Volunteering Matters, formerl known as CSV, is a national charity leading UK volunteering in policy and practice. The organisation, aware of the fact that people are experiencing social isolation and huge inequalities in their communities, focuses in investing in people through volunteering in order to reduce inequalities and isolation, thus building stronger, more inclusive communities. By focusing primarily on the needs of four beneficiary groups, disabled people, older people, young people and families, Volunteering Matters inspires its committed and ambitious volunteers to power change in their communities. This is done by delivering targeted, innovative and professional programmes nationwide. The vision of Volunteering Matters is of a society where everyone can participate to build strong and inclusive communities, while its mission is to enable people to take an active role in their communities.
Volunteering Matters is also an experienced NGO at European level, having been a member and host of the Secretariat for Volonteurope since the early 1990s. Volonteurope, a key partner in this project proposal, is a leading European network promoting volunteering, active citizenship and social justice. Its core activities are funded through a strategic operating grant from the European Commission “Europe for Citizens” Programme. Volonteurope, established in the Netherlands in 1981, comprises over 50 member and associate organisations in over 20 European countries, thus has a strong dissemination and multiplier capability to work on diverse issues around volunteering, active citizenship and social justice, and how these can effectuate positive changes in European communities. Volonteurope works with other networks and platforms in Europe, as well as directly with various European institutions, as well as EU Member State governments. It has a strong reputation as an experienced international organisation which actively cooperates with various stakeholders on issues which affect the people of Europe and beyond. Volonteurope’s vision is one in which the principles of inclusiveness, collaboration, sustainability and fairness guide thinking, behaviour and practice in Europe, resulting in genuine social justice for all. The network’s mission is to work collaboratively with its members and partners to champion the role of volunteering and active citizenship as pathways for social justice in Europe and beyond.
olunteering Matters, formerly known as CSV, is a national charity leading UK volunteering in policy and practice. The organisation, aware of the fact that people are experiencing social isolation and huge inequalities in their communities, focuses in investing in people through volunteering in order to reduce inequalities and isolation, thus building stronger, more inclusive communities. By focusing primarily on the needs of four beneficiary groups, disabled people, older people, young people and families, Volunteering Matters inspires its committed and ambitious volunteers to power change in their communities. This is done by delivering targeted, innovative and professional programmes nationwide. The vision of Volunteering Matters is of a society where everyone can participate to build strong and inclusive communities, while its mission is to enable people to take an active role in their communities.
Volunteering Matters is also an experienced NGO at European level, having been a member and host of the Secretariat for Volonteurope since the early 1990s. Volonteurope, a key partner in this project proposal, is a leading European network promoting volunteering, active citizenship and social justice. Its core activities are funded through a strategic operating grant from the European Commission “Europe for Citizens” Programme. Volonteurope, established in the Netherlands in 1981, comprises over 50 member and associate organisations in over 20 European countries, thus has a strong dissemination and multiplier capability to work on diverse issues around volunteering, active citizenship and social justice, and how these can effectuate positive changes in European communities. Volonteurope works with other networks and platforms in Europe, as well as directly with various European institutions, as well as EU Member State governments. It has a strong reputation as an experienced international organisation which actively cooperates with various stakeholders on issues which affect the people of Europe and beyond. Volonteurope’s vision is one in which the principles of inclusiveness, collaboration, sustainability and fairness guide thinking, behaviour and practice in Europe, resulting in genuine social justice for all. The network’s mission is to work collaboratively with its members and partners to champion the role of volunteering and active citizenship as pathways for social justice in Europe and beyond.
olunteering Matters, formerly known as CSV, is a national charity leading UK volunteering in policy and practice.
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