Marine Conservation Society reveals weirdest beach finds of 2021
Shotgun cartridges, a bus chair, false toenails and a CCTV camera are among some of the oddest items found by…
Volunteering
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Volunteering charity TimeBank to close
TimeBank has announced that it will close from 31 January 2022, having struggled to maintain adequate levels of funding for…
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Government launches £7m volunteering fund
The Government has launched a £7m volunteering fund with Arts Council England, Pears Foundation and NHS Charities.
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Rewarding volunteers with a shop-local approach
A Welsh charity has developed a reward strategy for its time bank volunteering initiative that benefits the local community.
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Scouts introduces Squirrels for 4-5 year olds
Scouts has introduced its first new age range for 35 years with the launch of Squirrels – aimed at 4-5…
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Charity survey reveals insights into why its volunteers sign up
A recent volunteer survey by national food charity FoodCycle has revealed the top reasons people choose to volunteer with it.…
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Spirit of 2012 awards grant for research into volunteering & its inclusivity
Spirit of 2012, the London 2012 legacy funder, has awarded a grant of £29,858 for research into the background, nature…
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Rosterfy & GivenGain partnership means volunteers on Rosterfy can now fundraise too
A new partnership between volunteer and workforce management firm Rosterfy and non-profit crowdfunding platform GivenGain is giving volunteers the ability…
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Government survey shows rise in informal volunteering but fewer formally volunteering & donating
Fewer people volunteered formally in the past year while the proportion of people donating also fell, according to the government’s…
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Young people donate cost of cancelled NCS programme to youth support charity
Almost 1,800 teens who were signed up to a National Citizen Service programme but were unable to take part due…
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241 organisations receive Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
The highest award a voluntary group can receive in the UK, the Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service, will be awarded…
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Mind shops see best ever month in charity’s retail history
Mind’s 160 charity shops across England and Wales have raised £1.5m in the first month since reopening their doors to…