Introducing the voluntary sector
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  • Introducing the voluntary sector
    • What is a badged course?
    • How to get a badge
  • Introduction
  • 1 What is voluntary about the voluntary sector?
    • 1.1 Defining the voluntary sector
    • 1.2 Social enterprise
  • 2 Where did the voluntary sector come from?
    • 2.1 Timeline
  • 3 What is the voluntary sector’s distinctive value?
    • 3.1 Is the voluntary sector distinctive?
  • 4 This week’s quiz
  • 5 Summary
  • Introduction
  • 1 What are values?
    • 1.1 Defining values
    • 1.2 Different levels of values
  • 2 Personal values
    • 2.1 Values and behaviour
    • 2.2 Challenges
  • 3 Organisational values and vision
    • 3.1 Communicating values
    • 3.2 Conflicting values
  • 4 Values in the voluntary sector
  • 5 This week’s quiz
  • 6 Summary
  • Introduction
  • 1 Data about the voluntary sector
  • 2 Size of the voluntary sector
    • 2.1 Different sizes
    • 2.2 The workforce
  • 3 Contribution of the voluntary sector to the UK economy
  • 4 Types of voluntary activity
  • 5 Understanding differences within the voluntary sector
    • 5.1 Different data: ‘micro-mapping’
  • 6 This week’s quiz
  • 7 Summary
  • Introduction
  • 1 What is funding?
  • 2 Looking at funding through annual reports
    • 2.1 Further sources of funding information
  • 3 Income from individuals
  • 4 Income from government
    • 4.1 Social value
  • 5 Income from other sources
  • 6 Funding challenges
  • 7 This week’s quiz
  • 8 Summary
  • Introduction
  • 1 Who are stakeholders?
    • 1.1 Stakeholders in voluntary organisations
  • 2 Stakeholder power and interest
    • 2.1 Understanding power
  • 3 Working with stakeholders
    • 3.1 Managing stakeholders in the voluntary sector
  • 4 Communicating with stakeholders
  • 5 This week’s quiz
  • 6 Summary
  • Introduction
  • 1 What is power?
    • 1.1 Defining power
    • 1.2 Your own sources of power
  • 2 Who are beneficiaries?
  • 3 Engaging and empowering
  • 4 Empowering service users
    • 4.1 Arnstein’s ladder of participation
    • 4.2 Real-world examples
  • 5 This week’s quiz
  • 6 Summary
  • Introduction
  • 1 What is volunteering?
    • 1.1 How many people volunteer?
  • 2 What do volunteers do?
    • 2.1 Volunteers in specific organisations
    • 2.2 Volunteering case studies
  • 3 Who volunteers?
  • 4 Why volunteer?
    • 4.1 Making sense of reasons for volunteering
    • 4.2 Further motivations for volunteering
  • 5 This week’s quiz
  • 6 Summary
  • Introduction
  • 1 Reviewing your learning
    • 1.1 Review and reflection
  • 2 Your next steps
  • 3 Do you want to volunteer?
    • 3.1 Volunteering and employers
    • 3.2 Looking for a role
    • 3.3 Making the most of your volunteering
  • 4 Finding paid work in the voluntary sector
    • 4.1 Tips on how to get your first job in the voluntary sector
  • 5 Reflective learning
    • 5.1 Kolb’s cycle of learning
    • 5.2 Get into the habit
  • 6 This week’s quiz
  • 7 Summary
  • References
  • Further Reading
  • Acknowledgements

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