You can find details below of organisations that are happy to take enquiries from businesses for corporate volunteering days, and what the next steps are. Alternatively, you can fill in this form which will be sent to voluntary organisations and groups who will contact you directly if they are interested in taking you up on your offer.
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| 4CT is a multi-purpose community organisation and charitable company, based at The Grange Community Centre, Beswick M11 3TQ, working with local people, neighbourhoods and communities through the development of services, partnerships and community facilities to improve opportunities and quality of life for residents. At 4CT we have lots of different groups and clubs for Manchester residents of all ages.
The Grange Community Garden Volunteers
Help to create a garden area for local people to grow vegetables, fruit and flowers and to maintain our quiet "Peace Garden" oasis to enhance the centre and promote the health and wellbeing of people in the local community.
Join our vibrant community gardening group! We are looking for passionate volunteers to help maintain a new local oasis through planting, weeding, and nurturing green spaces. No experience is needed, making this perfect for anyone looking to get outdoors, and make a positive impact
Garden tools and gloves available – donations of plants and seeds are always welcome!
Refreshments & snacks available
The Grange Community Centre Re-Paint/Refurbishment Volunteers Wanted: To Help Refresh Our Community Centre!
4CT Ltd is looking for a team of volunteers to help with painting and decorating our rooms and corridors, to create a more welcoming environment.
Tasks: Light painting, including walls, skirting boards, doors, cleaning up
Tools: All materials, paint and tools are provided.
Refreshments and snacks available
Monday to Friday between 9.30am - 4.00pm
As many as would like to get involved they, can be split over a number of days
| Contact: Jane Holden
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| Corporate volunteering opportunities with Oxfam! Engage your employees and fight inequality worldwide With nearly 20 shops and a Superstore in Greater Manchester, we can find an Oxfam location that will work for you, whether you have a team of two or a team of twenty! Together, we can harness your passion and expertise to build a brighter future for the people who need it most. Your staff will challenge themselves, learn new skills and meet some incredible and inspiring people from your local community. Join us today and make a difference by being part of a global movement for social justice. Engage your employees and fight inequality worldwide. What our shops do Retail raises income that funds Oxfam’s lifesaving and life-changing work. Working with Oxfam will strengthen your brand reputation and highlight your commitment to making a positive impact. Research shows companies who offer volunteering days report less sick leave and have better staff retention and engagement. Employees feel valued by and connected to their organisation through giving back leading to happier, more motivated teams. Help our shops/hubs run smoothly Our shops are an important part of their local community. A place to make new friends, grow in confidence, and to be part of real change in the world both locally and globally. You’ll have the chance to experience a busy and varied retail environment on the shop floor or behind the scenes. You will also be able to contribute or develop your skills. Role and activities could include:
| How to get involved Please complete this short form and we will talk through your options and match you to an appropriate location. We will make it easy for your team to register for a shift by creating a bespoke webpage and support you with our reference processes. We’ll chat to you before the day, so your team will be ready to hit the ground running. Of course there will be some time for shopping too! A fast-track induction process in shop means more time is spent volunteering. We want to hear your feedback, so we’ll ask your team to complete a short satisfaction survey after their volunteering day. This means we can keep improving our offer. GET IN TOUCH For more on any of the ideas here or if you think you’d like to partner us with us, please get in touch: corporatevolunteer@oxfam.org.uk
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Manchester Parks |
Why choose Parks
Manchester City Council’s Parks service manages an extensive network of parks, playgrounds, allotments, and green spaces that serve as vital community assets across the city. The Parks team is responsible for maintaining around 144 parks and green spaces, ensuring that they are safe, welcoming, and accessible for visitors and members of the community.
Manchester’s parks are central to the city’s vision of being healthier, happier, and more connected; offering spaces for exercise, relaxation, and connecting with nature, while also supporting biodiversity and reducing carbon emissions.
