Getting Started with Skills-Based Volunteering Toolkit
Charities supporting the most vulnerable people in society are struggling to recruit long-term, skilled volunteers despite a rising demand for their services, due to the cost-of-living crisis. This toolkit, created in collaboration with the East of England Regional Leadership Board, aims to facilitate better understanding and engagement between business volunteers and charities, encouraging responsible businesses to make a lasting positive impact on both charities and the communities they serve through skills-based volunteering.
Download this toolkit to:
- Understand how the cost-of-living crisis has affected local communities and charities.
- Hear best practice from Business in the Community (BITC) members.
- Consider and demonstrate the impact of your volunteering engagement.
“Skills-based volunteering is beneficial for everyone, from community organisations to businesses and their employees. While volunteering supports community organisations to transform lives and help communities thrive, it will also boost employee wellbeing and engagement, increasing business productivity.”
– Mary Macleod, Chief Executive of Business in the Community (BITC)
“On behalf of the East of England Leadership Board, I’m delighted to share this guide to getting started with skills-based volunteering. Over several years now we’ve worked with charities, grant makers and social enterprises to better understand how business can effectively support local communities, especially through the cost-of-living crisis. One of the biggest opportunities to emerge is re-thinking the traditional volunteering approach and harnessing expert skills and experience, rather than simply just time. Against the backdrop of the unparalleled challenges facing the third sector, we have an opportunity, as a collective, to make a real difference and I’d like to thank all the board for their contributions and collaborative efforts, as well as the charities who have given their time and insights.”
– Peter Simpson, Chief Executive of Anglian Water and Chair of BITC’s East of England Regional Leadership Board
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