Voluntary Action Rotherham

Thursday 7^th June 1:30pm-3:30pm @The Spectrum, VAR 

Rotherham Volunteer Centre once again opens its doors to partner organisations that it supports to recruit and manage volunteers. If you would like to meet the team and find out more about some of the services and opportunities on offer it would be great to welcome you. After an update and networking opportunity attendees will break out into smaller groups to explore one of three choices of workshops.

This year it's your turn to be a Sporting Hero!

June 7th 2012 4pm - 6pm @ The Spectrum, Rotherham. Free workshop with refreshments available, come along and you will receive an Adidas T-shirt and Bag for starting your Sport Maker Journey!

Sport Makers are, quite simply, people who make sport happen.

Volunteering England has welcomed the passing of the Public Services (Social Value) Bill through Parliament, which will require public authorities to consider economic, social and environmental impact when commissioning and procuring services.

This is a crucial development for the thousands of organisations across the country that involve volunteers. In particular, this could be a game-changer for small organisations that find it difficult to compete with large contractors despite their local knowledge.

Did you know that 63 per cent of students take part in some form of formal voluntary activity during university, with 95 per cent driven to do so out of a desire to improve things or to help people. Volunteering also enhances employability, with half of recent graduates under the age of 30 in paid work saying that volunteering has helped them secure a job!