Category: Volunteering in North Yorkshire

What is it?  Community First Yorkshire volunteering directory is a free to use online resource for organisations in North Yorkshire seeking to recruit volunteers. The directory

At the July volunteer co-ordinator network meeting, we examined how increasing the level of flexibility in volunteering can be a good thing for organisations, volunteers

Over the last few months there has been increasing interest in, and discussion about, what volunteering might look like after the pandemic. The National Council

When thinking about volunteering, one of the benefits we often hear talked about is the skills and experience it offers up for employment. This was

Who could have foreseen what this year would bring? How have your high hopes and plans for 2020 panned out? I’m guessing most of those

There can be little doubt that Covid-19 has accelerated the pace of change in nearly all areas of our lives. If you’d asked me what

If your organisation is thinking about restarting volunteering we’ve been thinking about some areas for consideration. This is by no means a checklist so if

Leah tells of the enjoyment she gets from making a positive impact on her community as a trustee. Q: What is your volunteering and who

Q: Are there any challenges with your volunteering?

Joanne Abbot combines her enjoyment of staying active and being outside with helping others who are less able to do so. Q: What is your

It feels like a really useful way to give back, as it does call on my existing skills. Leah Furniss shares how using her professional

Volunteering helped me mentally, physically and emotionally Hillary shares how volunteering has helped her cope with a stressful period in her life, develop friendships and

“I really enjoy seeing some of the ideas I have had come together, it’s very rewarding.” Colleen Allwood tells us how volunteering at her local

Volunteers Week, which runs from the 1 – 7 June, offers an opportunity to say Thank You to volunteers and the organisations who contribute to

In the current Covid-19 situation it is more important than ever to consider the wellbeing of your volunteers. It may be that your organisation has

If you’re unable to leave home at the moment but would still like to volunteer, we’ve come up with some ideas for things you might

“I feel I have given something back as well as having fun” This week is student volunteering week (SVW), an annual celebration, which this year

The NCVO national survey into the volunteering experience identified eight key features that make a quality experience for volunteers. NCVO recommended that, if they want

Christmas is a time for giving and what better way to give than to volunteer for a good cause and make a real difference to

  I love volunteering but like many other people working full time I don’t have a lot of spare time to actually do it. This

To coincide with the end of Trustees Week we’ve updated a quiz first shared by the Charity Commission back in 2016 to test people on

We are often asked by groups for help with recruiting new trustees. Whilst the process of preparing, recruiting, inducting and reviewing new trustees can seem

Trustees play a vital role in our communities, volunteering their time and working together to make decisions about the work of organisations and charities across