Skilled volunteering is a great way for people to share time in a way that really helps community work to grow. If someone works professionally in a job doing things like: HR, digital skills, marketing, PR, project management, etc. they might not even realise that spending a few hours each week helping a charity with […]
Nada Savitch – Volunteer Interview
About Nada and her background I’ve worked for charities for many years. I’ve got a master’s in information science, and I started off in pharmaceutical publishing, volunteered in Sri Lanka for 3 years as a librarian, and returned then got a job at a specialist library at the Institute of Marine Engineers (a charity and […]
Hicky’s journey to becoming a trustee
How it started? I was working at Age UK Wandsworth (AUW) and had been since the start of my 3rd sector career in 2004, having started out as a volunteer for both their popular Out & About and Be-a-Friend services, before becoming a staff member in Volunteer Management and Events Fundraising. Our AUW CEO was […]
Wandsworth Voluntary Sector Forum Recap
On Wednesday 5th June 2024, we hosted our Wandsworth Voluntary Sector Forum event. The theme of this event was to discuss all things volunteering. We heard from fantastic guest speakers who shared more about what they do. Our first guest speaker was Laurel Sherriff who is the Project Administrator Officer at Olmec Diversify London and […]
The unsung heroes: the vital role of unpaid carers
We all care for someone, but the word ‘carer’ is defined under the Care Act as anyone who, without payment, looks after a person who cannot cope without their support. Carers might care for someone who needs help because of their illness, frailty, disability, a mental health problem or an addiction. The person a carer […]