“Nick was a pleasure to work with and we valued his collaborative style of working and effective communication throughout the project. His experience and expertise in volunteering research helped us to deliver an excellent piece of guidance on volunteer surveys that is informed by the latest good practice and meets our high standards for research and evidence. Nick also has a really good sense of how to make research practical and user-friendly which allowed us to develop something that will really meet the needs of the organisations we support.”
Kristen Stephenson, Head of Volunteering, Sport England
“Nick did an incredible job of unearthing some of the stand-out results from our diversity survey, giving us a chance to add strength and depth to our research reports and articles. He made the process of working together easy, and we would definitely ask him to work with us again.”
Jade Phillips, Marketing Manager, CharityJob
“Nick is a first-rate researcher and an acknowledged expert on volunteering and voluntary action. For many years he was director of the internationally-renowned Institute for Volunteering Research and has carried out and managed a vast array of research and consultancy projects on a variety of different volunteering-related topics, both within the UK and globally. He is steeped in the values of the volunteer movement and brings a professionalism and integrity to all his work.”
Justin Davis Smith, Senior Research Fellow, Centre for Charity Effectiveness at CASS Business School
“Nick has been a valued network partner for many years. We have greatly enjoyed his expertise and the ability to draw on his broad and thorough knowledge of volunteering. Most recently as keynote speaker for 300 participants at our annual academic conference, where he held an insightful and inspiring presentation about professionalization. Nick has the capacity to translate and convey his knowledge in every contexts he is invited to, whether at international or local level, and I can highly recommend his consultancy.”
Mette Hjære, Koordinator, Analyse og Formidling, Center for Frivilligt Socialt Arbejde (Danish Institute for Voluntary Effort)
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