Is volunteering too much hard work for charities? - Third Sector blog | Blogs | Third Sector

Is volunteering too much hard work for charities? - Third Sector blog | Blogs | Third Sector: "Two weeks ago, at a round table hosted by the European Association of Philanthropy and Giving, I listened to a group of people working in the charity sector talking about the difficulties they faced using professional volunteers.

You would think this would be easy - get in an accountant, an IT expert, a designer, and get loads of professional experience for free. But these people's experience was quite difference.

Making a specialist placement work needs a lot of effort from the charity concerned, I was told, both before and after they get the volunteer involved. They need to plan what services they are looking for, and understand that getting volunteers involved is not a replacement for work by paid staff"