According to NCVO:
- Volunteering is any activity that involves spending time, unpaid, doing something that aims to benefit the environment or someone (individuals or groups) other than, or in addition to, close relatives
- Must be a choice freely made by each individual
- Can include formal activity undertaken through public, private and voluntary organisations as well as informal community participation
Why Volunteer?
Well, that depends on you! People volunteer for all sorts of reasons including:
- As a stepping stone into paid employment
- To put something on your CV
- To get a reference
- To get practical experience whilst studying
- To meet new people
- To try something new
- To have fun
- To do something you enjoy
- To use skills or qualifications you already have
- To get out of the house
- To gain confidence
- To feel useful and valued
- To feel better, perhaps after a long-term illness
- To feel part of a team
- To feel more part of the community
- To give something back to the community
- To contribute something other than money to a cause that you feel passionately about
- Doing something different than your usual routine
Need more information? Have a look at our Frequently Asked Questions, or take a look at what other volunteers have been doing in Camden. Ready to do a search? Let us help you get started as a volunteer in Camden.
