Volunteering Opportunities
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Summary:
The award winning Great Northern Contemporary Craft Fair is on the hunt for a crack team of volunteers to help us with front of house, assisting exhibitors, wayfaring, security & stewarding
Area of Interest:
Arts Culture & Music, Events
Summary:
This role involves providing direct support to people who use our food banks. Support your community by assisting with the food parcels, making teas and coffees and ensuring our foodbank is a welcoming and safe space for all.
Area of Interest:
Children Young People & Families, Disability, Food Cooking & Foodbanks, Homelessness & Housing
Summary:
Improve your admin skills while supporting the smooth running of an organisation who provide education and training to unemployed and economically inactive individuals to up-skill and improve their well being
Area of Interest:
Administration, Education & Literacy, Student Volunteers (18+)
Summary:
Community Revival are looking for volunteers who can support them to plan a marketing strategy, identify sources of marketing to help to raise their profile and use mediums to send information to potential customers and partners.
Area of Interest:
Administration, Campaigning & Advocacy, Marketing & Social Media
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We're looking for a keen and able volunteer to research and write funding bids to meet challenges of newly arrived BME communities and updating on any local funding bids or opportunities. Searching and preparing for bids by collating and gathering information.
Area of Interest:
Administration, Campaigning & Advocacy, Education & Literacy
Summary:
Purpose:
To support the smooth delivery of the Christmas Ball, one of the charity’s highlighted fundraising events. Volunteers will play a key role in creating a welcoming, festive atmosphere, assisting with event logistics, and helping to maximise funds raised to support Once Upon A Smile's vital work.
To support the smooth delivery of the Christmas Ball, one of the charity’s highlighted fundraising events. Volunteers will play a key role in creating a welcoming, festive atmosphere, assisting with event logistics, and helping to maximise funds raised to support Once Upon A Smile's vital work.
Area of Interest:
Events
Summary:
www.neuroqueerz.com - have a nosey at what we stand for.
Volunteer With NeuroQueerz
We're growing our community and need volunteers!
Resource Curator – research and add trustworthy external resources to our website.
Forum Engagement Volunteer – spark conversations, welcome new members, keep our community active.
Outreach Volunteer – promote NeuroQueerz online and in person, help us reach more people.
No experience needed — just passion for supporting the neurodivergent and queer community. A few flexible hours a week makes a real difference. We especially welcome neurodivergent and/or queer volunteers.
Volunteer With NeuroQueerz
We're growing our community and need volunteers!
Resource Curator – research and add trustworthy external resources to our website.
Forum Engagement Volunteer – spark conversations, welcome new members, keep our community active.
Outreach Volunteer – promote NeuroQueerz online and in person, help us reach more people.
No experience needed — just passion for supporting the neurodivergent and queer community. A few flexible hours a week makes a real difference. We especially welcome neurodivergent and/or queer volunteers.
Area of Interest:
Befriending, Disability, LGBTQ+, Mental Health
Summary:
Manchester Central Foodbank provides three-day emergency food parcels for people in need, on a referral-only basis. Sadly 1 in 5 people in the UK live below the poverty line. Manchester Central Foodbank support 1,600 people a month
Area of Interest:
Food Cooking & Foodbanks
Summary:
Ribbon Run is a Sands fundraising running event which takes place during Baby Loss Awareness Week. This is our second year of holding the Ribbon Run in Manchester and is for anyone affected by pregnancy or baby loss. It's for parents, siblings, grandparents and friends. It's for those who are always loved and never forgotten.
Because we all know someone who has been affected by pregnancy or baby loss. Join us at Ribbon Run Manchester to help us run a fantastic event and help those raising money to save babies lives.
Because we all know someone who has been affected by pregnancy or baby loss. Join us at Ribbon Run Manchester to help us run a fantastic event and help those raising money to save babies lives.
Area of Interest:
Children Young People & Families, Events, Health & Social Care, Mental Health, Sports & Movement, Student Volunteers (18+)
Summary:
Together Media is Learn Together CIC’s community media project, covering current affairs, social issues and stories that matter to local communities.
Volunteers can get involved in:
Researching topics and developing content ideas
Presenting short videos and explainers
Preparing and taking part in interviews and podcasts
Filming, editing and producing social media content
No previous experience is required, as training and ongoing support will be provided. This is also a great opportunity for media and film students to gain practical experience and build their professional portfolios.
The role is flexible, with both remote and in-person opportunities available in Manchester.
Volunteers can get involved in:
Researching topics and developing content ideas
Presenting short videos and explainers
Preparing and taking part in interviews and podcasts
Filming, editing and producing social media content
No previous experience is required, as training and ongoing support will be provided. This is also a great opportunity for media and film students to gain practical experience and build their professional portfolios.
