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OUR VISION
Building strong communities through volunteering.
OUR MISSION
Enabling people to offer their skills and time to build stronger, more active communities.
OUR VALUES
Excellence and Creativity – We strive for excellence and creativity in all that we do, recognising that each person’s contribution is valuable.
Collaboration and teamwork – We value working with others, building and maintaining effective partnerships.
Respect and Inclusion – We celebrate diversity and promote inclusion to build a culture based on due regard for others.
Beneficiaries and Safeguarding – We focus on the achievement of positive outcomes for everyone involved in volunteering and apply recognised safeguarding principles to our work.
Click here to read our Strategic Plan 2020-2025.
Latest News
90-year old volunteer a ‘ray’ of sunshine in local community
3 October 2024
Volunteer Now highlights the power of connecting as Positive Ageing Month kicks off across NI Volunteer Now, the leading voice for volunteering in Northern Ireland, is getting fully behind Positive Ageing Month this October, promoting and celebrating the positive aspects of growing older and recognising the contribution that community organisations make to older people in […]
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Programme for Government consultation sessions
2 October 2024
Volunteer Now in partnership with network organisations from across the sector – NICVA, CO3, Development Trusts NI, and Rural Community Network – invite organisations in the voluntary and community sector to share their views on the draft Programme for Government. We will be jointly hosting three online engagement sessions for organisations, to provide an overview of the key priorities […]
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Building Skills to Involve Volunteers
18 September 2024
by Denise Hayward, Chief Executive, Volunteer Now 4 in 10 organisations do not have enough volunteer to meet their primary objectives, while 3 in 10 have seen their volunteer recruitment increase in the past year. This is a finding from the Nottingham Trent VCSE Barometer in May 2024. This report has been followed in August […]
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The King’s Award for Voluntary Service – Nominations Now Open!
2 September 2024
Do you involve volunteers? Are they making an exceptional impact on a local community? You could be awarded a King’s Award for Voluntary Service! Every day, millions of people across the UK are making a difference by volunteering. Each year, outstanding examples of this work are celebrated through the King’s Award for Voluntary Service. Equivalent […]
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