Community and voluntary action

Action Ideas

 * Local environmental projects
 * Green gyms
 * partnership working
 * alliances and coalitions

Why it matters
(UK context) Community and voluntary action for sustainability has common and overlapping interest with the wider community and voluntary sector. Both have an interest in the capacity and well-being of the sector as a whole - the extent to which community and voluntary action, especially at the local level, can thrive.

Both can be allies within partnerships, such as Local Strategic Partnerships. Representatives form the more formal voluntary sector have a wealth of experience, whilst sustainabilty brings a unifying vision.

At the local level, in different areas different kinds of agencies may be the most natural allies, or potential allies, to local action for sustainability. In some areas it may be Councils for Voluntary Service, in others it may be Volunteer Bureau or Rural Community Councils.

Local Agenda 21 groups and Sustainability Forums concerned with a Stakeholder appraoch to local action will want to be aware of the full range of comunity and voluntary groups in their area.

UK links
National Council for Voluntary Organisations (NCVO)

askNCVO

National Association of Councils for Voluntary Service (NACVS)

Volunteering England

VolResource Independent portal site

Active Community Unit Information from the Home Office (government department)