Volunteer Center
Encyclopedia
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.
"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, which combined seek to promote and develop volunteering in local communities and link potential volunteers with volunteer involving organisations.
"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, which combined seek to promote and develop volunteering in local communities and link potential volunteers with volunteer involving organisations.
See also
- Community serviceCommunity serviceCommunity service is donated service or activity that is performed by someone or a group of people for the benefit of the public or its institutions....
- Points of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National NetworkPoints of Light Foundation & Volunteer Center National NetworkThe Points of Light Institute is a national nonprofit, nonpartisan organization in the United States of America dedicated to engaging more people and resources in solving serious social problems...
- VolunteeringVolunteeringVolunteering is generally considered an altruistic activity, intended to promote good or improve human quality of life, but people also volunteer for their own skill development, to meet others, to make contacts for possible employment, to have fun, and a variety of other reasons that could be...
- Volunteers of AmericaVolunteers of AmericaVolunteers of America, based in Alexandria, Virginia, is a national, nonprofit, faith-based human services organization providing support programs to more than two million people throughout the United States each year...
- Volunteer Centres IrelandVolunteer Centres IrelandVolunteer Centres Ireland is the national body with responsibility for promoting and developing volunteering in Ireland, both locally and nationally. VCI is a membership organisation, established by volunteer centres to co-operate and network on any issue relating to volunteer centres and...
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
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)