Creating stronger communities from within

Creating stronger communities from within

By working with volunteers and partners in communities across the UK, our volunteering programmes turn local knowledge into action and progress. Get involved to make change happen.

Change for Change!

This #GivingTuesday, help make a difference for families during December. We’re asking you to swap a daily treat such as a cup of coffee or after work drink and donate the cash to our Family Supporters Edinburgh Winter Appeal. Together, we can help give families across Edinburgh a magical and memorable holidays.

This year we’re looking to provide:
🎁 Presents for children to open on 25 December
🍴 Food vouchers to help families through the school holidays

Donate now

The Volunteering Matters logo on top of a purple Christmas decoration

At Volunteering Matters we bring people together to overcome some of society’s most complex issues through the power of volunteering. This builds stronger communities and enables everyone to thrive.

We work with local partners, turning local knowledge and energy into action and progress. And because we are a national charity, we do this at scale.

Volunteers are at the heart of our work. They make a real difference on the issues they care about, from immediate responses to fostering long term change. We enable volunteers to use their local knowledge and life experiences and collectively we tackle complex issues.

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Volunteering Matters in 2023

People volunteered to make a difference in their community

People were supported by our volunteers

Projects were run across England, Scotland and Wales

We work with some amazing partners

Aviva
Brent Council
Camden Council
CHK Foundation
City of Wolverhampton Council
Clarion Housing
Cronfa Gymunedol Community Fund
Department for Culture, Media & Sport
Department for Transport
Deutsche Bank
Discover Work
Essex Community Foundation
Ipswich Borough Council
Islington Council
Karbon Homes
KPMG
Lewisham Council
London Borough of Hounslow
Mayor of London
Merton Council
Milton Keynes Council
National Citizen Service
NatureScot
NCS
NCVO
Newcastle City Council
People’s Postcode Lottery
Perth and Kinross Council
Scottish Government
Scottish Refugee Council
SCVO
Southend on Sea
Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council
Suffolk Community Foundation
Suffolk County Council
Telford and Wrekin
The City of Edinburgh Council
The National Lottery Community Fund
The Royal Borough of Greenwich
UK Government
UK Government (Cymru)
VCS Emergencies Partnership
Wales Council for Voluntary Action
Warwickshire County Council
Welsh Government
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