Vision for Volunteering gets funding

Back in June 2022, at the Connecting Communities Conference, Gethyn Williams spoke about the Vision for Volunteering strategy and how those collective organisations behind it hoped it would spark a new enthusiasm for volunteering. In the session, many highlighted their agreement and excitement for the points made by the paper but felt without government backing, it wouldn’t get very far.

On the 15th of December 2022, it was announced that funding had been granted by the government.

“Plans to transform volunteering in England are set to be realised, with a Government investment of £600,000. The ambitious ten-year Vision for Volunteering, set out by over 300 organisations from across the volunteering community, aims to make England the best place in the world to be a volunteer by 2032.

Funding announced today from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) will strengthen the next 18-month stage of the project, which focuses on how volunteering must adapt and evolve in five key areas over the next decade including equity and inclusion. The government’s support for the Vision for Volunteering comes at a crucial time.

The current economic crisis is causing huge challenges across society. Volunteers are once again proving how vital they are to the national crisis response – helping to deliver support and services to those who need it in communities across the country. But it is also a difficult time for volunteers themselves and for organisations struggling to recruit volunteers in a difficult economic climate.”

Read the full press release below.

Vision for Volunteering Press Release