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Independent consultant, trainer, speaker and author, specialising in strategic volunteer engagement. Engaging and inspiring people to bring about change. Labour Town Councillor for Arnoldfield, Grantham. He / Him. https://linktr.ee/robjconsulting
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Volunteer Engagement Professionals need to get better are speaking out on matters that are important to us. My new #200WordTuesday post briefly explores this theme. #LOVols #VolMgmt

Stop scaring volunteers away & start thinking like a dating site 💕 The latest article on the Rob Jackson Consulting Ltd blog revisits a popular 2016 piece comparing volunteer engagement to dating apps — and the lessons are still relevant today! robjacksonconsulting.wordpress.com/2025/06/06/v...

What is zombie work? Why is it important to know about it? What can we do to avoid it? Rahim Hirji's weekly 'Box Of Amazing" newsletter is a must read on AI and tech. This is a fantatsic example from this week. boxofamazing.substack.com/p/this-is-zo...

On June 5th 2025, the UK’s Association of Volunteer Managers is 18 years old. Nikki Squelch and I spoke to AVM’s Chair, Ruth Leonard, about AVM’s formation and journey so far.

My annual ‘summer’ reading list for volunteer engagement professionals will be out on Tuesday, the 8th of July. What has made the cut this year?

Brilliantly put!

Wise words!

Ever wondered why I publish my #200WordTuesday posts as LinkedIn articles, not on my feed? Wonder no more. My latest thread explains all and encourages you to do the same. #LOVols #VolMgmt

Volunteering as an act of civil disobedience — That's the subject I explore in the latest article on the Rob Jackson Consulting Ltd blog. #LoVols #volmgmt #volunteering #CivilDisobedience robjacksonconsulting.wordpress.com/2025/05/23/c...

Lovely to be co-hosting a client away day in Coventry for two days. So good to see a team enjoying working together in-person and making the most of not gathering online for a change.

Exciting times over at Better Impact bit.ly/3GNLM3h

A new #200WordTuesday thread to get us thinking about our priorities as Volunteer Engagement Professionals and Volunteer Involving Organisations. I'd love to get your take on this so please leave a comment on the article. #LOVols #VolMgmt

The late Susan J Ellis wrote a great article in 1997 about unions and volunteers that is still highly relevant 28 years later. So I'm showcasing it as a guest post on the Rob Jackson Consulting Ltd blog this week. #LOVols #VolMgmt robjacksonconsulting.wordpress.com/2025/05/09/u...

I have a new article on the Better Impact blog, exploring how we need to reimagine volunteering by building on the themes of a recent article from Australia. Check it out now via the link below. #LOVols #VolMgmt #Volunteering

This week I start recording season four of my Advancing The Professional podcast. It should go live with episode one on 1st September. #LOVols #VolMgmt #Podcast

Oh dear www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Another interesting Time for Impact podcast episode from Chris and Matt. This time speak to Ed Bracher, CEO of Dogs For Good. Lots of good stuff on leadership, volunteer impact and the important of Volunteer Engagement Professionals.

A provocative question from DJ Cronin. What did you think?

Time for a new #200WordTuesday and, as we are in the season for many National Volunteer Weeks, this new article reminds us that recognition is about more than thanking volunteers for what they do. #LOVols #VolMgmt #Volunteers #Volunteering #Recognition

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