| Charities
Minister Fiona Mactaggart has called on charities to do more to publicise
the rewards volunteering offers individuals.
Writing in the June
issue of Charity Times magazine to mark Volunteers Week, the Minister
urges charities to avoid being too cautious about stressing the benefits
volunteering offers to those participating, as well as to wider society.
"We don't really emphasise this enough, perhaps too anxious that
it will damage the volunteering 'brand'," she writes.
In particular, charities
should be bolder in promoting the leadership skills they nurture in volunteers,
particularly amongst the young. "Voluntary organisations can train
and give hands-on leadership experience to people who may not feel suited
to leadership in the business or political fields." she argues. "It
is a vital ingredient of a healthy democracy that equips citizens to shape
their communities and society at large."
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