Voluntary Organisation Orientation and Views

Perhaps oddly, we’ve never had an introduction to the sector on VolResource. There are views on what’s different about working in a voluntary organisation, and various issues are mentioned as part of other topics. But in redesigning the site recently, something other than a list of relevant topics seemed a good idea to help those new to the sector, or newly given responsibility when they had previously been happily working away in the frontline.

We’ve started work on this, but as your editor has some 30 years of sector baggage in the way, your thoughts on what newbies need to know would be great.

Here’s our starter:
- With increasing attention from politicians on what voluntary organisations can deliver, and a higher profile for some charities from recent natural disasters and upcoming new charity law, the ‘operating environment’ is increasingly complex. But most people in most organisations still just need to get on with establishing good practice.

(We’ll make noises about the best being the enemy of the good later.)