What are the various forms of volunteering/voluntary action/student volunteering
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What are the various forms of volunteering/voluntary action/student volunteering? (referenced to literature) What role does volunteering play in society? What does it contribute to voluntary and public sector organisations? e.g., charities, schools, social or health services, How has volunteering developed in UK society? What are its origins? Introduce the organisation where you will or have volunteered, include (paraphrase) some brief information on the role and function of the organisation, How does the organisation make use of volunteers? (investigate if they have a volunteering policy to refer to), What type of volunteering does the organisation support? e.g. providing a service or taking social action, relate this to definitions or models of volunteering, How does the work of the organisation relate/contribute to the idea of the ‘Big Society’? (include a definition and brief discussion of the pros and cons of the Big Society).
