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Charity work and volunteering are usually largely associated with the festive period, people want to donate their time to give back to help those less fortunate during Christmas. <\/span><\/p>\n

Before Christmas, we posted a blog discussing the many available opportunities and ideas of where to volunteer at Christmas time. The reality is these organisations need help and support from volunteers all year round and not just during the festive period and volunteer managers may also find a large decrease in volunteers after this time. People in need aren’t just homeless or lonely during the festive period, similar to the well knowing saying from the Dogs Trust organisation, “A dog is for life, not just for Christmas”.<\/span><\/p>\n

Support for people in need will need volunteers and donations more than ever especially due to the cost of living crisis. There are plenty of opportunities where organisations need help from volunteers all year round below and some ways volunteer managers can retain these volunteers throughout the year.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Volunteering At Crisis<\/h2>\n

Crisis<\/a> is a charity for people experiencing homelessness, each year they support thousands of people to help find safe and stable accommodation. Over the festive period, Crisis had thousands of volunteers across the UK providing companionship and serving and delivering hot meals. These volunteers are still needed throughout the year as homelessness is an ongoing issue, Crisis estimated that around 227,000 people were experiencing the worst forms of homelessness across England, Scotland and Wales in 2021. The charity is consistently creating new opportunities so you can find the one that suits you best.<\/p>\n

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You can find available volunteering opportunities near you on the Crisis website<\/a>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Volunteering At Age UK<\/h2>\n

Age UK<\/a> is a charity that helps older people that don’t have care or support from others or anyone to turn to, leading to 1.2 million older people in the UK experiencing loneliness each year. You can become a part of the Age UK community and provide support and raise money so people can get the help they deserve. Although older people may be particularly lonely during the festive period, they will also experience this all year round. A simple way you can make a difference is the telephone friendship service, just as little as 30 minutes of your time a week to talk to an elderly person over the phone can largely impact an older person’s life.<\/p>\n

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Volunteering At Charity Shops\u00a0<\/h2>\n

Volunteers for charity shops are needed now more than ever, since the pandemic thousands of volunteers<\/a> in retail have been lost. The number of volunteers at charity shops in the UK has fallen by 24% since 2019.<\/a><\/p>\n

There are plenty of organisations including Barnardo’s UK<\/a>, British Heart Foundation<\/a> and more that have hundreds of charity shops across the UK. Roles could include working the tills, decorating window displays or managing donations. Barnardo’s UK currently has 10,000 shop volunteers keeping their 700 shops up and running, but without the help of volunteers, these organisations could struggle.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tips For Volunteer Managers<\/h2>\n

As a volunteer manager, it may be difficult to retain these volunteers to carry on volunteering throughout the year and not just at Christmas time. Promoting that volunteering is a rewarding New Years’ resolution idea on your organisation’s website or social media, could encourage people to continue volunteering.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Another way to retain your volunteers throughout the year is to offer flexible scheduling options for roles. People may be drawn to volunteering over Christmas because it means they only have to volunteer for a day or two. By making future opportunities flexible, people won’t have to commit to volunteering full-time.<\/p>\n

You can read more about how to engage and retain your volunteers in 2023 here!<\/a><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

You can find TeamKinetic<\/a><\/span> on social media and listen to our podcast:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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