Benefits of volunteering in parks
By spending your volunteering days in parks, you can demonstrate your commitment to sustainability and community well-being. It is also an opportunity for your team to:
• Get away from the office and enjoy the outdoors in one of Manchester’s parks • Build stronger teamworking through hands-on activities • Learn new skills while making a tangible difference • Experience the physical and mental health benefits of spending time in nature
How you can impact Parks
The contributions of volunteer groups in parks are extremely valuable in helping us:
• Conserve natural habitats for wildlife in our parks • Protect our natural spaces and help to improve air quality • Make parks more resilient to climate change and flooding • Keep our parks clean, safe, welcoming, and accessible for all members of the community
| Further details are shown here: Get in touch If you would like to arrange a volunteering day for your team, please contact the Volunteer Coordinator at hannah.snape@manchester.gov.uk or parks@manchester.gov.uk |
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| Waythrough specialise in mental health, alcohol, drugs, housing, and related areas. We provide high quality, evidence-based services, which are designed around the needs of the people we support. Our vision is to break down the barriers that stop people getting the support they need to live a life they value. We incorporate our values of kindness, courage, and respect in to all the support that we offer. We have over 200 services based across England, that each offer specialised support within the local community. You could add to this, sharing and building upon your existing experience, with massive benefits to your organisation! In Manchester, we have a variety of housing support services that would benefit from the support of external organisations. Your team could be involved in:
If you have any alternative ideas for your team to support us, we would love to hear them! We are flexible with our offers and these are available throughout the year.
| Please contact esv@waythrough.org.uk |
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| Corporate Volunteering with The Message Community Grocery Our volunteer days are all about helping local families and seeing the difference your time can make. Through the Community Grocery, we help keep thousands of families fed each week while saving tonnes of good food from going to landfill. Alongside the groceries, we offer wrap-around support, from job clubs and money advice to courses that help people get back on their feet. A typical day includes a variety of hands-on activities across our sites, giving teams the chance to collaborate, problem-solve and see tangible impact first-hand. Activities may include:
We ask businesses to contribute £50 per volunteer, which goes straight back into keeping food on shelves and support running for local people. Groceries located across the country Available throughout the year | Email: corporate@message.org.uk Tel: 0161 946 2332
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| Creative, sustainable team activities with purpose They design inclusive workshops and collaborative projects that promote teamwork, creativity and wellbeing, while championing sustainability. Sessions are suitable for groups of all sizes and can be tailored to your goals — from team-building and skills development to meeting environmental or social impact aims. Examples of what’s on offer:
Groups they regularly work with include young people, vulnerable adults, the LGBTQ+ community and people with specific learning needs. Costs: You can see their previous work here. | Want to volunteer as a team building activity? We can also arrange private group sessions, please email us at hello@stitchedup.coop for more details. |
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| Station South is a destination cycle café, bar, workshop, urban garden and community hangout. We sit proudly in the beautifully restored Levenshulme South Station building, saved from falling into disrepair and given a modern purpose as a different kind of travel and community hub. Station South is a not-for-profit Community Interest Company (CIC) set up for community benefit. Station Green hosts a range of facilities including bike hire, bike tools, seating, toddler’s bike maze, bike parking and an accessible solar lit path onto the greenway; as well as our Green Hub: a community growing space designed and constructed by local volunteers. How can you help? We have opportunities for groups of volunteers within our urban garden to continue with the transformation of this accessible greenspace connecting the Fallowfield Loop and Levenshulme High Street. Your team could either assist with our year round activities such as growing fruit and vegetables, tending to our flower garden full of plants for pollinators or creating organic plant food. We can also provide bespoke sessions for your team on projects such as
Volunteering at Station South helps transform space for people and wildlife, reducing our impact on climate, increasing biodiversity and improving the wellbeing of the hundreds of people passing through and using the gardens each day and for years to come. We provide all relevant training and advice to make your day fun, informative and impactful. Experienced and flexible, our team will make organising the day simple. We can help make your day extra welcoming by providing top quality seasonal, local food and drink from our cafe/bar, please inquire if you would like this option. What are the benefits for your organisation? Get some exercise in the outdoors, spend quality time with colleagues, learn practical skills, connect with nature, improve wellbeing and enjoy time together while supporting action on climate. There’s plenty to take away from the day and a legacy to leave behind. Opportunities for smaller groups or individuals We are also able to accommodate smaller groups or individuals as part of our regular weekly volunteer sessions. | For groups of 6 or more contact Mary via bookings@stationsouth.co.uk to get the ball rolling and organise a session. For individuals or small groups email augusta@stationsouth.co.uk |
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| Make a Real Difference with Mencap – Volunteer in 2026! Looking for a volunteering opportunity that’s rewarding, flexible, and fun? Join Mencap, the UK’s leading charity for people with a learning disability and help us create a more inclusive world. Exciting ways to get involved: At our East Manchester bases: Support people with a learning disability through creative activities, skill development, and social events.
