Good volunteering is fundamental to effective non-profits - it’s the backbone of all voluntary activity across the UK.

I’ve always worked with volunteers and volunteer-led programmes. But since 2012 I’ve specialised in this field, to the extent that today I have a significant track record in analysing trends, growing programmes, measuring and communicating volunteer value and designing innovative, impactful volunteering strategy and campaigns.

With a deep understanding of volunteering psychology, the latest field research and the digital infrastructure that underpins voluntary activity, I am uniquely-placed to help you realise and increase the full value of volunteering in your social mission.

If you’d like to read more about my take on the health of UK volunteering, check out my LinkedIn articles from September 2023.

CAREER HIGHLIGHTS

  • From 2013-15 I was Head of Partnerships at the London 2012 social legacy charity Join In, which took the learning and insights from the Games and used them to recruit and retain 100,000 volunteers a year for community sports clubs in the UK

  • From 2018-20 I was Head at National Programmes at Volunteering Matters, managing a portfolio supporting around 5,000 volunteers a year which included intergenerational mentoring, full-time young volunteers and corporate employee volunteering packages for bluechip companies

  • From 2020-21 I was Head of Data and Insight for Volunteering Strategy at DCMS (Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport) working on central government policy and programmes at the height of the Covid-19 pandemic

  • In 2022 I was a member of the core team that drafted the Vision for Volunteering - England’s new national strategic volunteering movement to 2032.

  • In 2023 and 2024 I supported The Big Help Out campaign, working with The /Together Coalition, Shaping the Future with Volunteering, NCVO and DoIt to drive VCSE engagement and buy in.

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