General information about volunteering

Whether in the UK or abroad, volunteering is an opportunity to gain important skills and experience. It will also show employers your dedication to specific issues. Most volunteers find it very rewarding and enjoyable.

There are myriad opportunities to volunteer, with animals and wildlife, art and leisure, campaigning, sport, refugees and asylum seekers, children, older people, ex-offenders, international development and the environment.

Useful Links

‘The Guardian Guide to Volunteering' is a great source.

'The Art of Crazy Paving', from Volunteering England, will help you maximise the benefits from volunteering. It explains how to identify the best opportunities for you, and how to make the most of your experiences.

'Everything you ever wanted to know about volunteering' - an article written by Tom Green, the editor of the volunteering website 'do-it'.

Campaigns Volunteer of the Year Award -provided by 'the Right Ethos' recrutiment consultancy to encourage those who are volunteering within campaigning organisations. In 2008, applications were in November.