This conference explored how higher education and charities can continue to work together in an increasingly competitive and less regulated environment.

Speakers included:

• Nicola Dandridge, Chief Executive, Universities UK
• Liam Burns, President, National Union of Students
• Sir Stuart Etherington, Chief Executive, National Council for Voluntary Organisations
• Martyn Lewis CBE, Chair, NCVO (Chair)
• Matt Hyde, Chief Executive, NUS 
• Mary Stuart, Vice Chancellor, Lincoln University

Practical workshops on:

• Measure the impact of the ‘non-economic’ benefits
• Devise, implement and manage effective partnerships
• Communicate the importance of your work to funders and beyond
• Networking opportunities will give you the chance to engage with a range of practitioners working in this area, sharing your learning and experience as well as making new contacts to help take your work forward in the future.

Workshop presentations:

Razia Shariff, Head, Knowledge Exchange Team, and Dr Jurgen Grotz, Third Sector Research Centre: The Contribution of Knowledge Transfer to the Third Sector

Ursula Kelly, Director, Viewforth Consulting: Measuring the impact of 'non-economic' benefits

Paul Manners, Director, National Coordinating Centre for Public Engagement: How can we communicate the importance of this work to funders and beyond?

Dan Sumners, Senior Policy and Information Officer, Volunteering England: How higher education volunteer centres and wider volunteering infrastructure can work in partnership