Charity Investment Conference 2012
15 Oct 2012
Volunteer Centre network 'will fragment' under council cuts
Tags: Volunteering | Statutory funding
Justin Davis Smith
Justin Davis Smith is chief executive of Volunteering England. He was formerly director of the Institute for Volunteering Research.
Davis Smith is also a trustee of the youth volunteering charity v (link) and former chair of the Nationwide Foundations. He was a member of the Commission on the Future of Volunteering (link) and has been assisting with the London Organising Committee of the Olympic Games (LOCOG) (link) with the development of its 2012 volunteering strategy.
Is this profile up-to-date? If not, please let us know at whoswho@civilsociety.co.uk
Recent
Most Read
Most Comments
Organisations
About
Who's Moving News
Add yourself
Recently moved jobs?
News
England's network of volunteer centres is at risk of "fragmentation" because of an average 12 per cent local authority funding cut, warns Justin Davis Smith.
Volunteering England has warned organisations against job substitution, stating that it risks damaging the reputation of volunteering.
Official figures show government spend on volunteer centres is down by 12 per cent, equivalent to £28,000 per centre.
Former Navca chief executive Kevin Curley has joined the NCVO’s advisory council, which helps to inform and shape the umbrella body’s policy work as it is being developed.
News
London volunteering support sector is 'unsustainable', says Volunteering England chief 1
Tags: Volunteering
Justin Davis Smith, chief executive of Volunteering England, has said that there are too many volunteering infrastructure organisations in London, and that the number will have to be cut in the future.
The 11th Student Volunteering Week, organised by Volunteering England, launches today.
News
Motor insurers promise not to charge volunteer drivers a premium
Tags: Volunteering | Insurance
Over 50 car insurance providers have confirmed that they will not charge extra for volunteer drivers.
The chief executives of nine sector organisations have written to Communities and Local Government Secretary Eric Pickles urging him not to cave in to pressure to reduce the six-month window for allowing civil society groups to register their interest in buying community assets.
Search the Directory
The Civil Society Directory is a comprehensive and effective resource for finding organisations and people in the sector.
Charity VAT & Tax Conference 2012
15 Oct 2012
Charity Property Conference 2012
15 Oct 2012
Charity IT Conference 2012
19 Nov 2012
Contact us
Civil Society Media Limited
15 Prescott Place
London SW4 6BS
United Kingdom
Tel +44 (0)20 7819 1200
Fax +44 (0)20 7819 1201
info@civilsociety.co.uk
Co. Reg: 2855714
VAT reg no: GB 629 3702 31
