Guide - Volunteering Doesn't Happen By Accident

Volunteering doesn’t happen by accident, and this guide is designed to help build understanding and strengthening of the foundations for local action by demonstrating best practice in three core areas: Promoting volunteering; Reducing barriers; and Volunteering policy and practice. We’ve created this guide to enable conversations that identify where efforts are most needed, so that local communities are supported by strong volunteering infrastructure. Use the guide alongside the toolkit.

Toolkit - Volunteering Doesn't Happen By Accident

This document is designed to support partners to come together to assess how well their local volunteer system works collaboratively and consistently to make volunteering a positive, accessible choice for all, and to create an environment where volunteers are truly valued. Designed as a practical workshop tool, this will help partners to reflect on their collective impact, identify strengths and gaps, and agree priority actions. Where a workshop isn’t possible, LIOs and VCs can also use it as a straightforward self-assessment.

Social media copy - Volunteering Doesn't Happen By Accident

Use this social media copy to share your perspective on your important role in local volunteering infrastructure. Download the images to use alongside this copy, and feel free to adapt it to suit your local context.

Canva template - Volunteering Doesn't Happen By Accident

Our Canva template provides images for blogs, LinkedIn, Instagram and Facebook. Please use these and adapt them, add your logo, tag us on socials, use your own branding. We are looking forward to seeing what you do!