28.07.2014

First Italian survey on voluntary work

Istat, CSVnet – the Italian National Federation of Volunteer Support Centres and the foundation Fondazione Volontariato e Partecipazione published a new survey on the state of volunteering in Italy.

28.07.2014

Save the date: First European Stakeholder Seminar on October 15th

TSI will be presented to European stakeholders in Brussels later this year, gathering input on third sector barriers.

17.07.2014

TSI Stakeholder CEV hosting conference on volunteering in social welfare services

CEV is organising a major policy conference on “Volunteering in European Welfare & Social Services (VIEWSS)” in Turin, Italy from 2-3 October 2014. Background is the Policy Agenda for Volunteering in Europe (P.A.V.E), drafted during the European Year of Volunteering 2011, which submitted that “the crisis is forcing governments to re-assess the European Social Model” […]

18.06.2014

First National Stakeholder Meeting in Zagreb, Croatia

This first national stakeholder meeting with third sector and policy actors in Croatia will be held at the University of Zagreb on June 23rd, 2014 from 1-4 pm. It serves to introduce TSI to practitioners on the ground. Participants are invited to present their experiences and questions for a research agenda on third sector impact […]

27.05.2014

Lively discussions at TSI Vienna stakeholders meeting

Stakeholders identified different forms of advocacy and political work as most important third sector impacts.

27.05.2014

TSI meeting ahead of ISTR Conference in Münster on July 21st

TSI members to meet ahead of ISTR conference to discuss progress so far and tasks ahead.

23.04.2014

Working Definitions Meeting, Rome, May 19-20, 2014

Event Details May 19-20, 2014 SPES offices, Via Liberiana 17 Rome, Italy Event Description This event invited researchers and stakeholders from third sector organisations to discuss and refine the working definition for the third sector in Europe, proposed by the Third Sector Impact partners. For more details of the event please refer to the event […]

09.04.2014

Constructive dicussion with stakeholders at TSI Oslo meeting

Eleven Norwegian umbrella organisations, large national associations and key informants participated in the first of national stakeholders’ meetings intended to bring valuable input and direction to the research on Third Sector Impact.

31.03.2014

First TSI Stakeholder Meeting in Norway, April 9

This is the first of a series of national stakeholder meetings, a crucial component of the Third Sector Impact project, held at the Institute for Social Research in Oslo.

23.01.2014

Third Sector Impact Kick-off Meeting in Bologna

Third Sector Impact, a research project bringing together over thirty researchers from 10 European universities and more than 100 stakeholders, was launched in Bologna, Italy, on January 23, 2014.