Initiate. Discover. Examine.

The conference aims to provide a national forum to:
 
Initiate discussion, debate and analyse issues affecting volunteering

Discover new technologies that can affect or support volunteering

Examine initiatives that will grow volunteering and promote best practice in volunteering

The 13th National Conference on Volunteering will draw together papers, workshops and ideas that explore the following streams:

Innovate: sessions that address different or innovative volunteer programmes or approaches to volunteering.

Adapt: sessions that address the changing environment and how the sector has had to adapt or is adapting to change.

Act: sessions that look at the systems, policies and procedures in volunteering and volunteering management in a practical way that provides delegates with solutions, tools and tips.

Topics of particular interest may include youth volunteering, corporate volunteering, training and skills development, recognition for volunteers, sponsorships and grants, and spontaneous volunteering.