Volunteer for Oxfam
Apply to be a Climate Change Champion
Find some local volunteering opportunities - see if there's a scheme to help in your area, like this one in Manchester
Or, try one of these sites to look at how you can volunteer, do work in your community, or help others volunteer.
British Council
CSV (Community Service Volunteering)
Do-It
Year of the Volunteer
Indymedia Volunteering
What's going on Oxford
VDE (Volunteer Development England)
Volunteering Wales
NIVDA (Northern Ireland Volunteer Development Agency)
Charitynet
Do-it.org
NCV (National Centre for Volunteering)
NCVO (National Council for Voluntary Organisations)
SCVO (Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations)
NICVA (Northern Ireland Council for Voluntary Action)
These umbrella bodies for the voluntary sector in each respective area provide high quality information and advice to voluntary organisations.
NACVS (National Association of Councils for Voluntary Service)
Details of how to contact your local CVS, the organisation that supports, promotes and develops local voluntary and community action.
CVS Scotland (Councils for Voluntary Service in Scotland)
Details of how to contact your local CVS, the organisation that supports, promotes and develops local voluntary and community action.
Work With Us
A single gateway to Scotland's 44,000 charities, voluntary and community groups.
Timebank
Start an ongoing campaign. Check out the SCHNews DIY campaigning guide. Also look at an example of a youth campaign to get some ideas of what it might be like to get involved.
Try becoming an 'active citizen' with Unicef