Helping small groups and organisations connect with people to create meaningful volunteer experiences
Volunteer Centre Leeds is a project of VAL which supports volunteering in Leeds, giving advice and support to organisations and groups to help them set up and manage their own volunteering programme and recruit suitable volunteers
Leeds now has a dedicated Volunteering Platform managed by the Volunteer Centre Leeds and powered by Be Collective. The platform helps streamline the volunteering process for both volunteers and Volunteer Managers. It enables groups, of any size, to advertise and recruit for volunteer roles and opportunities that are available and manage their volunteers in one place, with many great additional features like reporting.
You can access the platform through the Doing Good Leeds website and it’s absolutely free, and simple to get started.
Volunteer Management Best Practice
Leeds Volunteering Quality Mark
Find out about the Leeds Volunteering Quality Mark and how your organisation can achieve this accreditation to show best practice in volunteer management.
Resources
View and download resources like toolkits, tops tips, and the Volunteering Handbook developed by the Volunteer Managers Network and Voluntary Action Leeds. All these resources help shape and guide volunteer management best practices.
Volunteering Projects
Get involved with volunteering initiatives run by Voluntary Action Leeds
Volunteer Managers Network
The Volunteer Managers Network provides the perfect opportunity for Volunteer Managers to connect and share good practice. The group is passionate about volunteering in Leeds and regularly meets to share ideas and come up with ways to make volunteering even better – discussing issues such as inclusivity and accessibility.
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Volunteer Centre Leeds
Volunteer Centre Leeds is a hub with a location in Leeds which supports people into volunteering. It helps individuals find suitable opportunities and provides advice and support to organisations to set up and manage a volunteering programme.
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Giving Time
Giving Time works in partnership with the AMICABLE project, supporting people with lived experience of the Criminal Justice System into volunteering. The project is currently delivered in HMP Lindholme, HMP Low Newton and HMP Styal.
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Employer Supported Volunteering
Employee Supported Volunteering, also known as ESV is a scheme which enables people to volunteer with support from their employer. This may be in the form of time off for individual volunteering, team challenge events or an ongoing arrangement with a community partner.
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