'Small project, big difference': capacity building through a national volunteering fund: an evaluation of the Department of Health's Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund

This article reports the findings of a mixed-methods evaluation study on the impact of a national fund to support volunteering as a mechanism to achieve health and social goals, within the Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund (HSCVF) programme, established by the formerly named Department of Hea...

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Published inVoluntary sector review Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 21 - 40
Main Authors Warwick-Booth, Louise, South, Jane, Giuntoli, Gianfranco, Kinsella, Karina, White, Judy
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Manchester Policy Press 01.03.2020
Subjects
Capacity building approach
Clinical outcomes
Community Capacity Building
Community-based programs
Evaluation
Health care
Health services
Mechanisms
Networking
Organizations
Partnerships
Recruitment
Resource mobilization
Skill development
Social goals
Social services
Volunteering
Volunteers
evaluation
volunteering
mechanisms
community capacity building
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Summary:This article reports the findings of a mixed-methods evaluation study on the impact of a national fund to support volunteering as a mechanism to achieve health and social goals, within the Health and Social Care Volunteering Fund (HSCVF) programme, established by the formerly named Department of Health (now the Department of Health and Social Care). The article adds understanding of the mechanisms through which government organisations can build voluntary, community and social enterprise (VCSE) organisational capacity to support volunteers. First, the programme increased capacity via resource mobilisation to enhance volunteer recruitment; second, it strengthened VCSE organisations through partnerships/linkages/networking; and finally, it supported learning and skills development. The HSCVF impacted on both volunteering projects and host organisations to produce a range of positive outcomes that were particularly marked in smaller organisations: 'small project, big difference'. Successful community capacity building can result from programmes such as HSCVF, with this article contributing to the evidence base by detailing the processes through which this occurred.
Bibliography:2040-8056(20200301)11:1L.21;1-
ISSN:2040-8056
2040-8064
DOI:10.1332/204080520X15786512944458