Have you heard of the Volunteering Multiplier Principle? The Volunteering Multiplier Principle states that changes to the overall level of volunteering lead to a much more significant change for society and the economy. For example, if the general level of volunteering for the UK increased by 1% the knock-on multiplier effect would lead to a …
Author Archives: Dominic Pinkney
Importance of Volunteering: The Cake Analogy
When describing the importance and, in particular, the perception of the importance of volunteering, my cake analogy has become quite popular. Well, everyone loves cake don’t they? Volunteering is most commonly seen by wider society and decision-makers as a ‘nice to have’, like the icing on the cake of society. People will always say positive …
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My surprise at being the main sponsor for Volunteers’ Week
So this happened… I did not start out the week thinking my not-for-profit social enterprise Works4U would be the main sponsor of Volunteers’ Week. It was not even on my radar. However, a short break from work to make a nice cup of tea and I had an idea. That idea led to me sending …
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London Vision for Volunteering
Since May last year I have led the ‘London Vision for Volunteering‘ programme and in March 2025 we launched the final report and its 36 recommendations. I am so proud of this work. Not just because I think it has produced some great recommendations that act as a blueprint for developing volunteering across the capital, …
UK Employee Volunteering 2022-23 Report
The UK Employee Volunteering 2022-23 from corporate volunteering specialist Works4U provides revealing insight into employee volunteering in the UK from the perspective of employees.
Businesses: 12 DOs and DON’Ts of Volunteering in the Community
12 Dos and Don’ts for businesses volunteering in the community.
Works4U Wins International Award for Leading Employee Volunteering in UK
Works4U wins international award for its work leading employee volunteering in the UK.
Community CVS the First Volunteer Infrastructure Organisation to Obtain the Lead Volunteering Organisation (LVO) Quality Standard
The first volunteer infrastructure organisation to obtain the new national Lead Volunteering Organisation (LVO) is Community CVS in Blackburn with Darwen. Awarding body Works4U CEO Dominic Pinkney presented the LVO award to Volunteering Manager Kate Lee and her colleagues at Community CVS.
The Story behind the Game-changing report on the Monetary Value of Trustees
So… I’ve written a report. But I didn’t mean to. What I set myself as a 15 minutes task ended up being a 58 page report (don’t worry, there are lots of images) and I have not dared to calculate how much of my spare time this took. I run two volunteer centre charities and …
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9 Expert Tips for Developing an Employee Volunteering Programme
Employee volunteering experts Works4U have produced a free guide for businesses to help them establish and develop successful impactful volunteering programmes within their organisation. Not-for-profit social enterprise Works4U was founded in 2009 and they have helped hundreds of businesses with their corporate volunteering programmes. If you are looking to develop your employee volunteering programme and …
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