A day to recognise our volunteer managers: 5 November.

International Volunteer Managers Day (IVMDay) was created to celebrate and recognise volunteer managers for the incredible work they do in organising and supporting volunteers worldwide. This year is even more special as we celebrate its 25th year!

Each year a new theme is chosen, and this quarter century milestone brings a new subject of “what’s our future normal?”, which explores:

• The place of volunteer leaders in volunteering strategies
• The future workforce make up of both volunteers and volunteer leaders, and their views and expectations
• The importance of how personal volunteer data is being secured and handled
• The increasing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in volunteer management
• And much more.

To help celebrate the volunteering sector, we’ve pulled together a list of our top resources to help inspire and educate volunteers, volunteer managers and leaders, and those considering a volunteering role:

• Join our Volunteer Coordinators Network: are you looking for volunteers or responsible for organising volunteers? Then this network is for you. Meet others in a similar role, find out about resources and training, and get support with your work. Our next meeting is on 5 December – why not join us?
• Vision for Volunteering: this ten-year collaborative project is designed to create a better future for volunteering. Get involved to see how everyone can work together to improve volunteering for the benefit of volunteers, organisations and communities.
• Sign up to receive our Volunteer Coordinators Newsletter: a bi-monthly round up of the latest news and resources to help support your volunteers.
• Read our latest volunteering blogs: get inspired by our blogs and hear how individuals and organisations are making a difference.
• Keep an eye out for our latest training sessions: including our upcoming ‘Managing Volunteers 1: Involving, Reaching and Recruiting Volunteers‘ (30 January, 09:30-12:30), and ‘Managing Volunteers 2: Supporting, Developing and Celebrating Volunteers‘ (6 February, 09:30-12:30).

Get involved in the festivities by following us on Facebook, X and LinkedIn, and use the celebratory hashtag #IVMDay24.