The role is flexible, with both remote and in-person opportunities available in Manchester.
Area of Interest:
Arts Culture & Music, Campaigning & Advocacy, Children Young People & Families, Digital and Tech, Education & Literacy, Health & Social Care, LGBTQ+, Marketing & Social Media, Mental Health, Mentoring, Migrants & Refugees, Race Ethnicity & Religion, Student Volunteers (18+), Virtual Volunteering, Young Volunteers (under 18)
Summary:
Caritas Shrewsbury is looking for friendly football enthusiasts to volunteer at our weekly football sessions in Fallowfield. The sessions bring together refugees and people seeking asylum for football, fitness and social connection. A qualified coach already leads the sessions, so no coaching experience or qualifications are needed. We are simply looking for people who enjoy football, are friendly and would like to help welcome and encourage participants. Whether you currently play, used to play or just love football, we’d love to hear from you.
Area of Interest:
Befriending, Migrants & Refugees, Sports & Movement
Summary:
Write funding bids to help fund a national conference helping organisations and businesses take action on (single-use) plastic. Role is with Action on Plastic
Area of Interest:
Events, Finance & Fundraising
Summary:
NWFed are looking for three Volunteer Trustees and a Volunteer Chair. This is a great opportunity to develop your skills and broaden your understanding of the museums and heritage sector in the region. You are required to attend five online board meetings per year and one annual general meeting.
You don't have to work or volunteer in the museum and heritage sector, but knowledge of it within the North West and Isle of Man would be useful. We welcome people at all stages of their careers. We welcome applications from anyone regardless of sex, gender identity, disability, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, age or nationality.
You don't have to work or volunteer in the museum and heritage sector, but knowledge of it within the North West and Isle of Man would be useful. We welcome people at all stages of their careers. We welcome applications from anyone regardless of sex, gender identity, disability, ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, marital or transgender status, age or nationality.
Area of Interest:
Arts Culture & Music, Digital and Tech, Events, Marketing & Social Media, Trusteeship & Coordination
Summary:
Northmoor Community Centre and Northmoor Hub are based in Longsight. Together, we provide a variety of free, drop-in activities as well as 1:1 support on benefits, pensions, housing and general advice.
We need help with spreading information on our activities and services to our local community and improving communication. We have previously done leafleting and door-knocking and want to continue this as well as finding different methods of communication and building engagement.
Skills needed:
Creative,
Good communication skills,
Skills desired:
Previous experience in local outreach and publicity,
Can speak an additional language such as: Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Bangla, Arabic, French
We need help with spreading information on our activities and services to our local community and improving communication. We have previously done leafleting and door-knocking and want to continue this as well as finding different methods of communication and building engagement.
Skills needed:
Creative,
Good communication skills,
Skills desired:
Previous experience in local outreach and publicity,
Can speak an additional language such as: Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi, Bangla, Arabic, French
Area of Interest:
Events, Marketing & Social Media
Summary:
Northmoor Community Hub needs volunteers to support people by: Setting up e-mail accounts, using the internet, downloading and uploading documents and reading and understanding online messages; Helping them to fill in forms (online and paper); Making phone calls on their behalf. You will start by shadowing our staff until you can give the right help by yourself.
If you love helping others and have good English and IT skills you could really help make a difference in our community. We particularly welcome volunteers who speak additional languages like Urdu, Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi, Arabic, Farsi, Sorani or French.
If you love helping others and have good English and IT skills you could really help make a difference in our community. We particularly welcome volunteers who speak additional languages like Urdu, Bangla, Hindi, Punjabi, Arabic, Farsi, Sorani or French.
Area of Interest:
Advice & Employment, Digital and Tech, Older People
Summary:
Northmoor Homework club is a free after-school project for children aged 8-16 which provides a safe, nurturing space for children to do their homework and to take part in games and arts and crafts afterwards. The homework club is an informal, relaxed environment but we still maintain the strictest of Safeguarding procedures and expect the children to adhere to the agreed boundaries.
Area of Interest:
Children Young People & Families, Education & Literacy
Summary:
Northmoor Community Centre is based in Longsight and part of Northmoor Community Association. We need help with spreading information on advice, activities and services to the local community as well as improving communication and engagement.
Skills needed: Creative, good communication skills,
Skills desired: Previous experience in local outreach and publicity, can speak Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi or Bangla.
We will provide:
Induction to the role
Flexible hours
Paid out-of-pocket expenses such as bus fares
We require a commitment to Equal Opportunities, (treating all individuals equally and with respect) and our Confidentiality, Safeguarding and GDPR standards.
Skills needed: Creative, good communication skills,
Skills desired: Previous experience in local outreach and publicity, can speak Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi or Bangla.
