Evidence suggests that in 2026 it is going to be critical to shout about the importance of volunteering to our society.
We need to shout that volunteering is not a ‘nice to have‘ but an essential part of how we function and that volunteering will play a key success factor in the plans of national, regional and local governments.
We need to shout that volunteering cannot be taken for granted, it does not just happen and it is not free.
We also need to shout that investment in volunteering brings huge multiplier returns and reduced investment brings equally huge losses.
The United Nations has declared that 2026 is the International Volunteer Year to recognise the importance of volunteerism as a key driver of sustainable development.
For my part, I promise to continue to keep banging on about volunteering, to continue working collaboratively with some amazing people and organisations and I will also have some exciting developments to share over the year ….
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Dominic Pinkney's World of Volunteering 