The Commission on the Future of Volunteering
The Commission on the Future of Volunteering was established by the England
Volunteering Development Council in order to develop a long-term vision for
volunteering in England.
Chair
The Baroness Neuberger DBE
Members
Professor John Annette - Pro Vice Master, Birkbeck College, University of London
Bishop John Austin - Assistant Bishop, Diocese of Leicester *
Lord Bruce-Lockhart of the Weald OBE – Former Leader of Kent County Council and
Former Chairman, Local Government Association
Alistair Burt MP - Shadow Minister for Local Government & Regeneration
Professor Justin Davis Smith – Director, Institute for Volunteering Research
Kathleen Duncan OBE - Independent Consultant
Stephen Dunmore - Chief Executive, Big Lottery Fund
Joseph Gordon – Former member of v20 and Trustee of Young Achievers Trust
Professor Margaret Harris - Professor of Voluntary Sector Organisation, Aston
University
Andrew Hind - Chief Executive, Charity Commission
Tom Levitt MP - Chair, All Party Group on the Community and Voluntary Sector
Imam Monawar Hussain - Muslim Tutor, Eton College
Barbara Monroe - Chief Executive, St Christopher's Hospice
Fiona Reynolds CBE - Director General, The National Trust
Mary Riddell – Columnist, The Observer
David Robinson OBE - Founder, Community Links
Georgina Watts – Independent Consultant
Advisors
Baroness Hanham of Kensington DBE – Chair, England Volunteering Development
Council
Baroness Pitkeathley of Caversham CBE – President, England Volunteering
Development Council and Volunteering England
Christopher Spence CBE – Former Chief Executive, Volunteering England
Secretariat
Provided by Volunteering England
Meta Zimmeck – Former Public Affairs Strategist, Volunteering England
Suzie Curran - Events Organiser, Volunteering England
Andy Forster - Former Policy Strategist, Volunteering England
Lorraine Prince - Administrative Assistant, Volunteering England
* Sadly Bishop John Austin became ill and died during the course of our work