In our retail stores: Join our friendly shop teams in Bury to help raise vital funds. Roles include customer service, merchandising, and sorting donations. We run regular group volunteering days each month and would love for you to join us. Why choose Mencap?
As we do not have a dedicated budget for these additional activities and improvements, we warmly welcome support from corporate partners in the form of funding, materials, or sponsorship to help bring these opportunities to life. Ready to volunteer or support us? Whether you’re volunteering as an individual or part of a group, we’d love to hear from you. Get in touch today and start making a difference that truly matters. Email: volunteering@mencap.org.uk | Please get in touch if you have any questions or would like to volunteer:
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| Manchester Mind is a local, independent mental health charity supporting 11,000 young people and adults across the city. For 36 years they have been there to promote better mental health for all. The charity has 2 opportunities for local businesses this year:
You will receive an information pack with full details before the opportunity, together with a volunteer certificate of thanks. | For more details please get in touch with Zoe: donations@manchestermind.org |
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| The Big Clean is a great opportunity for groups of volunteers to get involved in short term volunteering with Victoria Baths and make a real difference to a heritage charity and community venue. The Big Clean takes place from 3-4 March this year, typically groups will join them between 10am – 4pm each day but times can be flexible to suit the needs of groups and individuals. The volunteering tasks can vary and will include a range of physical activities including cleaning, maintenance tasks such as cleaning our stained-glass collection and help to organise and sort event and activity equipment. It’s a great volunteering opportunity for groups as you can really see the difference your time and effort make on the day, whilst getting a behind-the-scenes look at the beautiful Baths – described as Manchester’s ‘water-palace’. As a thank you all group volunteers receive a free guided tour ticket for use in the future at any Tuesday or Sunday open day in the 2026 season! Group Volunteering with Victoria Baths For the Big Clean all volunteers are provided with equipment and necessary PPE. As well as hot and cold drinks, biscuits, and snacks throughout the day. Tasks may include:
All volunteering is supported by VB staff, and guidance and supervision is on hand throughout the day. Volunteering times can be flexible, and there may be other opportunities to get involved across the year including at VB Trust events such as SpringFest, Big Splash, Halloween, and Festive Winter Fair. Read more about Victoria Baths' employer-supported volunteering offer
| To get involved please email enquiries@victoriabaths.org.uk for more information about group volunteering
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| Cracking Good Food have a range of group volunteering activities available for groups of up to 10 volunteers. From installing planters to be used for community growing, to supporting their Kitchen Kit Redistribution Events, to helping cook and deliver meals for people in food crisis, there are many projects where the help and support of your team could be incredibly helpful. There is a payment of £30 per person, per half-day to cover the costs of their Volunteer Co-ordinators who will help to ensure your volunteering day goes smoothly and has maximum impact for the local community.
| To make an enquiry please complete this form A full Social Value Menu of Services is shown here Alternatively email Tracey at traceyc@crackinggoodfood.org |
| Caritas Salford work alongside people from across Greater Manchester and Lancashire who are experiencing poverty, disadvantage, discrimination and homelessness, helping them to transform their lives with dignity. They have two services that you and your team could do a day or half day of volunteering with: Cornerstone Daycentre is a large community centre in Hulme which aims to tackle homelessness and poverty in the area.
Lalley Centre is a welcoming advice centre, community allotment and food pantry based in Collyhurst, Manchester.
