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Date |
Title |
Summary |
| United Nations | 27/02/2001 | 50 countries endorse draft UN resolution on volunteering | NEW YORK/BONN, 27 February 2001--The UN Commission for Social Development has approved a draft resolution on volunteering and social development which calls on governments to recognize and further study the impact of voluntary effort in society. |
| The Guardian | 26/02/2001 | Let's get together | What does a merger between two charities do for their public profile? Nicola Hill reports on the outcome for a clutch of the recently-joined |
| United Nations | 22/02/2001 | Girl Guides around the world commemorate birthdays of their founders | The World Association of Girl Guides and Girl Scouts celebrates World Thinking Day and the UN International Year of Volunteers |
| The Guardian | 20/02/2001 | Downturn in profits will see US charities suffer | Charities are set to suffer financially after several major US charitable foundations reported a downturn in asset income - the first decline in 10 years - caused by a collapse in hi-tech share prices |
| The Guardian | 19/02/2001 | Charities concerned over commissioner's powers | The new Welsh children's commissioner, Peter Clarke, could face legal challenges unless he gets new powers, leading charities in Wales have warned. |
| The Times | 17/02/2001 | Hi-tech young needed in disaster zones | BRITAIN’S ranks of young technology-savvy workers were called upon yesterday to join the nation’s newest charity which aims to help the world’s most vulnerable |
| United Nations | 15/02/2001 | UNV, INDEPENDENT SECTOR RELEASE 'MEASURING VOLUNTEERING: A PRACTICAL TOOLKIT' | WASHINGTON,D.C./BONN, 15 February 2001 -- The United Nations Volunteers (UNV) and the US-based INDEPENDENT SECTOR nonprofit organization today released Measuring Volunteering: A Practical Toolkit to help researchers around the world gather and showcase statistics on the important contributions volunteers make in their societies. |
| The Guardian | 13/02/2001 | National charity to administer £70m anti-poverty fund | The Community Foundation Network has been given the job of administering the £70m anti-poverty local children's fund network, the government announced today. |
| VSO | 09/02/2001 | Voluntering World 2001 Event: 17th Feb & 10th Mar | Expand your horizons in the UN International Year of Volunteers and come to one of the biggest volunteering events in the UK. Volunteering World is an enjoyable and informative event. You will discover hundreds of volunteering opportunities, for people of all ages and experiences, both in the UK and overseas. With over 50 major charities and organisations participating at each event, there is bound to be something to suit you. |
| The BBC | 09/02/2001 | Parties woo voluntary sector | Labour and the Conservatives have launched competing drives to woo the votes of the voluntary sector with pledges of more money and less red tape. |
| The Guardian | 09/02/2001 | Playing the fame game | Increasing numbers of celebrities are coming on board to help charities raise money and awareness. Toby Butler explains why |
| The Guardian | 07/02/2001 | Blunkett drops £15m volunteer groups charge | The education secretary, David Blunkett, will today remove a big obstacle to creating a volunteer culture in Britain by announcing that the government has dropped plans to force volunteers to pay a £10-£15 fee to the state for security checks. |
| The Guardian | 07/02/2001 | Money matters | British businesses are well behind US counterparts when it comes to giving to charity. John Cunningham on plans for change |
| United Nations | 02/02/2001 | Eminent persons take stage to promote volunteerism during the International Year of Volunteers 2001 | BONN, 29 January 2001 -- A future king, a former president, and a successful corporate volunteering pioneer will take up functions as Eminent Persons during the International Year of Volunteers 2001 (IYV 2001) at the invitation of UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, the Bonn-based United Nations Volunteers programme (UNV) announced today. |
