Evaluation of vinspired students

Laura Grant Associates

The NCCPE was funded by v, the national young volunteers service, to run the vinspired students project to provide compelling evidence of the impact of volunteering on students, communities and institutions and to galvanise a step change in the quantity, quality and diversity of student volunteering in the English Higher Education (HE) sector. The project began in October 2008 and finished at the end of March 2011. We commissioned Laura Grant Associates, in partnership with Edge Hill University, to carry out a formative evaluation of the project. The evaluation was both participatory and reflexive, with considerable engagement with project stakeholders throughout.

The evaluation report discusses the outcomes of the project, highlighting how vinspired students enabled meaningful local impacts (i.e. for those that had been directly involved in the project), built new relationships and enhanced existing ones, added credible research to the evidence base and revitalised conversations about the value of student volunteering. Additionally considering the legacy of the project in the changing HE environment.

Download the full report here (PDF 1.2MB)

For more information about the evaluation and an overview of the report look here.