| For more information please contact the Caritas team at fundraising@caritassalford.org.uk
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| Do you want to spend your team volunteering day out in nature, doing something beneficial for the environment with your colleagues? RSPB Dove Stone is located on the North West edge of the Peak District and offer group volunteering opportunities on the reserve, helping out with tasks such as tree planting and peatland management. Staging such events costs the RSPB money in terms of providing supervision, tooling and Personal Protection Equipment. For this reason we charge a fee of £75 + VAT per person per day, minimum fee £450 + VAT per day. | For more information, please contact: Corporate.Partnerships@rspb.org.uk |
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| Support The Bread & Butter Thing to bring affordable food, including fresh fruit and vegetables into the heart of low-income communities. The charity takes surplus food from farms, supermarkets and food manufacturers and redistributes it via community food hubs, not only bringing affordable food where it’s needed, but in a sustainable way. Volunteering takes place at The Bread and Butter Thing's depot in Eccles. The charity needs teams of up to 20 people each weekday. | Please email corporatevolunteering@breadandbutterthing.org |
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| City of Trees offer two ways for employees of a company to get involved in practical activity: For small groups with less than 10 who would like to do some volunteering at an open event with the public, please visit the events page on our website for more information on the upcoming sessions. Please email the contact on the events page. Booking is essential! For larger groups with 10+ and those who want their own, private, bespoke session, they offer 'Green Away Days'. Green Away Days are private, bespoke sessions for just your company or their contacts, whether that be clients, customers or employees. Sessions can be run all year round and activities are seasonal; in winter you could be planting trees, and in summer doing some 'Tree-LC' or wildflower planting. City of Trees do their best to accommodate a location suitable to you, but this will depend on what projects are going on. Examples of up and coming sessions include:
| You can read more about it in Supporting City of Trees Events page for groups with less than 10 people. To enquire about a Green Away Day, please email fundraising@cityoftrees.org.uk You can also read more about becoming a corporate supporter on the City of Trees website. |
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| We are a Manchester-based social enterprise on a mission to create greener cities and help people reconnect with nature. You can support this mission through corporate volunteering, taking part in practical, rewarding activities that combine hands-on team building with lasting environmental impact for local communities. Each year, we help create hundreds of green spaces across the city, from community food-growing areas and therapeutic gardens to forest gardens. Your team can get involved in creating and maintaining these spaces through activities such as tree planting, building raised beds, woodland management, and sowing seeds and seedlings. By joining one of our team volunteering days, participants will:
We provide everything needed for the day, including a tailored itinerary, risk assessment, insurance, and any required PPE. Pricing
| If you’d like to discuss your team’s needs or explore available opportunities, please get in touch at info@sowthecity.org |
| MUD can facilitate team building days and corporate social responsibility (CSR) opportunities for groups up to 100 people. We can accommodate you on one of our regular volunteer days, or create a bespoke day for your team, at one of our three community market gardens across the city. These gardens are community hubs, working market gardens, and beautiful green spaces. We grow food and cook sustainable food for the community, provide gardening-based volunteering, wellbeing, community cohesion and training programmes, organise community events, work with local community groups and businesses, and provide spaces to hire. Our largest site, Platt Fields Market Garden, produces over 1 tonne of food on just ½ an acre of land annually, whilst improving the soil health, air quality and biodiversity of the area. Your team can get involved in gardening and food growing, specific building projects within the gardens, or helping to decorate and prepare the garden for community events. You can learn new skills working together as a team, all while decompressing and connecting with nature. At Platt Fields Market Garden, there is a cafe on site, which serves barista coffee and lunch produce grown in the garden. This is open Fri-Sun or can be booked for large groups on other days. Organisations can also book food from MUD Kitchen, our sustainable catering service, to make your CSR days extra special, and support us to build a more sustainable local food system. | For groups 6 or larger, please email volunteer@wearemud.org to book a session. If you are in a group smaller than 6 people, please sign up via their volunteering portal. |
| Are you and your team looking for ways to give back to your local community? Corporate volunteer days at Smart Works Greater Manchester are a great way to help them support unemployed women on their work journey while also bonding with your team. We offer volunteering opportunities called Wardrobe Days – where volunteers come and help organise our client and sale stock, label, size order and replenish/tidy our rails. We can accommodate up to 6 people at a time mainly in our Stockport centre (we do have limited opportunities at our Manchester City centre throughout the year) and our timings are 1pm – 4pm on Wednesdays. We do request a £500 donation for our volunteering opportunities, as we have to close the centre to our clients Please contact Smart Works for further details: greatermanchester@smartworks.org.uk | For more information, contact greatermanchester@smartworks.org.uk |
| EY Foundation is a national charity tackling barriers to employment faced by young people eligible for free school meals in England and Scotland so that the opportunity to succeed is not determined by a young person’s background.
With the support of volunteers, we deliver paid pre-employability programmes to young people from across Greater Manchester from venues within Manchester City Centre.
