Volunteering links.
National online resources.
- Volunteering England.
“Volunteering England works to promote volunteering as a powerful force for change, both for those who volunteer and for the wider community. This web site offers a range of resources for anyone who works with or manages volunteers as well as to those who want to volunteer.”
- Do It.
“do-it.org.uk was launched in 2001 with the first, and still the only, national database of volunteering opportunities in the UK.”
- Timebank UK.
“TimeBank UK is a national charity providing volunteers with information on voluntary work and volunteering projects in the UK.”
- Community Service Volunteers.
“CSV (community service volunteers) is the UK’s largest volunteering and training organisation. We also help other organisations and agencies involve volunteers: finding volunteers, training staff in volunteer management and starting a volunteer programme. Contact us to find opportunities for volunteering and training for work.”
- Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme.
“RSVP, the retired and senior volunteer programme, is a free standing programme within CSV, which encourages the growing number of those aged 50+ to volunteer in their local area in England, Scotland and Wales.”
- Reach.
“Reach supports the UK voluntary sector by recruiting volunteers with business, management, technical and professional career experience and placing these skilled people in voluntary organisations that need their help. We work closely with organisations and volunteers to find the best possible fit between skills, interests, expectations and needs.”
- DirectGov : Home and community : Volunteering.
Links and information from national government web site.
Local volunteer centres.
Social networking.
- Horsesmouth.
“A social network for informal mentoring, where everyone can give and gain. You can search for a mentor, be a mentor, or simply browse the inspirational profiles and stories on the site.”
