Tag Archives: volunteering

From unemployment to volunteering to employment…

Posted on August 1, 2011 by Andrew Wilding-Smith

During those dark dreary, post-University days that move so slowly through the Autumn and Winter that I, like so many others thought to myself, “Where have all my friends gone?”, “What am I doing?” and “Was all that money really … Continue reading →

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Volunteers Week at YouthNet – Thanks to our Live Chat Moderators

Posted on June 2, 2011 by Jo Eaton

Day two of Volunteers Week and it’s time to recognise another group of YouthNet volunteers – Live Chat Moderators. Four times a week we open up the chat room on TheSite.org for a two hour group chat session. Three out … Continue reading →

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White paper on giving announces funding for Do-it

Posted on May 23, 2011 by Emma Motherwell

The Government has announced their White Paper on Giving today, setting out new policies for charitable giving and confirming over £1m of funding for YouthNet’s volunteering database Do-it. The funding will be provided by the Cabinet Office, the Department of Work and … Continue reading →

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Do-it syndication partners

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Catherine Skakle

YouthNet syndicates the Do-it service to a number of corporate partners, to help expand and enhance their employee volunteering schemes. Built in partnership with the Volunteer Centre network, Do-it is the UK’s leading volunteering website. There are over 1.6 million … Continue reading →

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Do-it Volunteer Satisfaction Survey 2010

Posted on March 16, 2010 by Sarah McCoy

Between 12 November 2009 and 5 January 2010, 2,332 registered users of Do-it completed YouthNet’s Volunteer Satisfaction Survey. Almost a quarter (22%) of respondents said they had been inspired by the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games to volunteer The … Continue reading →

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v – the youth volunteering charity

Posted on April 1, 2008 by Catherine Skakle

v exists to champion youth volunteering in England and inspire a new generation of young volunteers aged 16-25.  In July 2008, the Lifetracks consortium (Foyer Federation, Rathbone, Skill and YouthNet) was awarded a grant of £1.48m from the v Match … Continue reading →

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BAA Communities Trust and the Do-it Tour

Posted on March 16, 2008 by Catherine Skakle

What is the project about? In 2008 the BAA Communities Trust generously donated £55,000 to YouthNet, to fund the London region of the Do-it Tour. Launched in 2000, Do-it is the most diverse and comprehensive national database of volunteering opportunities … Continue reading →

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BBC No Home Season

Posted on November 18, 2006 by Catherine Skakle

YouthNet and BBC “No Home” Season –  using the power of Do-it to inspire and engage BBC viewers in volunteering. What was the project all about? Launched on 18th November 2006, the No Home season coincided with the 40th anniversary … Continue reading →

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