Volunteer roles include:
| To find out more, please email volunteering@eyfoundation.ey.com
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| Action Tutoring provide the following for employers:
Please see the info sheet for more information. | To contact a member of the team to discuss this further email mollie.vessey@actiontutoring.org.uk or call 0203 872 5894
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| Barlow Moor Community Centre are looking for a group of between 4-8 volunteers for the following: Community action activities in the local area on any day that suits the group - this could include litter picking, hedge trimming, gardening etc depending on local need at the time. | Please get in touch with Tina at Tina@barlowmoorca.co.uk with group size and possible dates, and what activity you would be interested in. If you have another idea for how you could best use the skills of your group to support our community then this is also more than welcome. |
| Greater Together Manchester is a small charity with a number of projects aimed at supporting and empowering vulnerable people across Manchester. The Social Super Market project is focused on helping those in poverty and reducing food waste in Miles Platting. What they're looking for: One off – Apostles clean up volunteer group -
| Please get in touch with Michaela at michaela@greatertogethermanchester.org with your details and potential dates. |
| Chapter One’s Online Reading Volunteer programme connects schools and children with corporate volunteers. These volunteers spend 30 minutes reading online with the same child each week. Each corporate partner supports one or more teams of ten employee volunteers who usually read with ten children in the same class. Each organisation nominates a co-ordinator to lead volunteer recruitment and encourage volunteers to register, access training and complete their enhanced DBS checks. Corporate partners are asked to contribute £3,650 for each team of 10 volunteers. This helps to cover the costs of running the programme such as laptops, DBS checks and training. Chapter One supports schools in Manchester and across the UK, so get in touch if you think you can help. | Please contact Sarah at sarah.taylor@chapterone.org for more information. |
| The Debdale Diggers is the new name for the Volunteer Gardening Group, which was set up in 2012 in collaboration with the Eco-Centre and Park Management helps to maintain the flower beds and borders. They meet once a week to maintain the fifteen rose beds in the park - this can be arranged on Monday, Wednesday or Fridays. They have all of the necessary equipment; you just need suitable footwear. | Please contact Olwyn at olwyntaylor@outlook.com or 07741209016. |
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| The Friends of Didsbury Park Volunteers group was formed in November 2014 and meets regularly every week come rain, hail or shine to work in Didsbury Park. To date our volunteers have undertaken over 50,000 hours of voluntary service to maintain and improve the park.
In July 2018 the Friends of Didsbury Park became a charity, primarily in order to access more funding available to charities so that more and more investment could be made into improvements in Didsbury Park.
Our normal volunteer day is Monday morning and our normal hours are between 0930 and 1300.
When you arrive at the park on volunteering day will you please make your way to the Victorian Shelter in the middle of the park where you will find volunteers in hi-vis vests. Please ask for Brian Johnson.
Every week, following the volunteering session an update report about the work we have undertaken is available for all to read on the website friendsofdidsburypark.com The report is located in 'Brian's Blog' which can be accessed via the home page. Reading the blog will be a good way to find out exactly the sort of work we are currently undertaking.
Here are a few examples of the sort of volunteering activities which are available for you to participate in: planting bulbs, and plants sowing seeds weeding and composting flower beds installing benches painting children's playground pruning cutting grass laying turf trimming hedges litter picking installing kick fencing etc etc
And all of these activities take place in the fresh air in a beautiful park which was voted by the public in 2022 as the 'Most Favourite Park' in Manchester!! (There hasn't been a national vote since so I reckon we are therefore still the 'Most Favourite Park in Manchester'!!)
Our volunteering team was also awarded the King's Award for Voluntary Service in 2023 - the highest award a volunteer team can achieve in the UK and equivalent to an MBE.
All we ask of you is that you wear appropriate footwear and clothing for working outside. We will provide a hi-vis vest, gloves (although some people prefer to bring their own) and all necessary tools and equipment.
We volunteer every Monday morning, no matter what the weather. We never postpone.
| If you have any questions, would like some more information or you or your team would like to join us then then please do not hesitate to contact us via our website friendsofdidsburypark.com or directly via email to Brian Johnson, brian.a.p.johnson@btinternet.com
We look forward to welcoming you to Didsbury Park soon. |
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