Volunteering Links

Volunteering Hub
Volunteering England is the accountable body for the activity of the Volunteering Hub. This is part of ChangeUp, the capacity building framework for the voluntary and community sector, published by the Active Communities Unit in June 2004. The key aims of the hub are to:
- Support the sharing of good practice on volunteering
- Enhance the quality of volunteer management
- Improve the quality and coverage of volunteering infrastructure
- Complete the implementation of a common brand for volunteering infrastructure

Tel.: 020 7520 8900    Email: volunteeringhub@volunteeringengland.org
Website: www.volunteering.org.uk/changeup

The following documents can be downloaded:
Volunteering Hub Leaflet (87 kb)
Executive Summary - Volunteering Hub Business Plan (31 kb)
Volunteering Hub Business Plan (350 kb)

Strategy for Volunteering Infrastructure 2004–2014
'Building on Success' is a ten-year vision and strategy for the volunteering infrastructure in England developed by Volunteering England in consultation with the voluntary and community sector. The following documents can be downloaded:
Executive Summary - Building on Success (33 kb)
Full Strategy - Building on Success (180 kb)

Volunteering Lancashire
Volunteering Lancashire offers information and resources relating to all aspects of volunteering in Lancashire.
Website: www.volunteeringlancashire.org.uk

Volunteering Merseyside
Volunteering Merseyside is the name of the consortium of 10 Greater Merseyside Volunteer Centres. Volunteering Merseyside offers co-ordinated support services to both volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations.
Website: www.volunteeringmerseyside.org.uk

do-it.org.uk
do-it hosts the National Volunteering Database, with opportunities supplied by local Volunteer Centres and a variety of other organisations. Over 63,000 current volunteer opportunities can be searched by entering details such as postcode, availability and interests.
Website: www.do-it.org

Millennium Volunteers
Millennium Volunteers (MV) encourages 16-24 year olds to volunteer their time by doing something they enjoy to help others. It is a government-supported initiative with 130 MV Projects established around England. The MV Website enables visitors to search for local MV providers.
Website: www.millenniumvolunteers.gov.uk

Student Volunteering England
Student Volunteering England wants every student to have the opportunity volunteer. They provide an information service, which includes publications, toolkits, news updates and personal support. The website list details of local Student Volunteering groups.
Website: www.studentvol.org.uk

TimeBank
Timebank is a national campaign that aims to make it easier for people to give time to the community. The website asks visitors to become TimeGivers and aims to match skills, interests and availability with a range of opportunities.
Website: www.timebank.org.uk

Time Banks
Time Banks is a network that offers members the opportunity to exchange skills and services. The website enables members to receive a one-hour credit in the Time Bank for every hour they donate as a volunteer.
Website: www.timebanks.co.uk

WorldWide Volunteering
The WWV database enables volunteers to build an on-screen profile of their ideal volunteer placement, which is instantly matched against the requirements of nearly 1000 organisations in over 200 countries.
Website: www.wwv.org.uk

Sports Volunteering NW
Sports Volunteering NW is an independent regional body which represents volunteers and the voluntary sector in sport and physical activity.
Website: www.sportsvolunteeringnw.org

Regional ChangeUp Links

In the North West ChangeUp is managed by:
Government Office for the North West
City Tower, Piccadilly Plaza, Manchester M1 4BE
Website: www.gonw.gov.uk

For information about ChangeUp visit the Website: www.changeup.org.uk

The five lead bodies for ChangeUp in the North West region are:

Cheshire: Cheshire & Warrington Rural VCS Consortium
c/o Cheshire Community Council
96 Lower Bridge Street, Chester CH1 1RU
Website: www.cheshirecc.org.uk

Cumbria: Cumbria Association of Councils for Voluntary Service
c/o South Lakeland Council for Voluntary Service
Stricklandgate House, 92 Stricklandgate, Kendal LA9 4PU
Website: www.stricklandgate-house.org.uk

Lancashire: Lancashire VCSFS Consortium
c/o Community Futures, 15 Victoria Road, Fulwood, Preston PR2 8PS
Website: www.communityfutures.org.uk

Greater Manchester: Greater Manchester CVO
St Thomas Centre, Ardwick Green North, Manchester M12 6FZ
Website: www.gmchangeup.net

Greater Merseyside: Sefton Council for Voluntary Service
5th Floor, 3tc Centre, 16 Crosby Road North, Waterloo L22 0NY
Website: www.changeupmerseyside.org.uk