Grants available for the European Year of Volunteering
10 January 2011
The Cabinet Office has today made available small scale contracts and grants for organisations to develop and implement activity within England, as part of the national work programme for European Year of Volunteering.
2011 has been designated as the European Year of Volunteering within the European Union. The purpose of the Year is to support the efforts of member states and civil society organisations to create conditions which are conducive to the development of volunteering across Europe.
The Year provides an excellent opportunity to support the development of social action, a key pillar of the Big Society.
As part of the national work programme for the Year, The Office for Civil Society has identified national priorities which support the Big Society Vision, and is seeking partner organisations to support the development and implementation of activities within England which relate to these priorities. The national priorities include:
- Encouraging and enabling individuals to make a contribution within their communities and help solve social issues by volunteering.
- Promoting good practice within the private, public and voluntary and community sector in relation to the development of effective employer supported volunteering (ESV) programmes.
- Identifying and sharing good practice and resources relating to effective volunteer management; and,
- Promoting good practice in opening the door to volunteering opportunities to those traditionally less likely to volunteer.
More information on the roles available and how to apply is available here;
More information on the European Year of Volunteering can be found here (External page)
