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Sep

Reach supports annual event for UK trustees

Posted by Madeleine Boomgaarden on September 19th, 2011 in News | No Comments »

Reach is proud to be partners of the second national Trustees’ Week. The week is an annual event to showcase the great work that trustees do and highlight opportunities for people from all walks of life to get involved and make a difference.
Watch this space as we announce events we are running and supporting during this week. [...]

20
Jul

Reaching out to the management community

Posted by Reach on July 20th, 2011 in News | No Comments »

Caroline Beaumont, Reach’s Director of Services, talks about how managers can turn their skills to becoming trustees and skilled volunteers.

14
Jul

Guardian praises Reach Annual Review

Posted by Reach on July 14th, 2011 in News | No Comments »

The Guardian has praised Reach in an online post about making a successful annual review.

24
May

Clear skilled volunteering message in White Paper

Posted by Reach on May 24th, 2011 in News | No Comments »

Reach, the skilled volunteering charity,  welcomes the clear signal in yesterday’s Giving White Paper  that volunteering in general, and skilled volunteering in particular, is a valid means of giving and has real value for voluntary organisations.
Sarah King, Reach’s Chief Executive, said, “Reach’s recent skills survey identified that local voluntary groups urgently need skilled people to [...]

26
Apr

Finding good trustees isn’t difficult

Posted by Reach on April 26th, 2011 in News | No Comments »

Reach’s Chief Executive Sarah King has challenged the view that finding good trustees is difficult – it depends on how you look.
In an article in Caritas Magazine, Sarah puts the case for finding and keeping good trustees for organisations, as well as sharing successful strategies and best practice from her own extensive experience of charity [...]

21
Mar

Reach Response to Giving Green Paper emphasises need to create high quality skilled volunteering opportunities

Posted by Reach on March 21st, 2011 in News | No Comments »

Reach has offered a skilled volunteering perspective in its response to the Government’s Giving Green Paper.

4
Jan

Caroline Beaumont appointed Reach Director Of Services and Business Development

Posted by Reach on January 4th, 2011 in News | No Comments »

Caroline Beaumont has been appointed Reach Director Of Services and Business Development

9
Dec

Reach and EDF target increased diversity on charity boards

Posted by Reach on December 9th, 2010 in News | No Comments »

Reach Volunteering and the Equality and Diversity Forum (EDF) are planning a new initiative to increase diversity among charity trustees, announces EDF Chair Sarah Spencer at an event to celebrate the organisation’s coming of age as a charity.

24
Nov

TrusteeWorks passes its 75th trustee placement of the year

Posted by Reach on November 24th, 2010 in News | No Comments »

Reach Volunteering’s TrusteeWorks Service is placing about four trustees a week with voluntary organisations as the service gets into full swing, having recently passed its 75th Trustee placement in 2010.

1
Nov

Sarah King featured in Third Sector magazine

Posted by Reach on November 1st, 2010 in News | No Comments »

Reach’s CEO Sarah King was featured in Third Sector magazine to keep a diary on Trustees’ Week 2010.