Dominic Pinkney's World of Volunteering
Insights, confessions, challenges and celebrations of the volunteer world
Volunteering is not declining, it has just changed. Data shows that rates of formal volunteering have been declining across the UK for a few years now, but does this actually mean the desire to volunteer is declining? The short answer is no. Volunteering is not declining but the culture of volunteering has fundamentally and permanently …
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It’s very different now compared to 20 years ago. It is harder than ever for voluntary sector organisations, whether an individual volunteer involving organisation (VIO) or a volunteer infrastructure organisation, to promote volunteering to people who might be interested in volunteering. The world was very different twenty years ago. For starters the world of marketing …
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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 …
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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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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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, …
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.
12 Dos and Don’ts for businesses volunteering in the community.
Works4U wins international award for its work leading employee volunteering in the UK.
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.
Dominic Pinkney's World of Volunteering