Volunteering

Remote volunteering – simple ways to make a big difference for communities

Women lead the way in supporting our local communities

Today is International Women’s Day - a day for celebrating the achievements of women in a world that has a lot of work still to do to...

New Central Government contracts must show Social Value

From the 1st January 2021, the government has introduced a new ‘Social Value’ procurement policy meaning all businesses awarded Central...

Danone trials Team Remote Volunteering to support local communities

Many who’ve worked in an office environment will be familiar with the concept of the ‘Team Building Day’. For Neighbourly’s partners, this...

Community Survey Reveals Impact of Covid-19 on Small Charities

The past six months has been a learning curve for charities, companies and organisations - and it’s not been easy.

Let’s Talk Loneliness: A Q&A With Danone’s Volunteer Befrienders

According to research from British Red Cross and Co Op, over 9 million people in the UK – almost a fifth of the population – say they are...

New Danone volunteer partnership helps young people with employment skills

For the past few weeks, our team has been matching Danone employees with local charities and community groups as part of our brand new ...

5 ways employee volunteers can support charities from home

With many charities experiencing both an increased demand for services and a reduction in the number of volunteers due to social...

Remote employee volunteering could offer lifeline to charities across the UK

Since the onset of strict social distancing measures in March, many charities and community groups have seen an unprecedented increase in...

How Middlesbrough’s alleys brought a community together

For many, the advent of the Covid-19 outbreak has been overwhelming and disastrous. Yet, for the thousands of communities coming together,...

Meet the Covid Community Heroes: A Mental Health Awareness Week Special

After 8 weeks of lockdown in the UK, it’s more important now than ever before to look out for our friends, family and neighbours who may be...

Meet the Covid Community Heroes

For the last six weeks, since the introduction of the lockdown, the lives of millions have been turned upside down and inside out.