Third Sector Commentary: 'Improving and Proving Volunteering, from a Practitioner's Perspective'

Abstract

This review looks at the wide and deep subject of volunteering. A subject close to my heart and a one which Third Sector organizations of any size will have an interest in. The three papers discussed varied in style, geographical coverage and focus, however, help us develop our understanding of volunteering. Reading these works made me reflect on the typologies of organisations I come across in my journey around the Third Sector, from tiny to small, small to medium, medium to large, and a final superlative size. These typologies could be explored further in the context of volunteering and presented many different perspectives on issues of volunteering.