“The pessimist complains about the wind. The optimist expects it to change. The leader adjusts the sails.”
If you’d like to read more about the kinds of projects I support and the roles I play, here’s a selection of recent insights and write ups.
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Volunteering Strategy
How to measure economic and social value in volunteering (July 2025)
Developing Somserset’s Vision for Volunteering (July 2025)
Updates on my work on the Vision for Volunteering and volunteerting in Health and Care (April 2025)
An introductory guide to Volunteer Passports, for PAVS (2025)
Interpreting Volunteering Data
Community Life Survey 2023-24 - 10 key insights for volunteer leaders
Insights from Nottingham Trent’s VCSE Data and Insights Unit (June 2024)
Why I'm not losing sleep over national volunteering data (Sep 2023)
Local VCSE Impact
Faith, Hope and the Charity Sector - community impacts of faith groups in Cambridgeshire (May 2024)
Guidance for local VCSEs dealing a section 114 (local government financial crisis) - NAVCA project | with an accompanying podcast (Oct 2024)
Digital in Volunteering
Toolkit, Community of Practice and Training and Consultancy - a partnership initiative (launched December 25)
Content creation
Podcast development, hosting and production