John Ramsey, Age Concern

• Colin Rochester, Roehampton University

• Duncan Scott, Third Sector Research Centre

• George Thomson, Volunteer Development Scotland

This two day conference will take place at Chancellors Conference Centre and Hotel, which is located three miles from Manchester Piccadilly train station. Accommodation in the hotel (3*) is available as part of the conference package.

The conference runs from 10.30am on Monday 1st March to 4pm on Tuesday 2nd March.

• For more information and to book on the conference please download the booking form (MS Word)
• Read the full conference programme

The deadline date for Volunteering Counts abstracts has now passed.

For more information please contact Mimmi Brostromer on mimmi.brostromer@volunteeringengland.org