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What if there are no opportunities in my area?

Where to look if you can't find any opportunities that suit you on the GoVo platform or want to speak to someone face-to-face.

If you can’t currently find a volunteering opportunity to suit you on GoVo then why not contact your local Volunteer Centre / Infrastructure organisation who can provide one-to-one tailored support to find an opportunity to suit you.  

England:  

  1. NAVCA (National Association for Voluntary and Community Action) are the national membership body for local infrastructure organisations (LIO’s), many of who support people to volunteer. Search for your local NAVCA member: NAVCA | Find your local NAVCA member 

  2. NCVO (National Council of Voluntary Organisations) is the membership organisation for charities, social enterprises and community groups in England. NCVO | NCVO.

    NVCO has a map of Volunteer Centres that support people to volunteer and local organisations looking for volunteers. Search for your local Volunteer Centre: Find a volunteering opportunity | NCVO 

Scotland:  

  1. The are 32 TSI’s (Third Sector Interfaces) across Scotland that provide support to people to volunteer in their local area. Search your nearest TSI member organisation: TSI Directory - TSI Scotland Network’ 

  2. Volunteer Scotland’s mission is “to create a Scotland where everyone can volunteer, more often, and throughout their lives.” Search their database of opportunities: Find volunteering opportunities - Volunteer Scotland 

  3. SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations) is the national membership organisation for the voluntary sector in Scotland. Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations 

Wales:  

  1. TSSW (Third Sector Support Wales) is a network of 19 CVCs (County Voluntary Councils) across Wales + WCVA (see below) who provide volunteering support to their local communities. Search for your local CVC: https://thirdsectorsupport.wales/

    Search their volunteering opportunities at Volunteering Wales: Welcome - Volunteering Wales

  2. WCVA (Wales Council for Voluntary Action) works with TSSW members to promote and    support volunteering: see I want to volunteer - WCVA 

Northern Ireland:  

  1. Volunteer Now promotes and supports volunteering across Northern Ireland. Search their database: Home - Volunteer Now 

  2. NICVA (Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action) represents the voluntary and community sector of Northern Ireland. Representing, supporting, connecting and developing | NICVA 

 

💡Tip: There are always new opportunities being uploaded to GoVo, so make sure to keep checking back on the platform too!