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v offers £10 million in grants to promote youth volunteering

V Match Fund - lightbulb image

Youth volunteering organisation v is offering £10 million in grants to generate 'enticing and imaginative' opportunities for 16-25 year olds across England.

Irish Cancer launches biggest annual event

Amidst fears about the recession, the Irish Cancer Society is asking for more volunteers to support their largest fundraising event - Daffodil Day which will take place on 20th March, 2009.

Lloyd's Community Programme celebrates its 20th year

The Lloyd's Community Programme is celebrating its 20th anniversary with a series of events involving volunteers and companies from across the market.

Nominations open for Wales Volunteer of the Year Awards

Wales Volunteer of the Year award

The Wales Volunteer of the Year Awards, managed by Wales Council for Voluntary Action (WCVA) and supported by Royal Mail, are now open for nominations.

Home Retail Group raises £550,000 for BHF in six months

Homebase and BHF employees

Home Retail Group, owner of Argos and Homebase, has raised more than £550,000 for the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in the first six months of their partnership.

Oarsome Challenge

Listen to Sarah Outen on the main stage at the London International Boatshow talking about here record-breaking attempt to row solo across the 3,000 mile Indian Ocean.

Survey finds public still willing to volunteer

A poll by customer insight specialist G2 Data Dynamics has found that, with a recession looming, one third of UK consumers are more likely to give their time rather than money to charities.

International Volunteer Day

International Volunteers Day offers an opportunity for volunteer organisations and individual volunteers to make visible their contributions - at local, national and international levels - to the achi

Record numbers raise money to build homes

Two thousand Irish volunteers having raised €1 million will set off for South Africa this week for the now annual effort to build homes for people living in poverty in the townships of Cape Town.

John Lewis offers staff as volunteers for up to six months

Golden Jubilee Trust

John Lewis Partnership is inviting UK charities to apply for volunteers from John Lewis and Waitrose stores to work for them on a six-month secondment, fully paid for by the company.

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