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Meridian Swift

Meridian Swift

Meridian Swift is a pen name. She has managed volunteers for 20 years, is the author of The Volunteer Shelf Life, blogs on volunteerplaintalk, has written for Energize Inc., Canadian Journal of Volunteer Resources Management, and Engaging Volunteers. She has held the CVA since 2005, and has presented on the state and national levels on volunteer management topics.

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Volunteer or You’ll Lose Everything!

As long as we are truthful about our ads, why can’t we use some marketing techniques to recruit volunteers?

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Conscious, transformative and community-based volunteering.

Wales, one of the devolved nations of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern
Ireland, was the first country in the world to legislate for children’s play.

Seventeen years ago—in April 2008—the last Labour government launched England’s first, and only, National Play Strategy. Today, we learn more about what Play England is doing to help.