New article live on my blog!
What needs to change if your organisation is going to make the most of volunteer engagement in 2026 and beyond?
https://robjacksonconsulting.wordpress.com/2026/05/08/three-key-shifts/
"The biggest differentiator between those who volunteer in their communities and those who want to but don't isn't free time; it's knowing how to get involved."
"Outreach, personal invitations and lowering the information barrier to entry may be more effective strategies than general campaigns aimed at inspiring willingness."
https://news.gallup.com/poll/708566/free-time-not-predict-americans-community-involvement.aspx
Should you be interested, the latest article on my blog explores the relationship between the word giving and donating time & money.
https://robjacksonconsulting.wordpress.com/2026/04/24/what-we-give/
Great article from the UK’s Institute for Volunteering Research - https://www.uea.ac.uk/groups-and-centres/institute-for-volunteering-research/blogs
“At IVR we argue that active citizens, who retain agency and have inclusive access to civic life, can tip the balance back in favour of democracies, but that disenfranchised, disempowered, unsupported volunteers who are taken for granted and, indeed, exploited, may choose to join, - or at least, side with, undemocratic, populist movements.”