Community Concern Erewash is participating in a research programme funded by the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC). We worked on an earlier ESRC study (R 0002200592) which used voluntary work and voluntary workers undertaken in Cotmanhay, Ilkeston in the East Midlands as a case study.
The new study is Broadening the base of the volunteer workforce, an ESRC Impact Grant held by Professor Irene Hardill (Nottingham Trent University) and Dr Sue Baines (University of Newcastle upon Tyne). The new project seeks to inform policy making on broadening the volunteer base.
Our work has been presented at a number of events:
ESRC Festival of Social Science, March 13th 2007, The Beehive, University of Newcastle upon Tyne: ‘Broadening the base of the volunteer workforce’. Bren Davies, Chief Executive of CCE spoke about, ‘Vision for volunteers, the voluntary organisation and the community’
Cotmanhay March 30th 2007: ‘Celebrating Active Citizenship’ Enterprise Centre Cotmanhay, chaired by Liz Blackman MP. CCE Volunteers and clients, and Bren Davies participated in this event, with some young people from Cotmanhay’s Bennerley School. See photos
In March 2007 some of our disabled volunteers Spoke at an event to launch the Disability Rights Commission’s booklet Recruiting retaining and developing disabled volunteers. To find out more contact the Disability Rights Commission www.drc-gb.org
London – June 6th 2007 (National Volunteering Week) the House of Commons (sponsor Liz Blackman MP): the launch of a ‘Volunteering Toolkit’ for voluntary organisations is being accompanied by real examples of citizenship in action from Cotmanhay – these volunteers are really making a difference to others, the community as well as empowering themselves. More information about the House of Commons Event
