This week it's National Safeguarding Adults Week. The theme this year is how you can prioritise the welfare and wellbeing of yourself and others. The aim is to highlight key safeguarding issues, start conversations and raise awareness of safeguarding best practice. There's a lot happening this week, including a session on how to support and protect carers, so this is a great opportunity to get involved.

Gen Z. Is that a new term or are you 'down with the kids'? How engaged are you with youth volunteering? We have seen a boom in younger volunteers since the pandemic ended and new research suggests Generation Z (people aged 16-24) are more likely to want to help out than any other age group. The British Heart Foundation surveyed 4,000 people across the UK and found that 94% of Gen Z respondents would consider volunteering, compared with 74% of those aged 59-77+.

With fewer people choosing to volunteer these days, the struggle to attract new recruits is a hot topic. How you can keep the volunteers you already have? This is covered in our Managing Volunteers training (23 and 30 November) but some useful information can also be found in this article from Volunteer Hub.

How can we make volunteering more inclusive for disabled people? The recent National Inclusion Week encouraged us to think about how to be more inclusive and, with that in mind, an article from NCVO links to their recent Time Well Spent report and discusses how you can make your volunteer processes more accessible.

Do you struggle to write equality and inclusion policies? Or when considering the right language and terminology to use in your organisation? The National Council of Voluntary Organisations (NCVO) has now adopted the term 'global majority' to refer to all ethnic groups except white British and other white groups, including white minorities. Explaining their decision, they say that there will never be one perfect term but that referring to a global majority better reflects the world we live in.

Most people are familiar with the Vision for Volunteering - which sets out how volunteering needs to look by 2032. But for anyone wanting to find out more, an introductory online session is now available giving an insight into the vision, its development and goals. You'll have the chance to ask questions and find out how you can get involved, and bring the Vision to life in your organisation, role or community.