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New blog: Young volunteers – breaking down barriers. Our Volunteering Development Officer, Ellie supports people to volunteer in their local community. Ellie would like to see an increase in the numbers of young people volunteering: "What I would like to see more of now, is young people getting involved, especially young people with additional needs or facing barriers." You can read her new wonderful blog here where she breaks down the barriers young people face and offers advice: https://buff.ly/4c2Dqje We know that volunteering is great for skills, experience, confidence, to make new friends and get involved in the community - so please share this blog to help us encourage young people to volunteer! #Volunteering

Did you know? The National Standards for Volunteer Involvement have been refreshed to ensure they are contemporary and inclusive of the diversity of volunteering and volunteers. The National Standards are a best practice framework to guide volunteer involvement. The National Standards can be used flexibly, recognising that volunteering takes place in highly diverse settings and ways. We invite all organisations and groups to implement the refreshed National Standards with the guidance of your state or territory Volunteering Peak Body. https://lnkd.in/gzkkEu9P

From championing diversity to volunteering in our communities, hundreds of Hootsuite Owls came together to make the world a better place last year. Read the report here 👉 https://ow.ly/8AKF30sCnw7

What will the future of volunteering be in London? It's up to you! London's Lifelines is gathering views from Londoners around volunteering in London and how to sustain and improve it for the future. Please do take a moment to complete their survey and make sure you have a say... #volunteering #londonvisionforvolunteering #visionforvolunteering

The holidays are a wonderful time to give back to your community! I truly enjoy volunteering right here in Cumming, and it’s always such a rewarding experience. If you’re looking to start giving back, check out this #SimpleInsights article to learn how to get involved and love it as much as I do. #GiveBack #Volunteer https://lnkd.in/eEqfvGfq

How can we work towards more diverse, reflective and inclusive volunteering? Check out our free help and guidance to uncover: 🔹 How to manage the overall volunteering process 🔹 Useful insights about volunteering among the global majority from our Time Well Spent report Read it here: https://lnkd.in/g2qqujD6

Every day, #volunteers bring an extraordinary contribution to mankind. They are at the core of the purpose and model of our organisation, which is why we love thinking and talking about volunteering so much at the #RCRC movement. Did you know that just 4 National Societies have 62% of our global volunteer base? Which national society has the highest number of volunteers per capita in their country? To know about volunteering, dive deeper into the data with IFRC Solferino Academy article: https://lnkd.in/da8ZSRNA

Volunteering benefits both you and your community in countless ways. Volunteer Success uncovers the advantages of volunteering, from personal growth to community impact. Find out more in this article: https://lnkd.in/e5DJk33E

Some brilliant progress made on our #socialaction agenda in the last year through the #paidvolunteering scheme at Resource Futures. And developments being made to improve the scheme further for the year ahead. Read on for more information on how we've made it work. #employersupportedvolunteering #ESV #socialimpact #communityimpact #paidvolunteering #skillssharing #wellbeing

Did you see our latest video about #volunteering and giving back to the #community? Volunteers often speak of the desire to give back, and speak of volunteering as one of the best ways to do this (if not THE best!). Want to find out more? Check out our video! https://lnkd.in/exPuMPrb