We will provide:
Induction to the role
Flexible hours
Paid out-of-pocket expenses such as bus fares
We require a commitment to Equal Opportunities, (treating all individuals equally and with respect) and our Confidentiality, Safeguarding and GDPR standards.
Area of Interest:
Digital and Tech, Marketing & Social Media
Summary:
Northmoor Community Centre is based in Longsight and part of Northmoor Community Association. We need help with spreading information on advice, activities and services to the local community as well as improving communication and engagement.
Skills needed: Creative, good communication skills,
Skills desired: Previous experience in local outreach and publicity, can speak Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi or Bangla.
We will provide:
Induction to the role
Flexible hours
Paid out-of-pocket expenses such as bus fares
We require a commitment to Equal Opportunities, (treating all individuals equally and with respect) and our Confidentiality, Safeguarding and GDPR standards.
Skills needed: Creative, good communication skills,
Skills desired: Previous experience in local outreach and publicity, can speak Urdu, Punjabi, Hindi or Bangla.
We will provide:
Induction to the role
Flexible hours
Paid out-of-pocket expenses such as bus fares
We require a commitment to Equal Opportunities, (treating all individuals equally and with respect) and our Confidentiality, Safeguarding and GDPR standards.
Area of Interest:
Digital and Tech, Marketing & Social Media
Summary:
Volunteer Wanted: Digital Communications & Outreach Volunteer Manchester Men's Health C.I.C. uses creative projects to tackle isolation and boost mental health for men. We need an enthusiastic volunteer to elevate our profile and build community connections.
Key responsibilities: Maintain our website and create engaging social media posts. Promote local events, workshops, and creative sessions. Network with Manchester organizations to expand our reach. We seek someone passionate about wellbeing with basic digital skills. Gain hands-on marketing experience and make a real difference. Hybrid/flexible hours (2–4 weekly).
Key responsibilities: Maintain our website and create engaging social media posts. Promote local events, workshops, and creative sessions. Network with Manchester organizations to expand our reach. We seek someone passionate about wellbeing with basic digital skills. Gain hands-on marketing experience and make a real difference. Hybrid/flexible hours (2–4 weekly).
Area of Interest:
Digital and Tech, Events, Marketing & Social Media, Mental Health
Summary:
Are you someone who loves to drive and enjoys the freedom of the open road? Here’s an opportunity to use your driving skills to help others while making a positive impact in your local community. At Together Trust, we champion the rights, needs, and ambitions of children, young people, and adults with disabilities, autism, and mental health differences – and we need volunteers like you to make a difference.
Area of Interest:
Driving
Summary:
Wythenshawe Foodbank is recruiting several volunteer trustees to help shape the charity’s future and support local people experiencing financial hardship. Trustees share responsibility for governance, strategy, financial oversight and ensuring the charity operates effectively and responsibly. We welcome people with a wide range of professional, voluntary and lived experience, particularly in finance, fundraising, HR, governance, communications, community engagement or service delivery. Meetings are held every two months in the evening, with occasional additional tasks or events. Previous trustee experience is not essential.
Area of Interest:
Finance & Fundraising, Food Cooking & Foodbanks, Marketing & Social Media, Trusteeship & Coordination
Summary:
Do you think you can give something back to the community and give a local child a hand with their homework? Experience is helpful but not required.
Area of Interest:
Education & Literacy, Libraries
Summary:
Love vintage fashion, unique finds and sustainable style?
Join the volunteer team at Oxfam Vintage Manchester in the heart of the Northern Quarter. Help us create an exciting shopping experience while raising vital funds for Oxfam’s work around the world.
You’ll help sort, steam, price and display vintage clothing, research interesting pieces, assist customers, create eye-catching displays and support the day-to-day running of the shop.
No previous retail experience is needed — full training and support are provided. It’s a great opportunity to build retail skills, explore your passion for vintage, meet new people and make a difference.
Minimum age:18
Join the volunteer team at Oxfam Vintage Manchester in the heart of the Northern Quarter. Help us create an exciting shopping experience while raising vital funds for Oxfam’s work around the world.
You’ll help sort, steam, price and display vintage clothing, research interesting pieces, assist customers, create eye-catching displays and support the day-to-day running of the shop.
No previous retail experience is needed — full training and support are provided. It’s a great opportunity to build retail skills, explore your passion for vintage, meet new people and make a difference.
Minimum age:18
Area of Interest:
Retail
Summary:
Do you have an hour or two to spare each week? Could you help a child to read?
Schoolreaders volunteers visit a local primary school and visit weekly, listening to children read. They help to support the children's reading and comprehension skills and help them to develop a love of reading, which will have a life long impact.
Schoolreaders volunteers visit a local primary school and visit weekly, listening to children read. They help to support the children's reading and comprehension skills and help them to develop a love of reading, which will have a life long impact.
Area of Interest:
Children Young People & Families, Education & Literacy