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WRITING THE BEST GO VOLUNTEER GLOS ORGANISATION PROFILE

Step 1: Create a personal profile
Before creating your organisational profile you must create a personal ...
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HOW TO WRITE A GREAT VOLUNTEER ADVERT

Getting new volunteers on board is an exciting, yet can be challenging, task. To turn clicks into volunteers ...
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WHY PEOPLE VOLUNTEER

If you ask a random selection of people why they volunteer they will give a huge variety of reasons ...
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WHAT MAKES A GOOD EXPERIENCE FOR A VOLUNTEER

During 2020/21, a year-long county-wide engagement exercise took place to understand the volunteering ...
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VOLUNTEERING FROM HOME: A WAY TO ATTRACT MORE VOLUNTEERS

Volunteering has changed dramatically over recent years, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic. From serving ...
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Simon's Story

| Volunteer Stories
Simon, known as ‘Woody Simon’, has been volunteering with ARK at Egwood CIC for about 2 years. Having spent ...
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Alex's Story

| Volunteer Stories
Alex regularly spends time in the volunteering in nature, and for him the experience has been life-changing ...
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Megan's Story

| Volunteer Stories
" Volunteering has definitely improved my wellbeing and helped me keep a positive mindset during lockdown "
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