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national plans for volunteering 
Currently, the III National Program of Volunteering, which was approved for 2005-2009, is still valid. The previous periods were from 1997-2000 and 2001-2004, respectively.
The introduction to the law references a broad consensus on the Third Program, which collaborates with both the National Council of NGOs and the Volunteering Platform of Spain.
In terms of specific lines of action, to which the National programs of Volunteering 2005-2009 must pay special attention, and in accordance to proposals offered by various consultants, stress the development of tools to support to the modernization and effectiveness of the volunteer work, the distribution of economic, human and technological resources to voluntary organizations, and above all, coordination between all agents and sectors (government, nonprofit entities, business organizations, universities, media…) involved in the creation of a caring society.
The Programs are always accompanied by a Diagnosis, in this case that of the volunteer, which highlight the need to promote education, research and rigorous statistics which serve to supplement the lack of official secondary sources about volunteering in our country.
