Evaluation/Program Assessment

Is a new energy emerging in volunteering?

That’s the belief of the authors of England’s new "Vision for Volunteering." It’s a vision over a year in the making and it sets out a national ambition for where volunteering should be in 2032.

This isn’t the only document seeking to shape the future of volunteering.

As we slowly continue to transition from the pandemic, we are seeing increased and open demonstrations of anger, rudeness and other uncivil behaviours.^[i] These go even further beyond the norm than those we have seen in societies around the world over the last two years^[ii] and certainly beyond what we would typically anticipate experiencing pre-COVID.  

The beginning of a new year . . .  A blank slate and a golden opportunity to start fresh and embrace big shifts and new perspectives . . . The chance to dig deep and create real changes, in ourselves and throughout our profession . . . 

So what’s stopping us? Well, to be blunt, we are. No, not Erin and Rob! But all of us as Volunteer Engagement professionals.