Volunteering and campaigning

We gather lots of data on volunteering through our Charity Awareness Monitor - some of it is gathered here in various free reports. We also have a wealth of back-date on parliamentary campaigning through our Charity Parliamentary Monitor - read our 'Ten campaigning tips for lobbying MPs' for a useful guide to success at Parliament.

Fringe benefits: are party conferences a good use of resources? nfpSynergy briefing
A briefing released in Sept 2009, using data from the Charity Parliamentary Monitor to examine whether party conferences are a good use of resources for charities and non-profits.
How government definitions over-estimate levels of volunteering
This briefing looks at how government measures the levels of volunteering in the UK (and touches on measurements of civic participation) and suggests there are a number of ways in which the current research methodology is over-estimating the level of volunteers.
Who volunteers? Volunteering trends 2000-2007
This briefing looks at some results from nfpSynergy's Charity Awareness Monitor to analyse volunteering trends over the last 7 years. While volunteering levels have remained fairly constant, the demographics of volunteers have changed.
Ten tips for lobbying MPs - nfpSynergy
nfpSynergy has a wealth of back-data regarding MPs' opinions of charities and their campaigns, comments from those who work in this area and experience of the sector. This has enabled us to compile a report containing ten tips, which extract the most salient issues to emerge from our research, to help you in your future charity campaigns and lobbying.
The 21st Century Volunteer
This report looks at what charities need to do to keep up with the changing role of volunteering. Including useful case studies and practical data.