Volunteering and the Recession Report 4:2011 Published
17 January 2012
Series of reports has shown that Volunteer Involving Organisations are still working in an environment of significant change and uncertainty...
A series of four surveys have been carried out with Volunteer Now members between 2009- 2011. The focus has been to monitor the impact of the economic downturn and public expenditure cuts on volunteer involvement and volunteer management practices.
- Nearly 50% of organisations in 2010- 2011 have experienced funding cuts: either in general or directly to volunteering.
Overall the series of reports has aimed to provide a snap shot of the impact of the changing circumstances under which organisations involve volunteers. The reports have shown that Volunteer Involving Organisations are still working in an environment of significant change and uncertainty. However, the reports have also shown that the economic downturn and public expenditure cuts have had varying impacts.
The full 2011 report provides cross comparisons with previous survey findings and can be downloaded here. The series of previous recession reports are also available to download from our publication section.
Volunteer Now would like to thank all the organisations who have completed the series of recession surveys.
© 2012 Volunteer Now
