volunteering-data-model

Volunteering and Social Action Ontology

A data model to describe volunteering opportunities and volunteer-involving organisations.

Process

The Volunteering and Social Action draft data standard is developed in the open with volunteering specialists, software providers, and data experts, bringing domain expertise to collaborate on the standardisation effort.

A landscape review of the Voluntary, Community, and Social Enterprise (VCSE) sector helped identify an initial list of use cases that could inform the standardisation effort.

A Standards Working Group helps with gathering feedback and informing development of the standard.

A Hackathon brought together subject matter experts, raising awareness of the standardisation effort, and informing the direction of our efforts.

Versions

The data model’s evolution is documented as a series of versions.

License

Unless otherwise specified, all content in this repository and any copies are subject to Crown Copyright under the Open Government License v3.

Any code is dual licensed under the MIT license and the Open Government License v3.