Vision resources

Video

voluntary matters 3 - an exciting and innovative BBC series of six programmes about inspiring and motivating volunteers - order the video

Organisations featured in the TV programme

The Big Issue www.bigissue.co.uk
Jamyang Buddhist Centre www.jamyang.co.uk
Newham Asian Women's Project www.nawp.org

Websites

Information on paying volunteers' expenses
National Association of Volunteer Bureaux www.navb.org.uk

Information on what it takes to be a social entrepreneur
Community Action Network www.can-online.org.uk

Inspirational information on setting up campaigns
CitizensConnection.net www.citizensconnection.net

The SSE supports local and regional social entrepreneurs' programmes
The School for Social Entrepreneurs www.sse.org.uk

Article

Who are today's voluntary sector leaders?
The 15 most powerful people in the voluntary sector

Books

A useful guide on all aspects of leadership
How to Be a Better Leader
Rupert Eales-White (1998) Kogan Page ISBN 0749425946

The biography of Helen Bamber, director of The Medical Foundation for the Care of Victims of Torture
The Good Listener: Helen Bamber, A Life Against Cruelty
Neil Belton (1998) Weidenfeld ISBN 0297819046

An insight into social accountability in the business world by the founder of The Body Shop
Take It Personally: How to Make Conscious Choices to Change the World
Anita Roddick (2001) Conari Press ISBN 1573247073

How to lead with authority, humour and compassion
Shackleton's Way: Leadership Lessons from the Great Antarctic Explorer
Margot Morrell, Stephanie Capparell, Alexandra Shackleton (2001) Nicholas Brealey Publishing Ltd ISBN 1857882113

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