How can we help?

Student Volunteering is the product of mutually beneficial partnerships between numerous groups including individual students, charities and volunteer involving organisations (VIO’s), Student Volunteering infrastructure and, businesses.

• How can I volunteer?
  Information for students about how to start volunteering.
• Accrediting your volunteering
  Learn about how you can accredit your volunteering with UCAS points and more.

How can my organisation get involved with Student Volunteers?

• How to get involved with your local university or college?
• A guide for businesses on the value of student volunteering and the how to get involved. (PDF)

How best can my organisation get involved with Student Volunteering Week 2012?

• Potential Student Volunteering Week activities (PDF)
  A guide to thinking about potential events and activities to celebrate Student Volunteering Week 2012.
• SVW toolkits (PDF)
  More advice on holding a successful Student Volunteering Week 2012.
• Gold Award Certifcate (PDF)
  A downloadable certificate of VE's Gold Award that can be awarded to outstanding Student Volunteers.
• Guide to awarding Gold Awards (149Kb) (PDF)
  Read about Volunteering England’s prestigious Gold Award and advice on how to award them.

Communicating your Student Volunteering Week 2012 message

• How to market your Student Volunteering Week event (PDF)
• Media toolkit (PDF)
  Guidance on how to engage with media organisations for Student Volunteering Week 2012.
• Press release template (PDF)
• Engaging your MP or MEP (PDF)
• Download the SV Week 2012 logo
  Use our logo for use in your SV Week work.

Other links

These links provided by the National Co-ordinating Centre for Public Engagement (NCCPE) give targeted guidance on getting involved with Student Volunteering.

• Working with Student Volunteers
• Student-led Volunteering Projects
• Student Volunteering and Working with Businesses

For more information visit the NCCPE vinspired students programme website.

Contact Us
You can get in touch with the Student Volunteering Week 2012 team via:
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