Category: Volunteering

23 Nov 23
If you are passionate about art, creativity, and wellbeing, whether as a hobby or a professional pursuit, we are excited to invite you to join The People’s Gallery Volunteer Training […]

27 Jul 23
Many assumptions are made about ‘checking’ newcomers to an organisation – for example that everyone needs to have a DBS check. We’re organising an online session with the regional representative […]

12 Jul 23
Over the past two years the number of people volunteering in England has dropped sharply. According to the Government’s Community Life Survey 2021/22, only 16% took part in formal volunteering […]

Volunteer recruitment isn’t easy – volunteers don’t grow on trees and there isn’t a ready supply of them in cold storage waiting to be defrosted and deployed at a moments […]

30 Jun 23
Volunteering is changing and evolving all the time. Volunteers are essential for vibrant communities and have played a vital in the country’s response to the pandemic and the cost-of-living crisis. […]

21 Jun 23
Volunteers are the backbone of the charity sector but since the pandemic the number of people volunteering in the UK has decreased. The rising cost of living has probably contributed […]

20 Jun 23
All not-for-profit organisations exist to solve community problems or meet community needs, but no matter how good their fundraising is they will never able to hire enough people to really […]

15 Jun 23
It can be hard to work out the best practice for attracting volunteers. All charities are unique and volunteer recruitment is the same; charities operate in constantly changing cultural, economic, […]

12 May 23
According to organisers of the volunteering day, The Big Help Out is set to become an annual event. More than 30,000 charities were scheduled to hold 55,000 events for volunteers […]

04 Apr 23
Community organisations come in all shapes and sizes. They deliver a wide range of community service and activities, from youth clubs to craft sessions, sport to drama, lunch clubs to […]

Sandwell is exceptionally fortunate to have amazing people volunteering their time with voluntary and community groups, and we want everyone to know how much they are appreciated; whether that’s helping […]

20 Jan 23
The Government has committed to an investment of £600,000 into Vision for Volunteering – a ten-year initiative supported by over 300 organisations from across the volunteering community that aims to […]