| When |
Sep 06, 2018 09:30 AM
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Sep 07, 2018 04:50 PM |
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| Where | NCVO Conference Suite, Society Building, 8 All Saints Street, N1 9RL |
| Contact Name | Vasilis Ntoulos |
| Attendees |
Academics, policy makers and practitioners |
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Public trust in charities, voluntary organisations and wider civil society is under threat from a perceived lack of transparency and accountability surrounding its work. From the Oxfam scandal, to the failure of Kids Company, and ongoing concerns about fundraising practices, the media gaze and political spotlight is increasingly falling on organisations' work. This raises some important questions for research on the voluntary sector and volunteering:
- How is the sector, and civil society more generally, affected by and responding to media and political challenges to become more transparent and accountable?
- How is public trust holding-up in light of recent events, for individual organisations and the sector as a whole?
The Voluntary Sector and Volunteering Research Conference provides a unique opportunity for academics, policy makers and practitioners from the UK and further afield to come together to share and discuss research that addresses the conference theme and the broader issues facing the voluntary sector and volunteering at this time.
The conference aims to:
- Contribute to evidence and theory-building in the field
- Develop emerging research ideas
- Inform and be informed by the work of practitioners
- Inform and influence policy
