The Centre for Volunteering's 2010 Ignite Volunteering Conference focused on the development of skills for volunteer coordinators and managers in the community sector, and facilitate networking, collaborations and the sharing of resources.

Topics at the conference included:

• Recruiting of volunteers
• Motivating and rewarding volunteers
• Succession planning
• Leadership
• Helping employees to work effectively with volunteers
• Training and supporting volunteers
• Social networking
• Maintaining standards
• Cultural inclusion
• Youth

Those who joined us were able to…

• Make useful contacts from the community sector
• Further their professional development
• Exchange ideas and experiences
• Hear from some of the leading practitioners in the sector

View the Conference Photos in The Centre's Flickr online photo gallery.

If you attended the conference or a member of The Centre, you have free access to the 2010 Ignite Volunteering Conference post-conference forum and information on The Centre's Members-Only website:

• Continue the discussions via the Ignite Online Forum
• Download and read 2010 Ignite Volunteering Conference's Presentations and Papers
• Join the Conference Online Forum and continue discussing topics and issues raised on the day
• Meet the Speakers – read the Speaker Bios
• Read Jacqui Hastings' Conference Report
• Download the Conference Agenda