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New volunteering plan for London arts sector
London mayor Boris Johnson is to work in partnership with arts and cultural groups across the capital in a bid to enhance the status of volunteers working within the sector.
The mayor has proposed the development of a city-wide framework for the arts and cultural sector, with 82 per cent of groups expecting demand to for volunteers to increase by 2013. It follows a survey of 90 not-for-profit arts organisations commissioned by Greater London Authority and London Cultural Quarters, a representative group for the sector.
The mayor is now working with London Cultural Quarters to devise a five-year strategy that aims to provide a framework for volunteering at organisations of all sizes. Johnson said: "Across London a hidden army of volunteers make a huge contribution to the city's unrivalled arts and cultural scene.
"Our aim is to help cultural organisations of all sizes attract more volunteers and get the very best out them." London Cultural Strategy Group chair Iwona Blazwick added: "Volunteers bring a wealth of experience and skills, and above all a real sense of enthusiasm and dynamism to organisations."
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