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Lord Young, the Prime Minister’s Adviser on Enterprise, led a review of the Social Value Act following its widespread success.
First published during the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government
Nominate a volunteer group for the 2015 Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service by 30 September 2014.
Inspiring social action projects that support unpaid family carers will be helped to grow through a new fund worth up to £1 million.
Research for Social Saturday shows that British adults are concerned about where and how they buy products and services.
Over the next 18 months the programme will encourage up to 2,000 volunteers to get involved in local issues in UK cities.
Brooks Newmark spoke about social action in his first speech as Minister for Civil Society.
The Social Investment Awards, supported by Cabinet Office and RBS, will celebrate UK businesses and people who are solving social problems.
Involve Swindon, a network of organisations that encourages employees to volunteer in the local community, wins the Big Society Award.
Young people were encouraged to volunteer to help their communities at the launch of the National Citizen Service (NCS) in Wales.
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