Ahead of the 2024 Charity Awards, June Pennykid, managing director of Keegan and Pennykid, reflects on the importance of Scotland’s voluntary sector

Volunteer Week: Brian Reeves on lessons that can be learnt in Scotland following a successful experiment in micro-volunteering down south

What role does the UK play not just in a post Brexit Europe but also across the globe?

Volunteers Week: we need a clear commitment to Fair Funding says Sarah Latto

Sponsored content: The Institute for Voluntary Action Research (IVAR) have launched ‘Listening and Learning Together – the IVAR podcast’.

Lindsay Banks on the work of the Newton Stewart Initiative

VASLan chief executive Steven Sweeney and SCVO head of policy and research Kirsten Hogg reflect on the connections between #EssentialSector and #KeepTheBeatAlive  

This Mental Health Awareness Week (13-19 May) is a perfect time for volunteer managers to consider how they look after and support their teams at all times, not just for one week a year, says Shaf Mansour

Derek Mitchell on why the Home Office must think again on plans to levy registration fees to provide immigration advice

Political upheaval can’t detract from the sector’s needs