The European Economic and Social Committee put a spotlight on the importance of measuring volunteering at a major conference it convened in Warsaw on Friday 30 September 2011 in collaboration with the Polish Ministry …
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Building a Community of European Statistical Officials | Warsaw | 28-29 September 2011
A new community began to take shape last week when European labour statistics officials and civil society leaders met on 28-29 September in Warsaw for a technical workshop hosted by the ILO, the European Volunteer …
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Council of the European Union Conclusions Recognize ILO Manual
Following on the heels of the recommendation of the ILO Manual by the European Commission, the Center is delighted to announce that on 3 October 2011 the Council of the European Union …
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Leading By Example: Poland and Hungary Implement the ILO Manual
Poland and Hungary, the two countries holding the presidency of the EU during the European Year of Volunteering 2011, are leading by example and have kept their word to implement the ILO …
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European Commission Recommends ILO Manual on the Measurement of Volunteer Work
The Center is excited to announce that on 20 September 2011 the European Commission officially recommended that:
“Research and data collection on volunteering should be encouraged at the national level. In this context, the …
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European Volunteer Measurement Project Kickoff Training in Tallin
On May 6, European Volunteer Measurement Project partners CEV, SPES, and CCSS hosted a Kickoff Training Workshop in Tallinn, Estonia to introduce volunteer leaders to the new ILO Manual on the Measurement of …
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The Measurement of Volunteering in Europe – Reflections on the CEV Symposium
JHU Center Director Dr. Lester Salamon took part in the opening panel discussion at the European Volunteer Centre (CEV) Symposium “The future of volunteering: concepts, trends, visions” convened in Tallinn, Estonia May 4th through 6th, 2011. …
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Taxing the Tax-Exempt Sector—A Growing Danger for Nonprofit Organizations
One of the long-standing features of American law has been the principle that nonprofit charitable organizations should be exempt from taxation. However, a recent survey by the Johns Hopkins Listening Post Project found that a surprising number of …
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Brazil becomes first country to adopt ILO Manual on the Measurement of Volunteer Work
Brazil today became the first country to adopt the International Labour Organization (ILO) Manual on the Measurement of Volunteer Work since its official release on March 23, 2011. This comes on the heels of a successful …
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Counting the Volunteers the World Counts On
The International Labour Organization (ILO) and the Johns Hopkins University Center for Civil Society Studies announced today the release of a new manual to help statistical agencies around the world track the amount, type and value …
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