Whitbread Volunteer Action Awards - 5 December 2001
Do you know any individuals, projects or companies which make an outstanding contribution to society through voluntary activity and deserve to be rewarded?
Do-It (on-line database of volunteering opportunities)
This site provides details of volunteering opportunities throughout the UK and is powered by a large on-line database of current vacancies. Do-It allows users to search by postcode, type of organisation and type of work. Members of the National Centre for Volunteering can register their volunteering opportunities on the site.
Timebank
This BBC supported campaign gives you the opportunity to share your time and skills with your community. The site allows you to register your details in order to receive a list of organisations in your area that need help, and which match your interests.
Voluntary Matters3
A resource to inform and inspire everyone who works with volunteers (a Media Trust project)
Society Guardian - Volunteering section
Up to date news coverage on volunteering issues from the on-line version of The Guardian newspaper
Benneton UN Volunteers campaign
Includes an on-line version of the magazine Colors dedicated to volunteers
The Experience Corps
Web site of the new company that has been set up to encourage and enable people aged 50 and over to volunteer and get involved in their communities.
CSV (Community Service Volunteers)
Large scale provider of volunteering opportunities in the UK. CSV also supports training and education initiatives.
Retired and Senior Volunteer Programme (RSVP)
Promotes volunteering by older people and matches individuals with local voluntary opportunities. It operates across Great Britain with more than 5,000 volunteers and aims to involve as many people as possible over the age of fifty.
Reach
National charity that recruits retired professionals to work in the voluntary sector.
Active Community Unit
The Government office responsible for supporting volunteering and the voluntary and community sector.
Millennium Volunteers (MV)
UK-wide initiative to encourage 16-24 year olds to volunteer their time for the benefit of others. Using the strapline 'build on what you're into', MV allows young people to get involved in activity on local issues which they care about using their interests or hobbies as a starting point.
Community Development Foundation
Works to promote the idea and practice of community development.
eVolunteer.co.uk
An on-line resource for recruiting volunteers
Hospice Information Service
Includes an on-line directory of UK hospices.
National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Umbrella body for the voluntary(non-profit) sector in England.
CharityJOB
An on-line resource for people seeking jobs in the UK charity sector
Charities Direct
Search a national UK database of over 10,000 charities
Common Purpose
An independent educational charity - which runs programmes to bring together tomorrow's decision makers from all walks of life - business, the public and the voluntary sectors.
CitizensConnection.net
A practical on-line resource for people interested in active citizenship. Includes information on how to volunteer to make a difference in you community.
BUBL Charities Page
Site contains links to over 750 UK charities. A search facility allows you to look up charities by alphabetical order, subject category or income.
The Women's Resource Centre
Works with women and women's organisations to improve access to services by providing information and support.
Community Fund (formerly the National Lottery Charities Board)
For information on how you may be able to apply for funding.
Age Concern (England)
The leading charitable movement in England concerned with ageing and older people.
Charity net
An on-line resource offering information and financial resources for the charity sector.
Directory of Social Change
Publish a wide range of literature and provide training courses on the management and finance of voluntary organisations. Also run the annual Charity Fair event.
The Media Trust
The Media Trust is a charity which works in partnership with the media industry to meet the communications needs of the voluntary sector. One of the services the Media Trust offers is The Media Resource which identifies the skills of media professionals and matches these with the communications needs of voluntary organisations.
Resources for the Voluntary Sector
Information resource for voluntary sector organisations (small and large). Includes information on the legal and financial aspects of running a voluntary organisation, suppliers of services to the voluntary sector and a paid and volunteer jobs section.
Sandy Adirondack
Freelance management and training consultant for the voluntary sector, includes a page of up-to-date legal information for voluntary organisations.
Institute for Volunteering Research
Site includes summaries of research on different aspects of volunteering.
Joseph Rowntree Foundation
This site contains on-line versions all their Research Findings, several of which cover volunteering issues.
Association for Research on Non profit Organisations and Voluntary Action(ARNOVA)
Group dedicated to to the creation, application and dissemination of research about voluntary action, non profit organisations and philanthropy.
International Society for Third Sector Research
International association promoting research and education in the fields of philanthropy, civil society and the non-profit sector.
Europe wide
CEV
The European volunteer centre. Acts an association for national and regional volunteer centres throughout Europe.
Euro-Volunteer Information Pool
Information on volunteering and voluntary work projects in five European countries.
Global
International Association of Volunteer Effort
Has a mission to promote, celebrate, and strengthen volunteerism worldwide.
UNITeS
The United Nations Information Technology Service (UNITeS) is a global volunteer initiative that allows volunteers from any country to give their skills and time to extend the opportunities of the digital revolution to developing countries.
International Year of Volunteers 2001
Official UN site containing which contains details of this major international awareness campaign on volunteering.