Wales Council for Voluntary Action, in association with the Wales Institute for Social and Economic Research, Data and Methods (WISERD) is hosting a Voluntary Sector Studies Network day conference. 

There is a programme of presentations, exploring variously boundaries between the sector and the public and private sectors, social movements and online campaigning, and the experiences of smaller and local organisations and groups:

– Amy Burnage (Birmingham University) “Social Movements in Digital Spaces: Experiences of online campaigning”
– Lindsey Metcalf (Liverpool University) “Changing roles and responsibilities of the voluntary sector: Experiences of local charity trustees”
– Alex Murdock (London South Bank University) “Transferring the compact principle? Exploring the emergence of a code of practice between the private and third sector”
– Rebecca Rumbul (Cardiff University) “Structurally Excluded? Structural embeddedness and voluntary sector competition for European Social Funds in Wales”  
– Eileen Spencer (Age Concern North East Wales) “Lunch Clubs as a Sustainable Community Resource for Ageing Populations”

You can book your place via the Voluntary Sector Studies Network website.