Voluntary or mandatory?
The Canadian Charity Village site has this week’s cover story as “Mandatory volunteering”: What’s in a name? As it says, “While “mandatory volunteering” is an oxymoron, it is a growing trend that is worth watching.” While there are differences between how the sectors work in Canada and UK, much is very similar.
Would we call it ‘community service’ rather than ‘mandatory service’ this side of the pond, and does the high profile of CSV confuse matters further?