Helpful organisations
Please see some links below to organisations that may be able to help you find volunteers.
Helpful organisations for people affected by MS
The MS Society website contains a signposting section which lists contact details that may be useful to people affected by MS more generally.Volunteering England
Go to Volunteering England's website for information on volunteering organisations, for example to find your local volunteer centre. Volunteering England also provide support to voluntary organisations.REACH (Retired Executives Action Clearing House)
89 Albert Embankment,
London.
SE1 7TP.
Tel: 020 7582 6543
REACH matches the skills of experienced people to the needs of voluntary organisations. The recruit and support people who want to use their professional expertise as volunteers. They place people in organisations near where they live, anywhere in the UK. There are no age limits and there is no charge for the service. How to register with Reach
Council for Voluntary Services (CVS)
Councils for Voluntary Service promote and develop local voluntary and community action and provide support for voluntary and community groups, individual volunteers and volunteer-involving organisations.
You can find your nearest CVS in the local phone directory or at NAVCA website.
Millennium Volunteers
Department for Education and Skills,
Room E4c,
Moorfoot,
Sheffield.
S1 4PQ
Millennium Volunteers' website
Millennium Volunteers (MVs) are young people who give up their free time to help their local communities. Millennium Volunteers (MV) is aimed at young people aged 16-24. They help to place people with volunteering opportunities in their local area. Most areas have a local area Coordinator who can tell you if there are suitable volunteers in your area.
Other ideas you might want to try
Above are suggestions of the various organisations that help to recruit volunteers but there are many other ways to recruit volunteers that you might want to try. Here is a selection of suggestions to get you started:
- Local media
- Local organisations – especially big businesses with lots of employees
- Magazines
- Community Channel
- Branch website
- Local hospital
- GP surgeries
- Libraries
- Colleges/universities
- Residents associations
- Supermarkets
- Local talks – to other local organisations
- Word of mouth
- Carers organisations
CSV aims to provide opportunities for people to play an active part in their local community through volunteering.
This organisation represents Scotland's volunteering sector and promotes the value of volunteer action in Scotland.
WCVA is the voice of the voluntary sector in Wales, providing advice, information and training.
This organisation promotes and develops volunteer involvement as a valuable and integral part of life, by promoting a positive climate for volunteering.
