The IAVE Board of Directors is pleased to announce that Lujan Mourad from the United Arab Emirates will be the next Arab Nations Regional Representative to the IAVE Board.Read More

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

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

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

IAVE needs your help, and we think it can be a win-win.Read More

In 2022, Bpeace surveyed its pool of 600+ skills-based volunteers to better understand their motivations and increase their engagement. Among the top 3 reasons for declining volunteer opportunities were volunteers’ lack of confidence in their ability to make an impact.Read More

We believe that volunteers are key to creating a just and sustainable world. So how do we build on the strength of volunteer movements to make volunteering as accessible, productive, and sustainable as possible? Read More

IAVE is pleased to honor Alfredo Abreu as this year’s recipient of the Kenn Allen Global Award for Volunteer Leadership. Abreu founded Serve the City Portugal in 2015 and has served as chairman of Serve the City International from 2020 – 2023.Read More

The theme for this year’s International Volunteer Day is “Volunteer now for our common future”. Today, we celebrate the contributions of the millions who volunteer now to build a more sustainable, equitable and inclusive future for us all! In honor of this special celebration, we want to recognize Christine Ntahe, the recipient of this year’s Kenn Allen Global Award for Volunteer...Read More