Community Interest Companies
A CIC is a new type of company, launched in 2005, designed for social enterprises that want to use their profits and assets for the public good. Social enterprises tackle a wide range of social and environmental issues and this is seen as a more modern structure to enable such enterprises to operate. By January 2006 there were already over 100 CICs in existence.
www.cicregulator.gov.uk
CSV (Community Service Volunteers)
The UK’s largest volunteering and training organisation. It prides itself on pioneering new solutions and innovative ways to tackle society’s needs. It provides all kinds of volunteering opportunities.
www.csv.org.uk
Fundraising directory
For contacts, ideas and information for anyone in the UK involved in raising money for "good causes".
www.thefundraisingdirectory.co.uk
Greenphones
Have your mobile phone recycled safely and for free and also see the benefits go to good causes.
www.greenphones.co.uk
National Association of Councils for Voluntary Service (NACVS)
This is a growing network of Councils for Voluntary Service and Local Voluntary and Community Sector Infrastructure Organisations.
www.nacvs.org.uk
National Association of Volunteer Bureaux
See Volunteer England
www.navb.org.uk
National Trust
On this site you can not only see what the National Trust has to offer as a visitor but also how you might get involved in their work.
www.nationaltrust.org.uk
Patrick Wise
Thinking of leaving some money to charity? This site provides an easy introduction to the subject of wills and doing some good deeds with what you can't take with you.
www.patrickwise.co.uk
Reach
Reach’s aims are to recruit and support people with managerial, professional, business and technical experience and match them with part-time voluntary roles throughout the UK, and to help voluntary organisations gain access to these potential volunteers and benefit fully from their expertise.
www.reach-online.org.uk
Samaritans
www.samaritans.org.uk
School Governors’ One-Stop Shop
The School Governors’ One-Stop shop is a charity which recruits volunteers from the business community to become School Governors.
There a number of vacancies all over the country and Community Governors do not need to be parents themselves or have any links with education.
www.sgoss.org.uk
Skilled People.com
Volunteer roles for the over 50s
www.skilledpeople.com
Volunteering England
Volunteering England is the integrated volunteer development organisation for England. They work across the voluntary, public and private sectors to raise the profile of volunteering as a powerful force for change.
www.volunteering.org.uk
Women's Royal Voluntary Service
One of the largest voluntary organisations in Britain with around 60,000 men and women helping older people to stay independent at home or stay active in the community.
www.wrvs.org.uk
