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From Volunteer Retention to Volunteer Belonging
What if retaining volunteers isn't the goal? Explore why belonging—not simply staying—could be the key to creating better volunteer experiences.
Are We Making Volunteering Too Complicated?
We want more people to volunteer. But are the systems we create to support volunteering sometimes becoming barriers to participation?
Gen Z Doesn’t Want to Volunteer? Think Again.
Think Gen Z doesn't want to volunteer? Think again. Young people are contributing differently. The question is whether organisations are ready.
Skills-Based Volunteering Is Growing
As demand for skills-based volunteering grows, community organisations face a new question: are we ready to make the most of skilled volunteers?
What If the Problem Isn’t Volunteer Recruitment?
What if volunteers aren’t the problem? Rethink recruitment by designing flexible, purposeful roles that fit how people actually want to contribute tod...
What Do Volunteers Actually Want in 2026?
What do volunteers really want in 2026? Explore changing expectations around flexibility, purpose, connection, skills, wellbeing and belonging.
AI and Volunteering: Threat, Tool or Opportunity?
AI could change volunteering but not necessarily by replacing people. Explore how it could create new roles, unlock skills and make more room for huma...
Are We Designing Volunteering for the Way People Live?
Are we designing volunteering around how people live today? Explore flexible, episodic and micro-volunteering & rethink how organisations design volun...
A Second Chance to Give Back
How can community organisations safely include people completing community service or volunteering before court? Practical steps for a safe second cha...
Finding Community and Confidence Through Volunteering
Volunteering has allowed me to share my skills and passions with others while continuing to learn from the people around me.
Volunteer Stories
Passionate about young people
It felt good to know that I was helping make a difference for young people. One word at a time, one dollar at a time.