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International Volunteer Day: Ordinary people, extraordinary change

Today, on International Volunteer Day, we celebrate the universal power of people giving their time, skills and kindness to make life better for others. Volunteering is one of the most hopeful forces we have. Every day at Volunteering Matters I am reminded just how much it shapes communities across the UK.

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.

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Community Connectors (Ipswich)

Community Connectors works to better understand how people in Ipswich engage with physical activity. By listening to lived experiences in Belstead Hills, Gainsborough, and Whitton, we aim to shape more inclusive, accessible ways for communities to get active.

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.

Volunteer Voices podcast

In our special Volunteers’ Week podcast, now available to watch, we bring together a vibrant panel of volunteers, from teenagers to retirees, each sharing their unique journey and the powerful ripple effects of their actions.

Driving change in Stockton-on-Tees

April 15, 2025

Volunteering Matters is celebrating the successful completion of a one-year pilot of the Stockton-on-Tees Volunteer Driver Service. Since its launch in March 2024, the project has gone from strength to […]

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Volunteering Matters is a registered charity in England and Wales no. 291222 and in Scotland no. SC039171. Volunteering Matters is a company limited by guarantee no. 1435877.

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