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Building strong foundations: Why volunteering infrastructure must be properly resourced
Investing in volunteering infrastructure helps organisations grow, innovate, and navigate uncertainty
Volunteering can open doors to employment for disabled people
Volunteering can be a powerful, practical step towards paid employment and wider community participation.
Volunteers: Helping Hands or Strategic Assets?
Volunteers are a critical workforce, a source of innovation, bringing fresh ideas, lived experience, and professional expertise.
Unlocking Sustainability: Crafting a Compelling Internal Communication Strategy on Volunteering
In the nonprofit sector, volunteers are not just a resource—they are often the lifeblood of the organisation. Their contributions extend far beyond ho...
Volunteering for wellbeing
Wellbeing is a journey, not a destination. Volunteering offers a chance to reconnect—with others, with purpose, and with yourself—on that journey.
How to grow a volunteer programme to support a small charity’s expansion
Growing your volunteer programme to support the sustainable growth of your organisation - a smart strategy and a necessary step
The ROI of Volunteering: A Measure of Impact or a Metric for Funders?
By embracing a holistic view of ROI, we can better honour volunteers’ contributions while building strong, sustainable, and evidence-based volunteer p...
Volunteering: A Powerful Pathway to Employment
Between jobs, changing careers, or starting out? Volunteering can equip you with skills, networks, and confidence you need to move closer to employmen...
Stronger Together: The Power of Volunteering in Building Resilient Communities
Let’s commit to making a difference—one act of kindness at a time. Together, we can build a brighter future for everyone.
Weaving the People Together: Creating an Inclusive and Supportive Infrastructure
Community organisations can create environments where everyone, regardless of background or circumstance, feels empowered to contribute and connect
Volunteer Stories
A helping hand in an emergency
It puts a different perspective on life ... you don’t see the reality, you don’t see the emotions that are right in front of your face