Volunteer Center

Volunteer Centers or Volunteer Centres exist primarily to foster and develop volunteerism in the community as a whole. In general they do 4 things: Promote volunteerism, capacity building for effective local volunteering, provide leadership on issues relating to volunteerism, provide leadership on issues relating to volunteerism and connect people with opportunities to serve.^[1]

"Volunteer Centres" in the UK are sometimes known as "volunteer bureaux" or "volunteer development agencies". Working to a national model they provide support at a local level for individual volunteers and volunteer involving organisations. They have six core functions,^[2] which combined seek to promote and develop volunteering in local communities^[3] and link potential volunteers^[4] with volunteer involving organisations.

See also

• Community service

• Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National Network

• Volunteering

• Volunteers of America

• Volunteer Centres Ireland

External Links to Volunteer Centres

• Volunteer Centres in Canada
• Volunteer Centres in England
• Volunteer Centres (Action Centers) in the United States
• Volunteer Centres in Wales
• Fingal Volunteer Centre
• Volunteer Centres in Czech Republic
• Volunteer Centers in Africa

External Links to Information and resources

Information on Volunteering for: volunteers, volunteer-involving not-for-profit and community organisations, government agencies, those from business and anyone interested in volunteering on the following external links.

• Volunteer Canada Volunteering in Canada
• Volunteering England Research and Resources (England, UK)
• Volunteer Development Scotland Research and resources (Scotland, UK)
• Points of Light Institute Volunteering National Network (United States)
• Volunteering Victoria Volunteering Victoria (Australia)

• Volunteering Wales Volunteer Centres and volunteering opportunities in (Wales, UK)
• Volunteer in Uganda and Africa Volunteer in Uganda (Africa)

References