Changing horizons, raising aspiration
Jeremy Heywood reviews a groundbreaking event attended by over 700 school students and 230 Civil Service volunteers to raise young people's career aspirations.
Jeremy Heywood reviews a groundbreaking event attended by over 700 school students and 230 Civil Service volunteers to raise young people's career aspirations.
In his first post on this blog, BEIS Permanent Secretary Alex Chisholm talks about a recent experience as a volunteer and what it taught him.
Civil servant Kevin Oliver on why he believes being an 'ally' is important for inclusivity and fairness in the workplace and society at large.
Sue Owen asks what you can give on #GivingTuesday.
The Great British Bake Off has inspired the creation of bake clubs around the Civil Service that hold cake sales for charity.
Alexandra Ankrah of the Social Action Team talks about volunteering with Team London and her work to sustain and spread volunteering in health and social care among the over-50s.
How can the commitment and skill of volunteers best be harnessed? The Social Action Team is backing a range of exciting approaches.
In Volunteers' Week, Director of the Office for Civil Society Mark Fisher celebrates civil servant volunteers who put their time and skills at the service of others and enhance their own lives in the process.
After 16 years in the Civil Service, Elizabeth Dymond is now a director of The Charity for Civil Servants and about to take part in its biggest fundraising event, the Walking Challenge – and you can join her.
Dan Grishin says National Citizen Service has given him the confidence to make a difference to his own life and the lives of others - and it's already taken him to No. 10!