Community Internships
May 28, 2015
Over the next couple of weeks my colleague Jill Bennett and I will be busy interviewing students who have applied for our Undergraduate Community Internship Programme (UCIP). It’s an enjoyable process as we meet students who want to give their time to local third sector organisations who in return offer valuable work experience. Over the …
January food for thought
January 23, 2015
Nearing the end of January you are probably already wondering where the time disappeared to. Was it really a month ago that you were saying a cheery Merry Christmas to your friends and colleagues as you made a mad dash to the door to begin your Christmas break? What happened after the festivities, did you …
At the Heart of Volunteering and Community
October 24, 2014
On Tuesday 14 October 2014 I attended the Nottingham Community and Voluntary Service’s (NCVS) Annual Event at their offices on Mansfield Road. What a great way to meet with people from various organisations across Nottingham. The theme of the event was ‘At the Heart of the City’ and it is true that the NCVS has …