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Impact Report 24/25 – A year of connection, community and change

January 15, 2026January 29, 2026

Our 2024/25 Annual Impact Report celebrates the incredible difference our volunteers have made across the UK, bringing our 2025 to 2030 strategy to life.

Volunteering Matters response to the launch of the National Youth Strategy

December 10, 2025December 10, 2025

We’re proud to deliver the #iWill Movement and to have played a leading role, as part of a consortium with UK Youth and others, in enabling young people to shape the National Youth Strategy through the #DeliverYou campaign.

Our response to proposals for mandatory volunteering for migrants and asylum seekers

November 19, 2025November 19, 2025

Volunteering Matters believe that volunteering should always be a free and meaningful choice. We recognise the vital role volunteering plays in building stronger, more inclusive communities and want everyone to feel supported and confident in taking part.

Volunteering Matters is recruiting new trustees

November 6, 2025November 25, 2025

[Now closed] This is your opportunity to help shape the future of volunteering and ensure communities everywhere can thrive. Join us and become a new Trustee.

This is just the beginning: launching our new strategy

October 21, 2025October 21, 2025

Today we launch our new five-year strategy, a bold and collaborative vision shaped by staff, volunteers, partners and communities. It sets out the changes we want to see across loneliness, wellbeing, inclusion, community power and social connection. Rooted in social justice and powered by volunteers, this strategy will guide how we work, grow and lead change together. This is just the beginning.

Action Earth secures major three-year funding boost for environmental volunteering across Scotland

June 4, 2025June 4, 2025

Volunteering Matters is celebrating a significant win for Scotland as its Action Earth programme has secured £226,236 from The National Lottery Community Fund and an additional £30,000 from NatureScot to support the initiative over the next three years.

Volunteering Matters welcome £2.4 million of funding for youth voice

May 16, 2025May 16, 2025

Amanda Naylor OBE, Chief Executive of Volunteering Matters said: We’re proud to welcome yesterday’s announcement from Lisa Nandy, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, confirming over £2.4 million […]

Young people leading the change for their future

May 15, 2025May 15, 2025

Ipswich has played host to one of six National Youth Strategy ‘Hack’ events, bringing together 150 young people from across Suffolk to have their say on the future of youth services in England.

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