Members of IAVE’s Global Network of Volunteering Leadership in Ethiopia, Nigeria, and South Africa are connecting thousands of youth, women and those in the informal economy to free, open-source skills training and virtual mentoring through the IBM SkillsBuild platform.Read More

In the face of sobering news around the world, IAVE created a dramatic and memorable year. We are especially grateful to the members and partners who animate our work, bringing their enthusiasm, expertise and resources.Read More

IAVE is working with Generation Unlimited, International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent and International Forum for Volunteering in Development to host conversations about the future of volunteering.Read More

By now, many of you have learned the results of the U.S. presidential election. While it’s just one nation, there are global implications.Read More

The 27th IAVE World Volunteer Conference showed the solidarity that unfolds when people act in service. In the midst of many challenges, and many conflicts, every participant came holding the belief that through volunteering we come together as friends.Read More

IAVE is thrilled to announce a full round of award winners for our 27th World Volunteer Conference in Busan, South Korea.Read More

South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol delivered the opening address to hundreds of volunteers gathered for the 27th IAVE World Volunteer Conference in Busan, South Korea on 22 October 2024.Read More

In advance of the United Nations’ International Year of Volunteers for Sustainable Development (IVY) in 2026, IAVE is hosting a series of Global Dialogues to encourage a wide set of conversations about volunteering that will inform and inspire what happens during IVY 2026 and beyond.Read More

Together with hundreds of volunteer leaders from corporate, NGO, academic and government sectors around the world, we are taking on the theme PEOPLE POWER: CREATING A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE THROUGH VOLUNTEERING.Read More

Global companies committed to corporate volunteering will join leaders from nonprofit, government, and academic volunteer programs at the 27th IAVE World Volunteer Conference in Busan, South Korea, this October to call attention to the impact that corporate volunteering is making on sustainable development around the world.Read More