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OUR VISION
A vibrant, fair and safe society where volunteering and volunteers flourish.
OUR MISSION
To be a powerful catalyst for volunteering to enrich lives and energise communities.
OUR VALUES
- Inclusion: Everyone is of equal worth and entitled to be treated with dignity and respect and included as a valued member of the community. We particularly value the potential of volunteers and their ideas, experiences and talents.
- Integrity: Everyone should expect that Volunteer Now will do it says it will and be open, honest and trustworthy.
- Excellence: People participating in Volunteer Now’s programmes are entitled to services that are of the highest standard and continuously improve through learning and innovation.
- Collaboration: Much more is achieved when individuals and organisations work together collaboratively for mutual benefit.
- Sustainability: It is important to always consider the long-term sustainability of the organisation’s work, as well as of the environment.
Click here to read our Strategic Plan 2025-2030.
Latest News

Event Volunteering
16 July 2025
by Denise Hayward, Chief Executive, Volunteer Now This week hundreds of volunteers are supporting the Open in Royal Portrush. Volunteers have also supported the North West 200, Balmoral Show and a huge range of events and festivals across Northern Ireland already this summer. If volunteers were not involved many of these events would simply not […]
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Love Parks Week 2025 with Ards and North Down Borough Council
9 July 2025
As part of Love Parks Week 2025, Ards and North Down Borough Council is offering free, hands-on volunteering events to help young people and families get involved in looking after local parks and nature reserves. 🌿 Path to Park Ranger 📍 Bangor Castle Park & Walled Garden 🗓️ 25 & 30 July | AM & […]
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Behind the scenes heroes applauded through biggest ever Volunteers’ Week in NI
27 June 2025
Volunteers’ Week (2nd-8th June 2025) was one of the most successful to date in Northern Ireland, with almost 300 organisations hosting special events to recognise and thank the brilliant people that make a difference year round in their local community. Fronted by Volunteer Now in Northern Ireland, Volunteers’ Week is aimed at celebrating the impact […]
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Award Winning Film Star James Martin Calls on Local Communities to ‘Connect’ for Good Relations Week 2025
16 June 2025
Oscar, BAFTA and IFTA Star, James Martin is calling on individuals, organisations, and communities across the region to embrace the theme of ‘Connect’ and take part in Good Relations Week 2025 – helping to shape a more peaceful, inclusive, and sustainable future for everyone. Coordinated by the Community Relations Council, Good Relations Week 2025 will […]
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