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5 ways to maintain the momentum of SVWWhile Student Volunteering Week 2015 technically ends on 1 March, its impact can and should continue for the rest of…

The SVW Team on 27 Feb 2015

Making an Impact with SVWSeveral of you have been asking about our impact measurement recommendations for SVW 2015 and how your impact can be…

The SVW Team on 14 Feb 2015

Student Volunteering Week: a staff perspectiveClick here to see other blog articles with advice for SVW planning Claire McLoughlin from UWL shares some tips from…

Claire McLoughlin on 10 Feb 2015

Advice, Universities

Hitting the Headlines During SVWAs SVW draws closer, it’s time to think about the local profile of the campaign. It’s one thing raising awareness of…

Zoe Conn on 6 Feb 2015

Promoting your #SVW2015 events on TwitterIf you’ve gone to the trouble of organising an event for SVW 2015 you’d probably quite like some people to turn up. One…

Rob Newsome on 3 Feb 2015

Ben Butler's 10 top tips for collaborationOne of the best things about SVW is that it's a great chance to look beyond the boundaries of your campus and work with…

Ben Butler on 5 Jan 2015

Getting ready for SVW: Part 2: Brainstorming!This is Part 2 of a series on how to prepare for Student Volunteering Week 2015. We’ll be exploring everything from…

The SVW Team on 19 Dec 2014

"You'll never know until you try": Ideas for volunteering taster sessionsOne of the national aims of SVW 2015 is to inspire more students to get involved in volunteering. The classic saying…

The SVW Team on 15 Dec 2014

Getting ready for SVW: Part 1: Aims and impactThis is Part 1 of a series on how to prepare for Student Volunteering Week 2015. We’ll be exploring everything from…

The SVW Team on 14 Dec 2014

Getting ready for Student Volunteering Week 2015As Christmas approaches, many of you will be looking ahead to next term… A highlight of Term 2 in the student calendar…

The SVW Team on 9 Dec 2014

Claudia Dickens: 10 reasons why volunteering should be top of your to-do listIt’s my first day as a volunteer and I am crouched, damp and muddy, in an overgrown hedge… I’m desperately trying to…

Claudia Dickens on 12 Feb 2014

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