All around the world, civil society and volunteers took the lead in responding to pandemic. This session will highlight the quick response of volunteers to address the devastating impact of COVID-19, particularly some of what might be considered the ‘invisible’ impact of the pandemic such as increased vulnerability of individuals. This webinar is part of...Read More

In this session, we will revisit the 2007/2008 paper Volunteerism and Social Activism: Pathways for participation in human development, co-produced by UNV, IAVE and CIVICUS. The paper still remains highly relevant as we consider volunteers as activists for social change – the formal and informal ways volunteers serve as activists for change has become ever...Read More

The Voluntary National Reviews (VNRs) are the way in which countries report to the United Nations on the progress they are making on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Not enough countries include volunteering in their VNRs, mainly because there is too little recognition by governments of the important role volunteering plays in achieving the goals....Read More

Part 6 of the Virtual Global Forum Series on Volunteering to Enable Change and Create a Better World It has always been important for volunteers to know that their involvement has made a difference, volunteering can also be of great benefit to the individual volunteer. Increasingly the focus is on providing the evidence to record,...Read More

Part 5 of the Virtual Global Forum Series on Volunteering to Enable Change and Create a Better World Today’s business leaders see their organizations and their employees as together having a stake in the wellbeing of their communities. The focus is changing from what corporations can do for you to what they can do with...Read More

Brothers and Sisters, we still have much work to do in this regard. For IAVE, this will mean renewing our commitment to racial and social equity in our operations and in the programs and advocacy work we do.Read More

Since 1970, IAVE has advocated for the importance of volunteering as vital to creating a fair, peaceful and compassionate world. With individual, organizational and corporate members in over 70 countries, IAVE is the largest global network of volunteer leaders working together to solve society’s pressing problems. Your financial support will help IAVE to promote volunteering...Read More

GLOBAL FRIEND Become a Global Friend of Volunteering, a no-cost way to pledge your support for volunteering around the world. IAVE MEMBER For a low annual fee, become an IAVE member with exclusive benefits and opportunities.Read More