How to Volunteer
Modern Volunteering is about:
- Helping other people
- Enjoying yourself
- Meeting new people, making new friends
- Improving your skills
- Keeping you active and involved
There really is something for everyone. Look into the possibilities of a rewarding new challenge.
National Volunteering Database
The National Volunteering database offers access to over 70,000 volunteering opportunities - searchable by type of job and location.
www.do-it.org.uk
Volunteering in your Region
Barnsley Volunteer Bureau
33 Queens Road
BARNSLEY
South Yorkshire
S71 1AN
Tel: 01226 295 905
Fax: 01226 206 580
Email: volunteer@vabarnsley.org.uk
Website: www.vabarnsley.org.uk
Doncaster CVS Volunteer Bureau
Units 5 & 6 Trafford Court
DONCASTER
South Yorkshire
DN1 1PN
Tel: 01302 343300
Fax: 01302 365 081
Email: doncastervb@doncastercvs.org.uk
Website: www.doncastercvs.org.uk
Voluntary Action Rotherham
VAR, Durlston House
5 Moorgate Road
Rotherham
S60 2EN
Tel: 01709 829821
Fax: 01709 829822
Email: admin@varotherham.org.uk
Website: www.varotherham.org.uk
Sheffield, Volunteer Centre
69 Division Street
SHEFFIELD
South Yorkshire
S1 4GE
Tel: 0114 249 3362
Fax: 0114 249 3361
Email: vc@vas.org.uk
Website: www.vas.org.uk
Volunteering England
Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL
Telephone: 0845 3056
Fax: 020 7520 8910
Website: www.volunteering.org.uk
National Council for Voluntary Organisations
(Umbrella body for voluntary organisations)
Regent's Wharf, 8 All Saints Street, London N1 9RL
Telephone: 020 7713 6161
Fax: 020 7713 6300
Helpdesk: 0800 2 798 798
Email: ncvo@ncvo-vol.org.uk
Website: www.ncvo-vol.org.uk
Voluntary Action Barnsley
Doncaster CVS Volunteer Bureau
Voluntary Action Rotherham
Voluntary Action Sheffield
Volunteering England
National Council for Voluntary Organisations
Volunteering Opportunities Overseas
Volunteer Services Overseas (VSO)
Share your professional experience and unique talents with people in the world's poorest countries. Live and work with them. Change your life, and theirs. Forever. Volunteering with VSO is a chance to use your skills to make a tangible contribution to fighting poverty. Living and working with a community in a developing country is an unforgettable experience you couldn't hope to gain as a tourist. You could volunteer in 1 of over 30 countries, mostly in Africa and Asia. Find out now if VSO have opportunities for you to get involved. Accommodation, living allowance, insurance and flights provided.
www.vso.org.uk
Earthwatch
In 2006 Earthwatch turns 35 - in this time over 80,000 volunteers have taken part in Earthwatch projects - contributing an incredible 10.8 million hours of scientific research to aid conservation all over the world.
www.earthwatch.org
